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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- NY mayoral candidates attack front-runner, progressive Mamdani, in debate as Cuomo tries political comeback;
- US bombs another Venezuelan boat, experts doubt “invasion” claims while lawmakers introduce bill to halt attacks;
- Kaiser strike at 500 sites is largest in 50-year history of nurses and health workers union;
- Central Valley’s “Salt of the Earth” celebrates diversity and inclusion through food and culture;
- UN observes “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty”, UN chief Guterres calls poverty a “systemic failure”
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