Reproductive Left is a podcast by Mabel Wadsworth Center, a feminist, nonprofit, sexual and reproductive healthcare provider in Bangor, ME. After a three year hiatus, we are back with a new host: Aspen Ruhlin (they, them). Join us as we explore topics that impact our sexual and reproductive health and lives. New episodes the last Friday of the month!
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It’s Personal, Not Political shares the real stories behind the reproductive freedom movement in Wyoming. Hosts Marcie Kindred and Kevin Ogle dive into personal experiences to change the conversation around abortion in the Cowboy State. With humor, honesty, and open dialogue, they explore the complexities of reproductive rights while amplifying voices often left out of the headlines. Whether you’re deeply invested in the issue or just curious, this podcast offers thoughtful discussions to he ...
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Talking about politics, thinking about the Left. Hosted by Jon Wiener, co-author of "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," contributing editor at The Nation, and broadcast live at KPFK 90.7FM in LA Thursdays at 4.
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Feeling overwhelmed by the relentless attack on American Democracy by the Religious Right? Welcome to Unreasonable: sane conversations for a country that's lost its friggin' mind. But Unreasonable is more than a podcast. It’s the start of a movement to reverse the inexorable rise of religious fanaticism taking over our government and our lives, on issues from public education, to women’s reproductive health, to the mainstreaming of loud-and-proud racism. Here we not only learn together what ...
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Real-life uncut stories of infertility survivors & expert advice that validates, educates, & creates a community where no one is left silently suffering. Your host is Monique Farook, an IVF-mom to one, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate. Join us as we amplify infertility awareness, heal, & end the stigmas!
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Christian Infertility support and encouragement from Sarah's Laughter. We interview people that "get" infertility, including those who walk through it and those who walk alongside them.
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Available on the airwaves and YouTube every Wednesday, Girl and the Gov, The Podcast is an extension of Girl and the Gov®'s mission to provide a platform for Millennials, Zennials, and Gen-Z to engage with the evolving political sphere in an approachable, digestible, and accessible way. Co-hosted by Sammy Kanter and Maddie Medved, the podcast provides an inside look at the ins and outs of government and politics as we know it today through engaging interviews with leaders in the field and se ...
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Let’s Talk About Down There, shall we? Welcome to the podcast you wish you had in high school, where everyone and quite (c)literally everything is welcome; words like vagina, scrotum, and nipples are embraced with open arms and nothing is considered TMI. Because with board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Jen Lincoln in charge, shame is not on the menu. As a medical professional, social media educator, mother, author, and advocate for reproductive rights, Dr. Jen is officially OVER the stigma surroundin ...
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There are a million and one science podcasts out there but none of them are quite like Dose of Pharma! Made for students, by students, we provide you with bite-sized doses of discussions on all sorts of science content, personal development, student life, and STEM careers. With a nugget of wisdom available for you to take away from each episode, you’ll be glad you decided to embrace your inner nerd and start listening to us!
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"Eugenics and Other Evils," by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. I think G.K. Chesterton explains his book rather well in his introduction, but it might help to start with a sense of the time in question. Chesterton started work on Eugenics and Other Evils in about 1910, but it was not completed and published until 1922. In his own introduction he talks about the period before and after "The War." The war he refers to is now called World War One. We now have a distaste for the word Eugenics, largely ...
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The Communication Studies podcast is bringing the academic study of communication to everyone. We interview academics and other professionals in fields such as public relations, performance studies, professional communication, journalism, radio, TV, games, and more. All with an ear toward making the academic more accessible to everyone. This podcast is a production of the School of Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Fall Into Responsibility: an interview with Lisa Sockabasin of Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
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In this episode, we continue our Fall Into Responsibility season with an interview with Lisa Sockabasin of Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness! Fun fact--we can thank Lisa for our season theme and the importance of looking at responsibility as something rooted in care rather than shame. In this episode, we explore her perspective of responsibility,…
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How Trump Won: Harold Meyerson and John Nichols; Harried Tubman: Tiya Miles
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Big Picture: Trump won a landslide in the electoral college and control of the Senate; control of the House is unclear at this point. So much good work went into fighting Trump; but, a majority of voters know who Trump is and chose him. So, how did we get here? And, what do we do next? Harold Meyerson comments. Also: John Nichols looks at the elect…
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Join us for part two of our conversation with Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez, where we dive into the evolution of her activism, the momentum and timing of social movements, and how societal expectations around motherhood shape our journeys. We get real about the push-pull between advocacy work and the personal demands we put on ourselves. And for a bit …
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Closing Arguments: Harold Meyerson; Melania's Memoir: Amy Wilentz; Womens' Reproductive Health Care: Michelle Obama
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If Harris wins Pennsylvania – a predominately working-class state – she probably wins the election; so, what could be the most effective closing argument to convince working-class voters there to vote for Harris? New research by The Center for Working-Class Politics tested messages and found that the strongest one singles out corporations for raisi…
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IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Election Week & Day Prep – GO VOTE!
