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Alan Lichtman
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FROM Alan Lichtman
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Democratic Divide Hillary Clinton has changed her position on the Trans Pacific Partnership. She helped negotiate it as Secretary of State and once called it the “gold standard” of trade agreements. Now she says she’s opposed to it, forced to move to the left by opponent Bernie Sanders. He’s forced her to move left on a number of issues as well. Is this presidential race splitting the Democratic party? And what will it mean for Bill Clinton’s legacy?
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Thanks Gods for Art Edward Goldman talks about three solo shows by artists from Oklahoma, Italy, and Denmark.
Martini Shot
Microdosing This is Rob Long and on today’s Martini Shot I hypothetically and with names changed, explore some of the ways writers get scripts written, from Adderall to ten micrograms of LSD, everything but just sitting down and doing the work.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Rep. Schiff’s priorities for the House Intelligence Committee In January, Burbank Congressman Adam Schiff is expected to be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. We ask what investigations he will open, and what recourse there will be if Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker shuts down Mueller’s Russia probe.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why reading on a page is different from reading on a screen Reading literature not only stirs up empathy, it changes our brains. So what happens to our brains when we no longer deep-read, but skim through pages in between digital disruptions, or read only short blurbs on our phones and other devices?