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05/06/2023 - Debts Coming Due
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.
On this episode:
- Biden, Trump, and the upcoming “remaquel” to the 2020 election
- Fox settles with Dominion, fires Tucker Carlson, and will be just fine
- The debt ceiling crisis: America’s ‘Brexit’?
- Clarence Thomas is very corrupt, but will face no consequences
- Diane Feinst—wait, have we talked about anyone under 80-years-old on this episode?!
- King Charles III is crowned, and no one seems to care
- Mark and Carrie try to end on a positive note. They fail.
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