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1 week ago | progressive.org | Negin Farsad

I am writing this while on jury duty. Almost nobody wants to be here. Like the dentist and the DMV, this obligation is met with an internal groan so universal that people would almost rather give up the right to be judged by a jury of their peers than be here. But, of course, at a fundamental level, none of us want to give up that right and the due process in which it is sandwiched. So here we all are, moaning and groaning about a process we believe in, even if it’s SO ANNOYING to uphold it.

1 month ago | progressive.org | Negin Farsad

Remember Apple’s slogan “There’s an app for that”? It was launched in 2009, marking a new era in which your “smartphone” was going to help you. It wasn’t going to drown you in an insatiable need for more stimulus. It wasn’t going to be the undoing of your conspiracy-prone uncle, threaten your data privacy, or cause any kind of addiction.

Jan 7, 2025 | progressive.org | Negin Farsad

Public trust in the federal government is at an all-time low. Well, it was in 2023, when only 16 percent of Americans said they trusted the government “just about always or most of the time,” according to the Pew Research Center. That number inched up slightly to 22 percent in 2024, which is better, but still not great. In 1958, when the National Election Study started measuring this question, about three-quarters of the population said they trusted the government.

Nov 1, 2024 | progressive.org | Negin Farsad

The drudgery was real. We knew President Joe Biden was vastly superior to the alternative, yet he didn’t make us leap up and cheer, he wasn’t selling merch, and he certainly didn’t inspire memes.

Aug 14, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Negin Farsad

Today, we're talking about the Trump world, Kamala's Nevada strategy, "rawdogging" flights, and finally we'll answer the age old question: "can you drug your spouse without ever telling them?" For today's panel, we have artist and filmmaker, Danielle Durchslag, and founder and co- executive director of Indivisible, Leah Greenberg!