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Dan Osborn is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska and a former union leader who first gained national attention during the 2021 Kellogg’s strike. He joins Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic to discuss why he rejects the two-party system, the crisis facing rural hospitals, healthcare reform and Medicare for All.

🛠️ Dan's Website: https://www.osbornforsenate.com/

0:00-2:03 Why run as an independent?

2:03-5:25 Rural hospital closures

5:25-9:11 Medicare for All and healthcare monopolies

9:11-10:56 Rejecting lobbyist influence

10:56-16:19 How can we strengthen the labor movement?

16:19-19:13 The PRO Act, card check, and right-to-work laws

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Eli Clifton is an investigative journalist and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and Ian Lustick is a political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy and Israel-Palestine.

They join Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss their new book, Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power, which examines the history, methods, and influence of the Israel lobby on American politics and U.S. foreign policy.

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0:00-4:00 The Origins of Israel’s Influence on U.S. Policy

4:00-9:22 How the Israel Lobby Changes U.S. Policy

9:22-12:06 When Presidents Defy the Israel Lobby

12:06-15:43 How the Lobby Punishes Politicians

15:43-18:32 How the United Democracy Project Influences Elections

18:32-22:14 How Accusations of Antisemitism Are Weaponized

22:14-26:46 American Jews vs. the Israel Lobby

26:46-28:33 Does the Republican Party Need the Israel Lobby?

28:33-31:12 Citizens United, AIPAC, and Abdul El-Sayed

31:12-36:24 The Israel Lobby Under Biden and Trump

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Abby Martin is a journalist, filmmaker, and creator of The Empire Files. She joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss her new film, Cuba After Castro, which features a rare, in-depth interview with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel.

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0:00-6:06 What’s Happening on the Ground in Cuba

6:06-10:22 America’s Efforts to Destroy Cuba’s Economy

10:22-12:48 How the Media Manufactures Consent

12:48-18:52 Palestine, Iran, and Cuba

18:52-27:06 The Myth of the Anti-War Right

27:06-30:09 The Legacy of Fidel Castro

30:09-41:33 The Ideals of the Cuban Revolution

41:33-46:01 The Threat Cuba Faces Today

46:01-53:11 How We Fight Back

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Nathan J. Robinson returns to The Will Cain Show to defend Medicare for All, California’s proposed billionaire tax, and Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax.

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Why should other people’s children be the ones who die in the wars he promotes?

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