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.

- Gazan families living in makeshift tents as organizations call for Israel to allow more supplies;
- Trump escalating in Caribbean with aircraft carrier strike group, more boat bombings, as Venezuela leader pleas for peace;
- Valley farmers blast raids and deportations of undocumented workers, back Dignity Act path for workers to stay;
- Students at 50 California high schools hold walk-out urging lawmakers to pass Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act;
- October 24 is “United Nations Day”, also beginning of UN’s annual Disarmament Week
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