Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, breathless media narratives, and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth Social post drops and the circus moves on. But all that noise is drowning out the actual story. On her new podcast Runaway Country, veteran journalist Alex Wagner talks to the voices at the center of the headlines: from the fringes of the resistance, to the marrow of MAGA, to the many people who’ve found ...
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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- 100 federal immigration agents staging at Alameda Coast Guard base ahead of expected major immigration operation;
- SF Mayor Lurie signs directive to support immigrant communities and peaceful protests;
- Democratic congress members warn of closed clinics and higher health costs as federal shutdown continues;
- Democrat Merkley gives marathon 22 hour senate speech warning of threat to democracy from authoritarian president;
- World Court rules Israel must allow humanitarian aid into Gaza
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