On this week's show
– Eric Garcia, Washington bureau chief at The Independent
– Brian Finucane, senior adviser with the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group and a former attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of State
– Jill Lawrence, opinion writer for The Bulwark and author of the History Keeps Happening Substack newsletter
– Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research
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WCPT 820 Interview: Eric Garcia
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WCPT 820 Interview: Brian Finucane
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It's the Democracy Stupid | August 8, 2026
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