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Interviews & Articles from This Week
1. Monday
2. Wednesday
As Anti-Muslim Hate Rises—The Pope Gives Hope for Peace
The Pope was asked point blank if he thinks Islam is a threat to Christians—and the answer he gave is a masterclass on leadership.
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
Dr. Abdul El Sayed Is Doing Something Historic That Corporate Media Is Ignoring
Every so often we get to see a politician who achieves the otherwise unimaginable. Who accomplishes something no one thought to accomplish, because they dreamt something no one thought was possible.
5. Friday
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Fewer Guns, More Jobs, Higher Taxes on the Rich
I sat down with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is presiding over the city's lowest homicide numbers in 60 years—a story corporate media has largely ignored. We talked about the community violence intervention work behind that drop, why billionaire Michael Sacks is bankrolling a second run at unseating progressive power in Chicago, and why Johnson sa…
6. Sunday
24 Days In. Nearly 700 Miles Marched. Help Us Bring It Home
On July 24the we launched 1000 Miles to Memphis on a rainy day in Nashville. It seems like a lifetime ago. We stepped out at 5am to a relentless Nashville, Tennessee rainstorm. In some ways it was symbolic of the storm of opposition we face in the fight for voting rights. A fight that is difficult, uncomfortable, and unending—but undeniably necessary an…
What Is The Public Thinking?
This week, prediction markets put Democrats' odds of winning all four core Senate seats—Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and Maine—around 51%, ticking up after Minnesota's primary wrapped last week. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic nomination and will face Republican Michele Tafoya in November.
Dad Joke of the Week
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Thank you Qasim - I listened to all of them this time around and the Dad Joke - priceless!!!! Laughed OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!!
Donald Trump Superstore in Tennessee off; Interstate 40 is closing because no one is coming in anymore
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