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“Travel Is a Political Act:” Rick Steves on the “Hippie Trail”

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COVID Five Years Later: From Lockdowns to Long COVID — and What Went Wrong

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Scott Galloway on Markets, Musk, and Trump’s “Weapons of Mass Distraction”

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Pres. Trump Says the U.S. Doesn’t “Need” Canada. Is He Right?

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Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling

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Trump Targets Law Firms in a Series of Executive Orders

Trump Targets Law Firms in a Series of Executive Orders

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“Abundance:” Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson’s Bold Vision for Democrats

“Abundance:” Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson’s Bold Vision for Democrats

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“Everything Is Tuberculosis” John Green on Funding Cuts & the Fight to End TB

“Everything Is Tuberculosis” John Green on Funding Cuts & the Fight to End TB

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“A Tide of Suffering and Death:” NYT’s Nicholas Kristof on Musk’s USAID Cuts

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“We Are Worried:” The Future of Public Land Under Trump

“We Are Worried:” The Future of Public Land Under Trump

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“The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School

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Trump and the Press: Frank Sesno on the State of Journalism

As the Trump administration continues to exert pressure on the media, The New York Times editorial board has accused it of having a distorted view -- "banning words, phrases and ideas" to conform with the Trump version of free speech. Frank Sesno, former CNN Washington Bureau Chief and professor at GW's School of Media and Public Affairs, joins Michel Martin to discuss this worrying trajectory.
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