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BONUS: The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown: Student Loans & Education (Ep 3) 25:03

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They didn’t just kill student loan forgiveness—they reached into people’s lives and torched promises that were already in progress. In this episode, we break down how the Big Ugly Bill gutted SAVE, PSLF, and every income-based repayment plan we’ve relied on for decades—and how millions of borrowers are now stuck paying full balances with interest f…

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BONUS: The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown - Health System & Reproductive Rights Rollback (Ep 2) 15:42

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In Episode 1 we covered the cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. In this episode, we go deeper. The cuts don’t stop at Medicaid and food assistance—they come for the very systems meant to keep us alive. From rural hospitals to reproductive rights, this bill takes aim at the infrastructure of care. What happens when your clinic disappears? When the ambulance …

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BONUS: The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown - SNAP & Medicaid (Ep1) 22:58

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Welcome to The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown, a special series from Pulse on Politics that breaks down what is arguably the most destructive piece of legislation passed in modern U.S. history—H.R.1, signed on July 4th by a rogue president. In this first episode, we start with SNAP and Medicaid; programs that feed the hungry and provide healthcare for tho…

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Episode 6: Hedge Funds and Mobile Home Parks: Part 2 of 2 - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way 1:06:02

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The second episode in our two part series. Today we continue the discussion we started in Part 1. Our focus this episode is on why it doesn't have to be this way. We discuss alternatives to hedge fund and private equity ownership of mobile home parks. We talk about what is working, how it works, and why it matters. I'm joined today by Paul Tarranov…

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Episode 5: Hedge Funds and Mobile Home Parks: Part 1 of 2 1:12:24

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This is a doozy of a topic. When we have the conversation about providing and creating affordable housing, we must not leave out of the conversation the need to preserve affordable housing that already exists. It's a problem not only here in Michigan and the Great Lakes Basin Region, but across the United States during end stage capitalism. What yo…

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TRU is now PULSE on Politics 1:35

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We've rebranded! The Righteous Uproar is now PULSE on Politics. We've rebranded not because our mission has changed, but becuase it has evolved. This new name reflects who we are and what we do: we keep our finger on the PULSE of the Great Lakes Basin and beyond. Real stories. Bold voices. Always with a finger on the pulse. Welcome to the conversat…

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Episode 4: Michigan College Democrats: Building a Better Michigan 1:07:33

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Apathy has played a huge role in US politics since, well, forever. That all has been changing (thankfully) over the past handful of years since the progress we have made as a country in the direction of democracy as started being highjacked and overturned. Having a 19-year-old son myself who is very politically literate and who has, over the past c…

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Episode 3: Rudy Howard: Michigan’s 96th House District 57:26

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Rudy did his mid-life crisis right. Instead of buying the camero and going a bit wild like a lot of men do, he switched careers and came back to his roots where he was inspired to work to help advance we the people. Rudy is running for Michigan's 96th House District which encompasses most of Bay County. In this episode, Rudy and I unpack his platfo…

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Episode 1: Hill Harper: Together We Rise! 59:45

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In this episode, we speak with US Senate candidate Hill Harper. Hill is running on the democratic ticket. He's a progressive, so for the people. He's highly educated, highly qualified, and he cares about the people. He's a man of honesty and integrity. For more information on Hill's campaign and to donate, visit his website: https://hillharper.com/…

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Episode 2: Marcia Mansaray and the Power of Unity: Michigan's 85th House District 1:07:17

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When I received the email that Marcia Mansaray was running for Michigan's 85th House District, and that she had officially switched parties to do so, I squealed with excitment out loud, just like a school girl. Marcia is the recently former Deputy Health Officer of Ottawa County. She's had an interesting past couple of years dealing with the likes …

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PULSE on Politics

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BONUS: The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown: Student Loans & Education (Ep 3) 25:03

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BONUS: The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown - Health System & Reproductive Rights Rollback (Ep 2) 15:42

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BONUS: The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown - SNAP & Medicaid (Ep1) 22:58

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Episode 6: Hedge Funds and Mobile Home Parks: Part 2 of 2 - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way 1:06:02

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Episode 5: Hedge Funds and Mobile Home Parks: Part 1 of 2 1:12:24

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TRU is now PULSE on Politics 1:35

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Episode 4: Michigan College Democrats: Building a Better Michigan 1:07:33

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Episode 3: Rudy Howard: Michigan’s 96th House District 57:26

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Episode 1: Hill Harper: Together We Rise! 59:45

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Episode 2: Marcia Mansaray and the Power of Unity: Michigan's 85th House District 1:07:17