The future of Kyle Rittenhouse, boy murderer, is now in the hands of
a jury. His trial has been a microcosm containing every permutation of
white male privilege in America, and the verdict will determine more than
just the fate of young Kyle. It will also tell us how much m...
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Congress just passed a rather large piece of infrastructure legislation, with
a lot of good stuff in it. Is it sufficient to meet the moment? And what does
it mean for the passage of the rest of the progressive agenda? Traci and Abe
take your calls.
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A sweeping new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute reveals a
great deal about what Americans think about themselves, their place in the
world, and what, indeed, it means to be an American. In many ways, it
confirms what's been increasingly clear in recent yea...
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Winning the culture wars has become the defining, animating purpose of the
right wing. If you don't believe it, look no further than the thousands of
unvaccinated foot-soldiers dying for the cause. But the right wing isn't just
about dying from disease and ham-handed coup a...
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As a general rule, comedians are better off when they punch up rather than
down. But when they routinely punch down, and their target is always the same
-- trans people -- the result is anything but funny. Trans rights pioneer Mia
Macy and KBOO's own Sonia Battrell join Tra...
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What do rural voting patterns, the prevalence of COVID, and the murder of a
young Black man in Bend, Ore., have in common? We'll tell you. SPOILER ALERT:
It's racism. Traci and Abe take your calls.
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Just down the road in the Willamette Valley, the town of Newberg has been
making a name for itself of late for all the wrong reasons. And by "wrong
reasons," we mean racism. Traci and Abe take your calls.
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