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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New Iraq Prime Minister

    Iraq has a new government, led Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. The hope is that he can conquer the Islamic State, or ISIS, the violent Sunni group that has taken over large swaths of the country. Meanwhile, the United States is about to get further involved in Iraq. We take a look at what might be next for the U.S. in Iraq.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 9, 2014 • 1 min read

    Iraq has a new government, led Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. The hope is that he can conquer the Islamic State, or ISIS, the violent Sunni group that has taken over large swaths of the country. Meanwhile, the United States is about to get further involved in Iraq. We take a look at what might be next for the U.S. in Iraq.

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Propaganda Wars, iPhone Hysteria and Ranking College Rankings
    1. 0:00New Iraq Prime MinisterYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26Propaganda Wars
    3. 16:39iHype
    4. 26:00How We Learn
    5. 41:59Ranking College Rankings
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Robin Wright

      contributing writer at The New Yorker magazine, and a joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Propaganda Wars, iPhone Hysteria and Ranking College Rankings
    1. 0:00New Iraq Prime MinisterYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26Propaganda Wars
    3. 16:39iHype
    4. 26:00How We Learn
    5. 41:59Ranking College Rankings
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