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It’s just ya gals gabbin’ about the election and all the things we’ve been seeing in the final countdown. We give you our latest thoughts, feels, and tidbits of advice as we get down to the nitty gritty last bit of this wild election season ride. We’ll see you on October 13th for the post-election debrief – fingers crossed for good news bears. In t…
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Marcie & Kevin sit down with Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez, the founder of “Free Black Motherhood,” a public speaker, facilitator, motherhood scholar, and research-based storyteller. With nearly a decade of shedding light on the demands of motherhood and a lifetime of expressing what others feel but fear saying, Ambreia shares a deep and vulnerable con…
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"It's An Opus Dei World, You're Just Living In It" with Gareth Gore
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In 2017, like many financial journalists, Gareth Gore went to Spain to report on the sudden collapse of the global bank, Banco Popular. And, like every other reporter, he missed the real story. That is, until he returned to Spain two years later. As he recalls, "It was sheer luck, ...that I picked up a newspaper and saw that there was this scramble…
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On the Ground in Nevada: Harold Meyerson; Voters of Color: Steve Phillips; MLK's last years: Taylor Branch
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World famous gambling and entertainment hub Las Vegas, Nevada is also home to one of the "the most politically potent" unions in the United States, representing hotel casino workers there: Culinary Union Local 226 -- Harold Meyerson traveled to Las Vegas to find out what this powerful union is doing to help "push Kamala over the top". Also: Latino …
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The Purple State, North Carolina with State Rep. Julie von Haefen
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**Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted well before the hurricane hit NC** We’re in the final stretch of this election season, and this is our very last interview before it – we’re doing a solo eppy next week, so don’t fret!! But to cap it off, we had to go with an EPIC one with the amazing Julie von Haefen, who is a state rep in North Caroli…
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Rick Perlstein: The Undecideds; Marc Cooper: Marie Gleusenkamp Perez; Eric Foner: Kamala and 'Freedom'
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One in six voters, pollsters say, are “still unsure of their choice.” What do people mean when they say they are “undecided”? Rick Perlstein says political writers have failed to understand the undecideds—and what Kamala might do to win their votes. Also: Democrat Marie Gleusenkamp Perez won a House seat in a Trump district, pointing the way for ot…
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Winning rural voters & flipping districts with Congressional candidate Adam Frisch
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There are many avenues to flipping the House blue and one of the avenues includes a Republican held seat in rural Colorado – the 3rd Congressional District. And while its inflammatory current representative has moved districts, it’s still a battle to flip with Democrat Adam Frisch making a second swing at it. This episode chats on what is needed to…
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Unraveling Male Reproductive Pharmacology: Insights from Dr. Sabatino Ventura
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Male reproductive pharmacology is a rapidly evolving field with immense potential to revolutionize both male fertility treatments and our understanding of how hormonal and neural systems regulate reproductive health. The male reproductive system operates through a complex interplay of hormones and neurotransmitters, with smooth muscle contractility…
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In this heartfelt episode of It’s Personal, Not Political, hosts Marcie Kindred and Kevin Ogle sit down with Riata and Ian Walker, a couple who faced the difficult decision to terminate a wanted pregnancy. Riata and Ian share their journey from a conservative upbringing to a place of advocating for reproductive freedom, recounting their experiences…
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Kamala's Media Blitz: Harold Meyerson; Polls and Us: Rick Perlstein; Older Women: Gail Collins
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Kamala has been showing up: from "Call Her Daddy" – a podcast popular among young woman, to "The Howard Stern Show" – popular among young men; to "The View" and "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" – Harold Meyerson comments on Kamala's media blitz. Also: The polls have had disastrous failures for decades, but people continue to focus on them; Rick…
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"The Risk of Left-Wing Political Cartooning" with Jesse Duquette
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Early last week we recorded an interview with illustrator Jesse Duquette. Then we got the word over the weekend: Meta not only shut his account down, but permanently deleted its posts and eradicated his community of over 200,000+ followers. Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaminions decided Duquette’s incisive and hard-hitting cartoons were just too much for In…
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Reproductive Rights x the U.S. military and their families, ‘24 & ‘25 elections, & more with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill [NJ]
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How does the overturning of Roe impact those serving in our military and their families? We get into that question and answer with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill who has focused legislatively on trying to protect and enhance access to reproductive care for those serving our country. Core to this conversation is a revelation that not only is the GOP a…
