Facepalm America

We speak with Jared Yates Sexton about The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis, "an ambitious account of how white supremacist lies, religious mythologies, and poisonous conspiracy theories built the modern world and threaten to plunge us into an authoritarian nightmare".

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Trump won't wear handcuffs on Tuesday - what will his supporters do? We look at the latest.

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Two trains in Minnesota and North Dakota spilling ethanol and other hazardous supplies keep up the upsetting pattern of recent train derailments.

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Here's the latest we know about the Trump indictment, about what else Alvin Bragg is investigating, when the arraignement will happen, and what people are saying about this wonderful, wonderful moment.

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Guest Walker Bragman joins us for another episode to discuss Pfizer and as to how the pharmaceutical giant continues to prioritize profit over health and safety.

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Guest politicial historian and professor Eli Merritt explains the Summit for Democracy and the human rights values that the event's messaging captures. He's the author of “How to Save Democracy: Advice and Inspiration from 95 World Leaders.”

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What happens to a claim denied? The folks at ProPublica bring us a story about how CIgna uses a system that allows their doctors to deny your health insurance claim without ever looking at it. Read the full story here: https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims

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Maura Quint from Americans for Tax Fairness talks with us about the billionaires who funnel money into political campaigns to ensure their status as billionaires, their recent research findings, and how they are taking action. First posted in November 2022.

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Nurses striking in New York win and agree to return to work, and government senators warn about predatory medical credit cards and the immediate damage to one's credit.

(Note: This is a reupload of an episode initially uploaded January 13th.)

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Today we talk about sex-ed, health-based education legislation in Flordia and why its restrictions set an isolating, dangerous precedent.

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