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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Louisiana might be done with politics, but politics isn't done with Louisiana! Senator Bill Cassidy is facing new challengers from his right flank, and the dust is still settling after a bruising New Orleans mayoral race. What’s next for Oliver Thomas and Royce Duplessis now that their bids have come up short, and who’s already positioning for the next big fight? What will the Supreme Court have to say about redistricting? The power map of Louisiana politics is being redrawn in real time. Robert Hogan, professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins Ian to break down who’s rising, who’s falling, and who’s going to shock the establishment all over again.
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