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“LIVE-DRAWING” THE FEB. 25TH DEBATE

We’re not live-drawing tonight! We’re playing bingo instead.

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Due to forces outside his control (a gig!) our beloved Jason Adam Katzenstein will NOT present his usual debate live-draw tonight. He has prepared instead a special treat: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BINGO. Three squares in any direction wins! Please use and drink responsibly.

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an investigation into the Department of (In)justice, a deep-dive into Milton Friedman’s neoliberal hellscape, and a journey with America’s modern-day train-hoppers. We revisit forgotten cinema, celebrate Ferdinand the bull’s birthday, and review an unlikely communist-flavored video game. Join us for a road trip down Route 66, then read a firsthand report from the occupied West Bank exposing the horrors of escalating settler violence. Finally, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Adam McKay exposes the climate lie threatening civilization—and Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, joins us for an exclusive interview.

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