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Despite all its problems, the U.S. economy is actually outperforming its competitors, China and the European Union, two Opinion contributing writers argue in this episode. Natasha Sarin, an economist and law professor, and Dan Wang, an expert on China and manufacturing, are frien ...  Show more

As America’s 250th birthday approaches, we wanted to revisit this conversation with the Harvard historian Jill Lepore. Lepore worries that Americans have become too passive, waiting for change to happen to them rather than shaping it themselves. She is on a mission to revive what ...  Show more

The hosts have a deeper discussion about the tensions in Israel and Palestine as violence escalates between the Israeli military and Hamas. They discuss why the violence can be difficult to discuss, and the bad political actors who take advantage of justified emotions. Then, they ...  Show more

Nurse! Nurse! The gruesome twosome, Trump and Netanyahu. Restraints and chemicals required. The madness in the court of King Donald. France says it will defend Greenland from the US, in whose service they've been since they folded like a cheap tent in 1940

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Meghan and V Spehar, from Under The Desk News, dive into the emotional and cultural pulse of America’s political landscape. Together, they explore the impact of the election and the enduring complexities of identity politics. Reflecting on themes of resilience and the unpredictab ...  Show more

Alyson and Breht discuss the unfolding regional war between Israel and literally all of its neighbors, the restrained Iranian response to Israeli aggression, US complicity and contributions to the fascist mass murder campaign, Hezbollah and Lebanon, Russia and Syria, the decrepit ...  Show more