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Houses, Ballrooms, and Data Centers
How America is shaped by the buildings we build.
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RFK Jr.’s Medical Malpractice, & Trump’s Pay-to-Play Presidency
Plus, the triumph and tragedy of Jesse Owens and the intersecting struggles of Black and Jewish Americans
Aug 7
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New GOP Slogans: "Ready, Fire, Aim!" & "Republicans Against Head Start"
Plus, lessons in becoming a billionaire: first, inherit a billion dollars
Aug 4
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July 2026
Candor, Flattery, & the Unreliable Narrator-in-Chief
Elon Musk, Lindsey Graham, and Dr. Anthony Fauci are three of the most consequential figures of the Trump Era, and each had to find his own way to deal…
Jul 31
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All Things Considered, LeBron Would Rather Be in Philadelphia
Plus, Technology vs. Truth, Speaking for the Dead, & JD Vance Gives New Meaning to the Term Helicopter Parent
Jul 28
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Anti-Social Media, the High Price of Pardons, & Larry David's History Lessons
Plus Zora Neale Hurston, Nina Simone, and the Pain of Being Misunderstood.
Jul 24
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Election Integrity Lies, & The High-T Department of War
You say Potatoe, I say Covfefe. Plus, a trip to the Negro Leagues and a song about Jackie Robinson.
Jul 21
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Trump Stirs Up a Red Scare to Distract From His Iranian Quagmire
The President has no trouble finding flunkies to do his bidding, but he can't control Iran. Plus, New York nurses take a stand against AI.
Jul 17
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Trump’s Revenge Fantasy, the Press Under Pressure, & Caitlin Clark’s Congress
No one can see into the future, but we can all work to make it better.
Jul 14
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The Death Penalty, Gun Violence, & Trans Discrimination
All three issues come together in the saga of Charlie Kirk. Plus, the political nature of the Olympics.
Jul 10
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Trump Cashes In, Sanitizes History, and Pollutes the Planet
Artists from Anton Chekhov to Marvin Gaye Have Watched the Earth Suffer While Politicians Look Away
Jul 7
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Whose America Will We SAVE?, Donald Trump’s Birthday Grift, & a Questionable "Greatest Living American"
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson, and Singer Rhiannon Giddens Are Three Americans I'm Celebrating This Fourth of July
Jul 3
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