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Maya MacGuineas explains the difference between tax reform and tax cuts Nov 07, 2017

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Congress is debating a tax bill. Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, breaks down the complicated tax reform debate and explains why popular deductions might actually hurt our nation's fiscal health.

Declaring opioids a public health emergency won't solve the crisis. Here's what will. Oct 31, 2017

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In Trump's declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency he forgot to focus on how it would be funded. Dr. Susan Blumenthal talks about where the money might come from and how we got here in the first place.

There’s a ‘poisonous dynamic among white people’ over who’s to blame for racism Oct 24, 2017

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To further his understanding of the political motivations of the white working-class, Jonathan talks to Joan Williams, author of 'White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America', about how the economy, family and race all play a role.

Roberta Kaplan on fighting white supremacists in the U.S. Oct 17, 2017

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In August, white supremacists and Neo-Nazis released terror on the people of Charlottesville, VA. The people are fighting back with a lawsuit helmed by Roberta Kaplan, the woman who successfully argued the case that hastened marriage equality in the U.S.

Stacey Abrams on running to be Georgia's first black female governor Oct 10, 2017

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Stacey Abrams resigned as the minority leader of the Georgia Statehouse to run for governor in 2018, and she has a message that the Democratic party and the electorate need to hear.

Broderick Johnson returns to discuss My Brother's Keeper and race relations after Obama Oct 03, 2017

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The former assistant to the president and White House cabinet secretary talks about how he is continuing the work of My Brother's Keeper during the Trump administration, and debates Ta-Nehisi Coates's latest article with Jonathan.

Trita Parsi explains why pulling out of the nuclear deal with Iran would be harmful Sep 26, 2017

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After Trump called the Iran nuclear deal an embarrassment, Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, explains who actually negotiated the deal and what it would mean if Trump pulled the United States out of the deal.

Aggie Gund and Darren Walker on the Art For Justice Fund Sep 19, 2017

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Renowned philanthropist and art collector Aggie Gund stunned the art world when she sold a painting for $165 million and then used most of the money to start the "Art for Justice Fund" with Ford Foundation President Darren Walker.

Howard Dean on young voters: ‘These people are not Democrats’ Sep 12, 2017

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As Hillary Clinton hits the talk show circuit to talk about the 2016 presidential election, Jonathan turns to Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont, to talk about the party’s future and that of the Republican Party.

Shai Akabas explains the debt ceiling in plain English Sep 05, 2017

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Shai Akabas, economic policy director at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses the debt ceiling and the dangers of not raising it.

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