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    Posted on September 7th, 2010

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    #3 The New Map: America, Redrawn and Reconceived

    NOVEMBER 4: The New Map: America, Redrawn and Reconceived

    On Wednesday November 3rd, Pop & Politics brought panelists, a live audience and web viewers to talk about the roles race, rage, and the economy played in the the 2010 midterms. Guests included actress Rosie Perez (visit her arts organization here ), blogger Reihan Salam with The National Review, Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Perry, youth activist Erica Williams, and WNYC’s The Takeaway reporter Todd Zwillich.

    You can watch video of the program below and download a transcript of the show. Or click on the audio player below to stream the audio.

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    We also had a lively on-line conversation; click on the Cover It Live player below to scroll through a recap of the show highlights and viewer comments. And finally, listeners from the audience and the web prepared questions for Farai and the panelists, but there wasn’t time to get to them all. The questions are after the jump, take a look and join the discussion.


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    Posted on September 6th, 2010

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    #2 Arizona: New Voters, New Challenges

    OCTOBER 28: New Voters, New Challenges

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    Chideya and team go to Arizona to look at immigration and jobs, and check in with new voters to see if they’re getting involved. With the passage of the state’s controversial immigration bill in April, Arizona is at the center of the nation’s immigration debate. From Phoenix to border regions of the Tohono O’odham Nation and Yuma, Chideya talks with people about their hopes, fears, and anxiety.

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    Posted on September 6th, 2010

    #1 Florida: Race, Rage, and Reconciliation

    OCTOBER 21: Race, Rage, and Reconciliation

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    Chideya and team go to Florida to talk about the ways the American Dream is colliding with reality, and what it means in the voting booth. Chideya speaks with Colonel Allen West, a black Tea Party candidate; residents of a historic black community, where the land has been contaminated by industrial toxins, who say business and politicians have abandoned them; Muslim-Americans in Gainesville; and victors and victims of the foreclosure crisis.

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