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"Dark Shadows." The Reporters' Roundtable- Sept 4 Sep 04, 2020

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Thugs on planes. Puppets in Dark Shadows. Voting begins. Vaccine by election day? Mini-strokes? With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Maya King, Political Reporter at Politico and Addy Baird, Politics Reporter for Buzz Feed News

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The Two Doctors Who Studied Trump's' Mental Status Sep 02, 2020

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This is another in our series, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump based on the New York Times bestseller, The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump 37 Psychiatrists And Mental Health Experts Assess a President. The editor of that book is psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee. She is on the faculty of the Yale Medical School and has been a crucial collaborator in our series. Late last month she interviewed clinical psychologist Dr. Mary Trump, Donald Trump's niece, who is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Too Much And Never Enough. How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. The video of the interview is posted on Dr. Lee's webpage, BandyLee.com.

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A Progressive's Take on Biden 2020 Sep 01, 2020

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Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and an early and enthusiastic Sanders supporter, on his support for Biden-Harris, the protests and police violence in Kenosha and which way will Wisconsin go in the presidential race.

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"Broadcasting From the Swamp" The Roundtable August 28 Aug 28, 2020

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The RNC, Kenosha violence, Pro sports take a knee. Debates? Kellyanne Conway. No more stimulus? Jerry Falwell, Jr. With Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer, The Hill, Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post and Amanda Becker of 19th News.

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Episode 4. The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: His Effect on Us. Aug 25, 2020

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Up to now, we have been focusing on Donald Trump's mental health. Today we examine what HE has done to OUR mental health. Spoiler Alert: He's had a serious impact on the emotional well-being of millions of us. It's especially bad on anyone who has been in an abusive relationship with a parent, partner or boss. Bill talks to psychotherapist Harper West and clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Panning.

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The DNC. Bannon. The Post Office. Collusion. Reporters' Roundtable Aug 21 Aug 21, 2020

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Biden. Obamas. Harris. The DNC with Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor for Politico, Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter covering the presidential election for the Wall Street Journal and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News.

State-by-state voting information from NBC News here. And The Wall Street Journal here

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DNC Day 3. Bill's Take. Aug 20, 2020

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Elizabeth Warren. Gabby Giffords. And then Kamala Harris! Plus Obama. Wow. What a night!

Bonus: my column on the brilliant, powerful and important speeches by Michelle and Barack Obama.

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103 Union Grocery Workers Dead from Covid. Aug 19, 2020

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United Food and Commercial Workers Union President Marc Perrone on the casualties, the end of hazard pay, the dangers of enforcing mask mandates and steps the Union is taking to fill the gaps left by an inadequate Federal Government response.

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