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Some Aid Workers Turn To Sex Work Amid USAID Cuts
Aug 27, 2026
Yesterday, we heard from former USAID administrator Dr. Atul Gawande about the lives lost because of the gutting of the United States Agency for International Development. On today's show, we focus…
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The Deadly Dismantling Of USAID
Aug 26, 2026
It’s been more than a year since Elon Musk and the DOGE boys fed the United States Agency for International Development – or USAID, into a QUOTE “woodchipper.” And since then, according to reporting…
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Why Is CBP Detaining American Citizens?
Aug 25, 2026
We’ve all seen how Customs and Border Protection has run roughshod over the civil rights of immigrants both legal and undocumented alike across the country. But if you’re an American citizen, you…
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Trump's Tariff Tirade Targets Our Friends Up North
Aug 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is back at it with his nonsensical trade wars, and this time he’s targeting one of our closest allies: Canada. After trade negotiations crumbled at the eleventh hour, Trump’s…
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How Trump Increasing The National Debt Impacts You
Aug 21, 2026
The United States national debt reached a record-breaking $40 trillion dollars this week. If you spread out that debt to every resident of the U.S., we would each owe more than $115,000 dollars. So…
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The Age Of Self-Optimization
Aug 20, 2026
Americans spend nearly $30 billion a year on plastic surgery procedures, including fillers and Botox. And there's probably no better example than the White House, where the "Mar-A-Lago face" – a very…
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The Reality Of Being Trapped On The USS Lincoln
Aug 19, 2026
You may have heard about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln — the carrier where sailors have been facing food shortages and broken toilets. They’ve gone without a traditional port call for…
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Is Democratic Socialism Taking Over The Party?
Aug 18, 2026
You’ve probably heard a lot about the Democratic Socialists of America this year. Political figures who are either members of the organization or associated with its beliefs are running in primaries…
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Reining In The Congressional Culture of Harassment
Aug 17, 2026
The fact that the US Congress is absolutely rotten with creeps is one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington. From former Representatives like California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican…
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Politics In The Paint
Aug 14, 2026
The Women’s National Basketball Association has been making the headlines lately. In fact, according to a Media Matters report, since the end of June, Fox News has devoted at least 206 segments to…
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MAGA Media’s Trump Slump
Aug 13, 2026
Donald Trump’s poll numbers are trash — and numbers for right-wing influencers on YouTube, Twitter and elsewhere are going down the tubes, too. As the New York Times reported at the end of last…
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Is Wisconsin A Warning for Democratic Socialists?
Aug 12, 2026
On Tuesday, Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong narrowly lost to Milwaukee’s county executive, David Crowley, in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. Now, the somewhat unknown is facing Republican…
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What The Special Elections In The South Mean For The Midterms
Aug 11, 2026
It’s voting day in states across the country – including in two Southern states that have already voted once this year. In South Carolina, Republicans will select their new Senate nominee after…
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Netanyahu Bucks Trump's Board Of Peace
Aug 10, 2026
Last month, Trump bragged that the Board of Peace had accomplished a monumental breakthrough: an agreement for the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza. However, this “agreement” didn’t really stand much of…
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The Hidden Cameras You Can't Avoid
Aug 07, 2026
Automated License Plate Readers have been sweeping the country, with cameras popping up outside of stores and alongside roads in communities big and small. The largest manufacturer of those cameras…
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Tucker Carlson's Vision For America
Aug 06, 2026
In a livestream Wednesday night, Tucker Carlson laid out some ideas for what he thinks would make Americans’ lives better – a vision, you could call it. And while he didn’t say that he’s going to run…
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Jon Favreau Ranks Michigan Primary Hot Takes
Aug 05, 2026
It was a big night for Michigan Democrats, as progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed beat US Representative Haley Stevens in the race for a seat in the Senate this fall. But what did we actually learn…
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A New GOP Scandal Erupts
Aug 04, 2026
Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller is facing serious allegations of spousal and child abuse from his former wife, Emily Moreno. Miller has denied all of the allegations, and as of our recording on…
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The Panic Over Progressive Dems
Aug 03, 2026
You’ve probably heard a lot about the Democratic Socialists and progressives running for office nationwide – and maybe even more about how establishment Democrats are terrified of them. A lot of that…
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1: Georgia: The New Bellwether
Aug 01, 2026
Georgia has become one of the most closely watched states in America, but its story didn't begin with the last election.Jen, Mitch, and Errin explore the history, communities, and political forces…
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Trump's Presidential Payday
Jul 31, 2026
About a month ago, the Antwerp World Diamond Center, which deals with a large percentage of the world’s diamonds, made Donald Trump a very special gift purportedly for America’s 250th birthday. Then…
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The Battle For Massachusetts' 8th District
Jul 30, 2026
There are just 96 days until the November midterms — and while the battle between Democrats and Republicans is taking up a lot of headlines, many Democrats are also facing serious challenges from…
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Senator Raphael Warnock On Where Morality Meets Politics
Jul 29, 2026
We don’t often talk about what the most moral path forward for the Senate, or Congress, or hell, politics in general might be — but it would probably look more like doing something about ensuring…
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Trump's Lonely War
Jul 28, 2026
Today marked the start of two days of services for the late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, with President Donald Trump joining foreign leaders at Washington National Cathedral for the…
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Can Senate Republicans Pass Trump's Agenda?
Jul 27, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is trying to get a bunch done ahead of the Senate’s long summer break, from sanctions legislation on Russia to funding the government. But none of that seems to…
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The Terrible Tates
Jul 24, 2026
Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing extradition to the United Kingdom after their arrest in Miami last weekend. The brothers are facing 59 counts between them in the UK, including rape, sex…
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The Parasite Causing Explosive Diarrhea
Jul 23, 2026
By now, you've probably heard more than you ever wanted about cyclospora, a parasite that spreads via infected water and food and causes explosive diarrhea. This has been a very bad year for…
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Trump Opens Utah For Mining
Jul 22, 2026
Last week, President Trump dramatically reduced the size of two national monuments that aren't only beloved by everyday Utahns but contain priceless archeological treasures. But Utah is fighting back…
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A Woman Could Be South Carolina's Next Senator
Jul 21, 2026
Lindsey Graham died a little over a week ago – and last Tuesday, his younger sister, Darline Graham, was sworn in to fill his seat. Given that she has absolutely no experience in politics, pretty…
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Iran: Trump's Forever War?
Jul 20, 2026
Over the weekend, the Pentagon announced that three US service members were killed as fighting intensified between the US and Iran. That brings the current death toll for US military personnel…
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