Civil Politics
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Civil Politics (4/18/25): Walking and Chewing Gum

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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Civil Politics (4/4/25): Terrible Tariffs

Further Reading:

Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs - LINK

Top Republican leads bill to reassert Congress’ tariff power amid Trump trade war - LINK

Carrington Event - Wikipedia

Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor - LINK

2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents - LINK


Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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Civil Politics (3/28/25): Cultural Forces at Play

New details about the case of the Tufts University student detained by ICE - LINK

Lawmakers pen letter to feds, demanding release of detained Tufts University student - LINK

Turkey detains nearly 1,900 in protests over jailed mayor, rejects foreign criticism - LINK

American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America - LINK

Mid-show music - "Grateful For" by Natalie Layne


Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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Civil Politics (3/21/25): Dominance Tests

Further Reading:

Run for Something - runforsomething.net

Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down - LINK


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Civil Politics (3/14/25): Literacy is the Civil Rights Issue of our Time

This episode we were joined by Michael Moriarty: a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Executive Director of the OneHolyoke Community Development Corporation

OneHolyoke CDC - oneholyoke.org


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Civil Politics (3/7/25): Transgenic Mice and Other Tall Tales

Further Reading:

Transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress - LINK

Scoop: Dems privately confront Trump speech disruptors - LINK

Video: Rep. Gooden rips away 'This is not normal' sign from Rep. Stansbury before Trump's address - USAToday

Watch: Moment Democrat Al Green sings to protest his censure - LINK

This Is What’s Behind Trump’s Uproar Over ‘Transgender Mice’ - LINK

A Brief Look at President Trump’s List of “Appalling” Aid Projects - CGD

Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment - LINK

Tonight's mid show song: Pink Pony Club (cover) by Rick Astley


Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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Civil Politics (2/28/25): Press Conference Pit Fight

Further Reading:

Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit - LINK

Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure - LINK

Fake video of Trump kissing Musk's feet displayed at HUD office in Washington - LINK

Rachel Maddow staff to be let go as part of MSNBC overhaul - LINK

Watch tense Oval Office argument between Zelensky, Trump and Vance - Youtube

Exclusive: Russia could concede $300 billion in frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say - LINK

Fact Check: Map shows EU election results, not German federal election outcome - LINK

Alice Weidel: The far-right leader shaping Germany’s AfD - LINK

Cyber Shanty - Blaine M. Strange


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Civil Politics (2/21/25): Leaders Aren't Born, They're Forged

Hostile Government Takeover by AGiftfromTodd

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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Civil Politics (1/31/25): Surviving the Trumpocalypse

Further Reading:

The Hidden Persuaders - Good Reads

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say - LINK

Legal questions surround Trump's federal worker resignation offer - LINK


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Civil Politics (1/24/25): Once More Unto the Breach

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