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November 1, 2021
There’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With
When Lisa Ventura’s father needed help filing for unemployment, she got an overload of what experts call “administrative burden.”
The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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October 28, 2021
The Politics of Kidnapping in Haiti: Amy Wilentz
Plus Dave Zirin on The Kaepernick Effect.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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October 26, 2021
Why the Knicks of the ’90s Are a Timeless Team
Author Paul Knepper explains why that classic lineup remains an obsession for so many.
Dave Zirin
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October 25, 2021
I Spent a Pandemic Behind a Grocery Store Cash Register
Ann Larson, a pandemic-era grocery store clerk and social critic, is determined to make visible how workers like her really live and think.
The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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October 21, 2021
How Dems Can Turn Texas Blue
John Nichols on politics, plus Adam Shatz on Richard Wright.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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October 19, 2021
Talking NFL E-Mails With Andrew Brandt
Former NFL executive Andrew Brandt joins the show to discuss Jon Gruden’s e-mails, the NFL, and the Washington Football Team.
Dave Zirin
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October 18, 2021
A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story
How did Ray Suarez end up jobless and worrying about how he was going to pay his dental bills?
The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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October 18, 2021
When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused
Lori Yearwood hadn’t thought much about sleep—until she found herself homeless, and unable to catch a wink.
The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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October 18, 2021
Poverty Can Happen to Anyone
Our new podcast, Going for Broke, lets Americans living on the edge have the last word.
Ray Suarez
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October 14, 2021
Do Democrats Need to Stop Talking About Climate, Immigration, and Policing?
John Nichols says no, plus Melina Abdullah on the LAPD, and Ray Suarez on the new podcast Going for Broke.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener