On this episode of The Middle, we're asking what socialism means to you. The United States just overthrew Venezuela's socialist President Nicholas Maduro and now, the Mayor of America’s biggest city is a democratic socialist. Just the word “socialism” can have different meanings depending on who you ask. Jeremy is joined by Tomas Philipson, an economist at the University of Chicago and Jacobin editor Micah Uetricht. #socialism #venezeula #Maduro #Mamdani #NewYorkCity #democraticsocialism #communism #Bernie #AOC

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On this special episode of The Middle, we're asking what your thoughts are on America’s involvement in Venezuela, following the capture of Nicholas Maduro by the U.S. President Trump says the United States will "run" Venezuela for the time being. Jeremy is joined by Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin and Enrique Acevedo, anchor and managing editor of En Punto, one of the largest TV news programs in Latin America. #Venezuala #Maduro #Trump #military #war #Caracas 

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On this encore episode of The Middle, we're coming to you from Concord, New Hampshire to talk about the state of civil discourse in America, and what we can do to restore civility to our politics. Jeremy is joined by former New Hampshire State Legislator Doug Teschner, Citizens Count Executive Director Anna Brown and Nick Capodice, host of NHPR's Civics 101. The Clay Pigeons Strings Band joins as well, plus live audience comments and questions. #civics #civility #politics #civildiscourse #Democrat #Republican #Independent #CharlieKirk

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On this encore episode of The Middle, we're asking what's being lost in education in the digital age. Jeremy is joined by Kathleen deLaski, founder of the Education Design Lab and Kaila Phan, a high school English teacher at Lorain High School in Ohio. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #education #students #classroom #screentime #apps #TikTok #Instagram #learning #digital #artificialintelligence

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On this special episode of The Middle, we chat with journalists from around the country as they share their biggest local stories of the past year, as well as some of the reasons they're hopeful for the coming year. Jeremy is joined by Blake Farmer, host of “This is Nashville" on Nashville Public Radio, Kate Archer Kent, who hosts “Wisconsin Today” on Wisconsin Public Radio and Mary Sanchez, a Kansas City-based Columnist for the Tribune Content Agency. #2025 #2026 #newyears #holidays #news #optimism #hopeful #positive #boringcompany #datacenters #artificialintelligence #redistricting

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On this episode of The Middle, we're asking if you're prepared to provide care for a loved one when that time comes. One in four US adults is currently caring for an adult or child with a complex medical issue or a disability, according to AARP. Jeremy is joined by Elizabeth Edgerly, senior director of Care & Support Programs and Services at the Alzheimer's Association and Elizabeth Miller, a certified caregiving consultant and host of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #healthcare #care #caregiving #dementia #Alzheimers #medicare #caregivercrisis

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On this episode of The Middle, we're asking if "going green" matters to you, even as the Trump administration is phasing out incentives to do so. Jeremy is joined by Joseph Romm, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media and Heatmap News Executive Editor Robinson Meyer. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #EV #greenenergy #goinggreen #solar #solarpanels #renewable #DOE #Trump 

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, we talk with Reuters Immigration reporter Ted Hesson about the latest major shifts in immigration policy under President Trump. After the shooting of two members of the National Guard, allegedly by an Afghan immigrant, Trump said he would stop issuing visas to people from Afghanistan and review past admissions. He also called Somali immigrants garbage, as the White House started a new enforcement operation in New Orleans. #Trump #immigration #deportation #ICE #Afghan #Somali #NewOrleans #Minnesota 

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On this episode of The Middle, we're asking what the state of your economy is and how that picture could change depending on where you live and how you make your living. Jeremy is joined by Kansas City-based columnist Mary Sanchez and University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #economy #tariffs #wages #inflation #spending #finance #money #spending

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, we talk with Todd Gleason, who hosts the Closing Market Report for Illinois Public Media, about how tariffs are impacting American farmers. Soybean farmers are being hit particularly hard because of a drop in purchases from the largest importer of soybeans, China. Now there's talk of an aid package, which would be paid for by taxpayers. #tariffs #farming #agriculture #USDA #China #Trump #BrookeRollins

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