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Devon and Varsha discuss Kavanaugh's confirmation, DHS's refusal to take responsibility for the children they took from their parents at the border, and a cruel new State Department policy.

Devon and Varsha discuss the Kavanaugh hearing and the depth of women's rage.

Devon sits down with Cindy Axne (IA-03), Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (OH-13) & Dr. Kayser Enneking (FL State Senate-08) to discuss a signature Democratic issue: healthcare.

With their own personal stories about their interactions with the healthcare system, each candidate tells her story about how she wants to make affordable healthcare accessible to all.

Learn more about Cindy Axne at cindyaxneforcongress.com

Follow her @Axne4Congress

Learn more about Betsy Dirksen Londrigan at betsydirksenlondrigan.com/

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Learn more about Dr. Kayser Enneking at ennekingforflorida.com/

Devon and Marisa discuss ballot measures and the importance of researching what will be on the ballot beyond the candidates. Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Executive Director Chris Melody Fields Figueredo joins to shed some light on the process and give guidance on how to research what will be on your state's ballot.

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Follow BISC @BallotStrategy

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Devon and Varsha discuss migrant children being taken from foster care homes and sent to tent cities in the middle of the night, more Kavanaugh bullshit and Trump's BANANANANAS press conferences. 

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Devon and Marisa discuss threats to democracy and the importance of voting. Devon sits down with author, scholar and expert on authoritarianism, Sarah Kenzior to discuss the structural and societal issues surrounding the right to vote.

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Please remember to rate and subscribe to Hellbent Presents: Crush the Midterms so you don't miss a single call to action or conversation about the importance of getting involved in the 2018 midterm elections. 

Crush the Midterms is on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow us @hellbentpod and @crush18midterms

Follow Devon @DevonHandy

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Devon sits down with Rebecca Bauer Kahan (CA-Assembly District 16) and Liuba Grechen Shirley (NY-02) to discuss why they chose to run, how their campaigns have changed since they made that decision and what their kids think about them running for office. They talk about the wide range of issues facing their districts and how they plan to solve as many problems as possible once elected.

Learn more about Rebecca Bauer Kahan at rebeccabauerkahan.com/

Follow her @RBKforAssembly

Learn more about Liuba Grechen Shirley at liubaforcongress.com/

Follow her @liuba4congress

Devon and Varsha spend the entire hour talking about the allegations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh. They give historical context for what is going on, as well as a break down of the right's attempt to discredit the survivors and invalidate their experiences. 

TW/CW: Explicit discusson of sexual harassment and sexual abuse.

Devon and Varsha discuss missing immigrant children, undocumented immigrants' fears about seeking help during Hurricane Florence, and Trump's deregulation spree. Varsha conducts her first-ever interview with historian Dr. Nicole Hemmer. They discuss conservative media, white nationalism and the importance of histoical analysis, not just historical analogies.

Devon sits down with Delegate Hala Ayala (VA) and Emma Collum (FL-State House 93) to discuss the importance of local politics and why, in some ways, local policies are even more powerful than federal ones.

Learn more about Delegate Ayala at ayalafordelegate.com

Follow her @halaayala

Learn more about Emma Collum at emmacollum.com

Follow her @collum_emma