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What Walz Won: Harold Meyerson; Travels in Trumpland: John Nichols; Al Franken v. Fox News
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If the election were to happen today, polls point to 276 for Kamala; 262 for Trump. Also: The vice presidential debate – "Walz, who was plainly unaccustomed to dealing with such adept obfuscation, particularly when couched in Vance’s one-night-only dulcet tones" writes Harold Meyerson in The Prospect; so, what did Walz win? Harold Meyerson comments…
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Senate Election Watch: County Executive Angela Alsobrooks
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We’re in the final stretch of election season and there’s a US Senate race you need to have on your radar – and it’s in a purple state, Maryland. The race is between County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and the state’s former Governor, Larry Hogan – and you guessed it, it’s a close on. So, we brought Angela on the show to chat about her campaign, wha…
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Fall Into Responsibility: an interview with Amy Roeder of Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center
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Join us for the first episode of our Fall Into Responsibility season! In this season, we'll be approaching the idea of responsibility not as something rooted in shame, but as something rooted in care. We're kicking off the season with an interview with Amy Roeder of the Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center in Bangor! Along with talking about the…
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Kamala in the Polls: Harold Meyerson; Cats, Dogs and Haitians: Amy Wilentz; Small Town Trumpers: Sasha Abramsky
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The polls right now show Kamala would win the electoral college if the election were held today--Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Trump Media stock - it's sinking fast. Plus: Trump has canceled his plan to visit Springfield, Ohio, but his lie about Haitian immigrants there eating cats and dogs continues to ricochet around the American political worl…
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Congressman Maxwell Frost’s 2024 Election Pep Talk
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Give me a V, give me an O, give me a T, give an E - what does that spell?! VOTE! Which is really the core message of this episode with none other than Congressman Maxwell Frost. Think of this as your pep talk or maybe even your meditation for the election, and then send this convo to a friend that needs a little more VOTE action in their life. It’s…
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In the rapidly evolving world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), the journey is often marked by both incredible opportunities and significant challenges. Those who pursue careers in STEM not only face the complexities of the disciplines but also the external barriers that come from systemic inequality, lack of representati…
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"Conversations with THOSE People" with Pierce Watkins
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Pierce Watkins is a Zen-master of epistemology. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, epistemology is “the theory of knowledge and understanding, esp. with regard to its methods, validity and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion.” In other words: how do we come to know what we know, and believe what we believe, whet…
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In the inaugural episode of It’s Personal, Not Political, hosts Marcie Kindred and Kevin Ogle introduce themselves and Wyoming United for Freedom’s mission. They dive into the personal stories shaping the reproductive rights conversation in Wyoming, share their own connections to the cause, and explain why personal stories, not politics, should gui…
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The Trump Ground Game: Harold Meyerson; Jan. 6 Scenarios: Rick Hasen; The Trumpers: Arlie Hochschild
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The Republican Party and the Trump Campaign have no field operations of their own doing door-to-door work - for the first time all of that has been outsourced to PACs with independent funding, and the largest, run by Elon Musk, has just fired the company doing its canvassing in Nevada and Arizona. Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Trump has made it c…
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore on the state’s growth, election szn, & more
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If you end up moving to Maryland after listening to this episode, we will not be surprised. The state’s Governor Wes Moore joined us to talk about where the state is going and what it’s doing – here’s the hint, it’s going up and it’s doing big things. Those big things include major economic growth and making communities safer, two pillars we dive i…
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How Kamala won the debate: Harold Meyerson; Vets vs. VA: Mark Rosenbaum; The Constitution: Erwin Chemerinsky
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Presidential Debate 2024: Harold Meyerson on how, in dealing with Trump, "Kamala hit it out of the park"; and then, "the Republicans immediately seized upon 'Well, the moderators were hard on Trump'; but that's what happens when what you say is constructed entirely of lies." Also: Homeless vets have been trying for years to get the VA to build hous…
