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Drama at the Democratic convention ... Bill: Jill Stein could do as well as Nader in 2000 ... The guys agree: Michelle Obama nailed her speech ... Was Debbie Wasserman Schultz's resignation necessary? ... Bill's self-imposed convention isolation ... Matt: "I'm basically homeless" (politically) ...

Can data answer, "What if Alton Sterling had been white?" ... Rajiv's critique of Roland Fryer's study on police use of force ... Why interpreting data on police shootings is so hard ... Can we choose not to act on our biases? ... Is it okay to be rude to cops? ... Why whites may be disproportionately affected by bad policing ...

Is pop culture worse than it used to be? ... What pop culture will stand the test of time? ... Dan critiques the Netflix model ... Why better is not always better ... What television best captures the zeitgeist today? ... Social disintegration: 1968 vs. 2016 ...

Brazil's impeachment fiasco ... ... ... and the social and political fallout ... How will this mess affect the summer Olympics? ... Causes of the economic disaster in Venezuela ... Why Bolivia's doing so well: Lithium and cocaine ... Colin's critique of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America ...

Matt's life of excitement at the RNC ... Is the convention Too Dumb to Fail writ large? ... Bill: Cruz is not the answer to Trumpism ... Which GOP politicians come out of this looking good? ... Matt: Hillary doesn't have it in the bag ... Do the Dems need a game-changing VP pick? ...

How should Black Lives Matter respond to anti-police violence? ... Glenn: BLM should show compassion for police ... John: A list of whites wrongfully killed by cops exists, and it's long ... Why BLM needs white allies ... Grading Obama's recent town hall on race ... Deep lessons from the movie Barber Shop 2 ...

How dangerous would President Trump really be? ... What The Donald doesn't understand about power ... Mickey: Trump wouldn't betray his base on immigration ... What makes a good president, anyways? ... David: Trump may pivot his entire campaign to "law and order" ... What would be worse: President Trump or President Clinton? ...

Heather: Policing isn't the problem, crime is ... Why race-based police shootings aren't an epidemic ... What do the statistics on police shootings really mean? ... Why don't black people trust the cops? ... The "impossible dilemma" ...

Harold on the loss of police legitimacy ... Should black leaders stick up for cops? ... Harold's advice for Black Lives Matters and police advocates ... Glenn: BLM lacks a moral foundation ... What can BLM learn from the Civil Rights Movement? ... Glenn and Harold debate Ta-Nehisi Coates's latest essay ...

Matt: Trump has a type (for veep) ... What to expect at the GOP convention ... A Trump counterfactual: What if he were normal? ... The rise of American socialism, kind of ... Can free trade bring world peace? ... Would Rubio be polling better than Trump? ...