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Evening Roundup, September 2: Troy Jackson and SCOTUS Expansion
Troy Jackson chats Maine, climate change and democracy, a powerful punch, more supreme court seats?, The Pod, Coffee, and more
 • The Contrarian
Troy Jackson's Running for Senate in Maine. Susan Collins Has a Real Reason to Be 'Concerned.'
What this Maine logger is hearing in his town halls
 • The Contrarian
15:14
How Senate Candidate Troy Jackson Is Standing Up for Maine
The former logger and Maine State Senator says Susan Collins has repeatedly prioritized the ultra wealthy over the state.
 • The Contrarian and Tim Dickinson
17:16
Should We Expand the Supreme Court?
Civics expert Ben Sheehan explains the arguments for and against court expansion.
 • The Contrarian and Ben Sheehan
2:00
Canada, We Owe You
From ‘Heated Rivalry’ to Celine Dion, our neighbors to the north punch well above their weight when it comes to pop culture
 • Meredith Blake
Make Voting Hard Again
A cartoon by Nick Anderson
 • Nick Anderson
To Survive Natural Disasters, We Must Protect Democracy
It isn’t just our governmental structures that could collapse. It’s our buildings, too.
 • Josh Levs-They Stand Corrected
Coffee with Contrarians ft. Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers
George Clooney joins the anti-Paramount-Warner Bros. merger club, the ongoing Target boycott, and a new American Federation of Teachers survey reveals…
 • Norman Eisen, Randi Weingarten, and The Contrarian
35:56
Women Are Turning on Trump
And the young are at the gates.
 • Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement
Wednesday: Protests in Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, and more.
 • The Contrarian
Americans Reject ICE Hellscape: Trump’s ethnic cleansing and terror backfire
*62 Days to the Midterms*
 • Jennifer Rubin
Evening Roundup, September 1: Rep. McIver and Victor Marx
Fighting censorship, a governor for the demonically oppressed, SCOTUS dances around the ballroom, Rep. LaMonica McIver talks ICE detention, Trump loses…
 • The Contrarian
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