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A pharmacy degree can lead to a diverse and fulfilling career in healthcare. Pharmacy education equips students with a strong foundation in medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and patient care, enabling them to play a vital role in the healthcare system. A pharmacy degree provides highly transferable knowledge and skills, allowing for flexibility an…
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Kamala Harris Debate Debrief + A MUST-win state house seat with Michigan State Rep. Jaime Churches
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Skip the coffee for this episode because it’s radiating so much energy, you’ll be more electric after than a solar panel. In the first half we debrief the absolutely next level debate between Kamala Harris and former cheeto-in-chief. And in the second half we chat with a candidate whose seat is literally the reason the Dems have the majority in Mic…
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Trump, Bibi, and Kamala: Harold Meyerson: Florida Abortion Vote: Amy Littlefield; 'Creation Lake': Rachel Kushner
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Bibi is keeping the war in Gaza going not only for his own political survival but to help Trump defeat Kamala - Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Trump announced Friday that he would be voting against a abortion rights ballot measure in his home state of Florida. Amy Littlefield reports on the crucial referendum in the state that had been the South’s…
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Chips, vending machines, & ballot measures with Oklahoma State Rep. Mickey Dollens
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Ballot measures have become the talk of the town the last few years, and that’s not about to stop any time soon. Their MVP moment is continuing, and Oklahoma State Rep. Mickey Dollens' new book on how they work as a form of direct democracy gets into all of the deats – oh, and so does this convo with him. We also chat about Oklahoma politics, getti…
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Just when you thought you had a handle on all of the Christian Nationalist efforts to reshape America into their biblical paradise (think New Apostolic Reformation, Seven Mountains Dominionism, Jericho Marches, The Federalist Society, The Heritage Foundation, TurningPointUSA, Project 2025), along comes Ziklag, a secret society of mega millionaires …
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The Kamala Surprise: Harold Meyerson; Summer reading: John Powers; Black history: Isabel Wilkerson
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With ten weeks to go until election day, we'll look at where we've been in the last several weeks – most surprising: Kamala Harris emerging as a great candidate. Harold Meyerson explains that it’s not so much that Harris has changed but that the Democratic Party has. Also: Summer Reading: M: Son of the Century is a 750-page historical novel about t…
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A Day in the Life with Candidate for Georgia State House, Debra Shigley
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All things are looking peachy-keen in Georgia with the race for state house in district 47 with Debra Shigley on the ticket. With part of her district in the now infamous Fulton County, the race has become even more so one to watch, especially as the district itself evolves, which she tells us all about in this episode. She also gives the 411 on wh…
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Research and development (R&D) are the lifeblood of biotech companies, driving innovation and creating cutting-edge technologies for understanding the biological processes. These activities are crucial for developing novel therapies, diagnostic tools and biotechnological products that address a wide range of needs in the healthcare landscape. The s…
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"Faith, Interfaith and Non-Belief at the DNC" with Sarah Levin and Hemant Mehta
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After a long long week of activity in Chicago, our friends Sarah Levin (Secular Strategies) and Hemant Mehta (Friendly Atheist), graciously agreed to connect for an exclusive conversation for Unreasonable listeners, recapping what they saw and heard at the Democratic National Convention, especially from a secular perspective, since over 30 percent …
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Beyond the Counter: Locummate with Kavita Nadan
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The pharmacy field has traditionally been associated with dispensing medications and providing essential healthcare advice to patients. However, as the healthcare landscape evolves, so does the pharmacist's role. Today, the intersection of pharmacy and entrepreneurship presents an exciting frontier that allows pharmacists to leverage their expertis…
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Let’s talk about the Nukes with Eliana Johns & Mackenzie Knight, FAS
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In November, we’ll all go to the polls (seriously this is your reminder to vote) to decide who will have access to the nuclear codes. Insane right? We thought so too, so we got the details on the lay of the land when it comes to nuclear weapons around the world and what it really means for a prez to have the codes. And we got those deats from our g…
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Trump in Trouble: Marc Cooper; 'Hillbilly Elegy': Becca Rothfeld; Father Greg Boyle
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The Trump campaign – it's not going well right now. Marc Cooper has our analysis, and advises, rather than follow the two-or-three-point difference in polling, that we should instead look at the trend lines. Also, he reminds us that at the end of July in 1988, Michael Dukakis was leading George Bush by 14 points. It’s still August — and time for mo…
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