Sarah, Ezra, and Matt take the deepest look they can at Senate Republicans' secret health care bill, plus a quick look at Jeff Sessions’s non-answers on Russia and new research on the long-term impact of lead exposure.Links!White paper of the week from the Brookings Institution: New evidence that lead exposure increases crimeCaitlin Owens in Axios on the Sen ... Show More
Nov 16
The case for renting forever
Housing prices aren't coming down, and that's challenging us to redefine the American dream. Maybe renting isn't so bad?
This story was supported by a grant from Arnold Ventures. The episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by ... Show More
29m 18s
Nov 9
Why your health insurance is so expensive
It’s open enrollment season, and new health insurance premiums are causing sticker shock around the country. So how do you pick a health care plan that won’t break the bank? This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Me ... Show More
30m 24s
Mar 2022
The Average GOP Official Is to the Left of Many Democrat Voters | Guest: Dr. Mark Steffen | 3/29/22
Look at the issues of medical freedom, Ukraine, crime, the border, and gender bending, and you will find that Republican politicians in deep red states are to the left of some average Democrat voters. I give a vivid example of Idaho Gov. Brad Little supporting medical tyranny and ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 2021
Biden plans to stem flow of firearms used to commit violence, allows cities & states to reallocate Covid funds for crime fighting; Harris makes first trip to the border as VP on Friday; Delta variant gaining steam, rising Covid cases in unvaccinated areas
Soon: Bipartisan police reform talks drag on in Senate; Progressive Democrats urge Biden to get more involved after crucial vote fails in the Senate; Menendez wants bipartisan commission to study Covid origins; Harris to visit the southern border Friday after months of criticism ... Show More
46m 28s
May 2021
Friday, May 28, 2021: January 6th Commission Fails in the Senate
Breaking News: Senate Republicans block a bipartisan bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection.
Plus, Russian hackers launch another major cyberattack — just three weeks shy of President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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47m 39s
May 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021: McConnell to GOP Senators: Sink the January 6th Commission Bill
Republican leader Mitch McConnell is asking fellow GOP Senators to vote against the January 6th Commission bill as a “personal favor” to him -- even as the mother of fallen Capitol Hill officer, Brian Sicknick, makes a personal appeal to 14 Republican Senators to support it.
Pl ... Show More
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