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Bartlett Naylor, financial policy advocate for Public Citizen, talks with us about a U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal requiring certain financial firms to register with the agency when they become subject to certain local, state, or federal agency or court orders.
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We discuss Texas SB20, a bill which would create squads of vigilantes with the ability to set up checkpoints anywhere they want and ask anyone their immigration status.
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We discuss the massive profits reaped by insurance companies through Medicare DisAdvantage and how tech bros distorted the murder of Bob Lee. Plus, killer robots! 202-656-6271
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We speak with former police officer Michael Fanone, who defended the US Capitol during the January 6th insurrection. He's the author of Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul.
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Jamie Court, President of Consumer Watchdog, talks with us about California's new gas price gouging law and how the industry drains your wallet.
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A Universal Health Plan? Yes! The state of Oregon is developing one. Can it happen in spite of the opposition of massive private insurance companies? (from December 2022) Read more: https://katu.com/news/politics/oregon-looks-to-create-first-in-nation-universal-health-care-system
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There's hope in Tennessee and a whole lot of bullshit from fascist state legislators across the country.
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Guest and author of “Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter” Randall Balmer joins us to discuss Jimmy Carter and his balance of social and political values.
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Co-founder of the independent news app OptOut Walker Bragman joins us to discuss the pandemic's influence on social media and journalism.
(Note: This is a reupload of an episode from January 27th.)
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Dr. Nancy Fraser, author of Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planetand What We Can Do About It, brings "a trenchant look at contemporary capitalism’s insatiable appetite".
(Note: This is a reupload of an episode initially uploaded January 4th.)
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