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WHY DID ONE MILLION MAIL-IN BALLOTS DISAPPEAR IN GEORGIA? Nov 16, 2022

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Why was the total number of mail-in votes down so much in Georgia between 2018 and 2022? How can this be explained? How will Brian Kemp’s grand jury testimony affect the fate of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate for 2024? Investigative reporter Greg Palast explains. Grace Adcox, polling analyst from Data for Progress reviews the polling revelations from the midterms.

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JEFFERSON SMITH DEBRIEFS THE ELECTION Nov 15, 2022

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Adam Green from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee shares his bird's eye view as the dust settles on the midterms. Will Joe Manchin shoulder some of the blame for losing the house by stopping gerrymandering reform that would have cost Republicans at least five seats? Would passing Build Back Better a year earlier have made a difference in many of the close races?

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COOL DEMOCRACY AUTUMN Nov 14, 2022

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Filling in for Thom, Jefferson Smith asks the big questions and gets some fascinating answers from listeners across the nation.

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LOOKING TO THE NEXT STEP Nov 13, 2022

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Guest host Jefferson Smith welcomes callers from across the nation to contemplate what we learned from the election. What problems can we solve? What should we ask of ourselves as we move forward?

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IS GEN Z KICKING OFF THE FOURTH TURNING? Nov 12, 2022

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Is the high voter turnout among the young a sign of cyclical generational processes that may explain both the decadence of the Republicans and the hope of the young to recreate society in the wake of crises brought on by ruinous Republican policies?

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HOW UGLY WOULD A MAGA AMERICA BE? Nov 11, 2022

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If America descends into one-party rule, it will be much worse, much uglier, than what we see in today’s Hungary. Should Dems lift the debt ceiling before 2023 to defend social security?

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THE NEW TRUMP WAR IS "MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS" Nov 10, 2022

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Arizona is defying court order and ballot counting! Michael Cohen on Trump's future. Why didn't Mike Pence warn America when he knew Trump's plan? Can we stop extremists from recruiting our youth through video games? The latest privatized Medicare scandal. Geeky Science? Is mindfulness as good as drugs for anxiety?

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OUR NEXT STRUGGLE: DESANTIS INHERITING TRUMP'S FASCIST MANTLE Nov 09, 2022

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In democracy, the people choose their leaders; in fascism, The Leader chooses his people. But the one thing I know for sure is that history tells us a nation that fails to excise fascism before it seizes full control is doomed to a generation of chaos and pain. Thom and his callers reflect on the recent election.

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REPUBLICANS SEE TODAY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SET UP THE END OF DEMOCRACY IN 2024 Nov 08, 2022

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The GOP wants to install their very own version of Putin, Duterte or Orbán in the White House in two years, regardless of what the majority of Americans want. Investigative journalist, author and filmmaker, Greg Palast (LIVE from Georgia) with his latest film Vigilante. Georgia’s vote suppression hitman (VigilanteMovie.com) Also Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Alan Minsky explains why the election is so important from the Gen-X perspective. See Alan's article on Common Dreams.

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THE THREE MEGATRENDS HITTING DEMOCRACY LIKE A TORNADO Nov 07, 2022

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We now have two years to prepare for what may be American democracy’s final act. Whatever the outcome of the midterms, don’t expect Republicans to return to normal. Guest: Emily Paterson is one of three women who interrupted SCOTUS oral arguments to protest for women's rights for access to safe abortions and got arrested.

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