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Sep 2023
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It’s Tough Being A Blue City In A Red St...

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Bloomberg Businessweek national political correspondent Joshua Green joins this episode to describe a political phenomenon that’s emerging in parts of the US: red states encroaching on blue cities. In Nashville, Austin and elsewhere, Republican legislatures have successfully used supermajorities to block liberal reforms and enact conservative policies.

Read more: The Hostile Takeover of Blue Cities by Red States

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