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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today.
>> Former mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown thinks that Kamala Harris, who is said to be high on the list of vice presidential possible running mates for Joe Biden, should "politely decline" the offer if presented. Harris should think of a political future beyond a presumed single term for Biden, if he becomes president, Brown says.
>> Is Bernie Sanders' "Make Billionaires Pay Act" proposal really an act of revenge?
>> In these lean times what do you do to stretch a dollar?
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08.11.2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Biden's vice presidential beauty pageant is annoying, sexist and makes him look indecisive. Pick a running mate and get this show on the road already!
>> Has it been decided by a bipartisan power elite that President Donald Trump gets a free pass on any inquiry into the ongoing crisis of his leadership?
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08.10.2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Welcome to "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories, our weekly open forum that is all about calling it as you see it on a topic or issue you choose.
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08.07.2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Explain to a 35-year-old friend who wants to come to the United States to start a new life, further his/her education, and get a good-paying job that you think it's a good idea or not a good idea and why.
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Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Noted historian, scholar and prolific author Dr. Gerald Horne discusses his latest book, "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century," and takes listeners' questions.
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08.05.2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
>> House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who played a major role in organizing Biden's stunning political comeback, says he believes Trump is already exploring ways to remain in office even if he loses the election to Biden. What tricks might Trump have up his sleeve?
>> Should Biden debate Trump?
>> What do you think about where the country is right now? Where is it headed, from your point of view?
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08.04.2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
>> Democratic presidential candidate this week announces who his running mate will be. Apart from the political theater it will create, it certainly will be seen as Biden aggressively courting two groups key to a win -- African Americans and women. Will this do it?
>> House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who played a major role in organizing Biden's stunning political comeback, says he believes Trump is already exploring ways to remain in office even if he loses the election. Drown the courts with lawsuits?
>> Should Biden debate Trump?
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Welcome to "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories, our weekly open forum that is all about calling it as you see it on a topic or issue you choose.
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
>> Trump and his heavy-handed 'law-and-order' campaign tactic get trounced by people power in Portland. Will Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee, targeted for similar treatment by Trump, reinforce Portland's response?
>> With 4.51M confirmed cases in the United States and 254K due to the disease, you'd think that President Trump would have conveyed his profound sorrow to the nation, especially to those who are grieving the loss and suffering of his fellow Americans. But nothing. Zip. Nada. How sad.
>> Move over, Dr. Fauci, President Trump has a medical adviser far better than you.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today.
>> In an extraordinarily and complicated election year, the same two parties that for decades have dominated and split the vote will once again do so. Why won't it change this time, especially when the need is so clear?
>> It happens too often in high-profile or high-stakes criminal cases, when the state's medical examiner will issue a finding on the cause (or causes) of death, and a pathologist hired by the family of the deceased issues a different finding, often contradicting that of the state. This has become common particularly in cases involving killings of citizens by police. What should be done about it?
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