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On today’s show: 0:08 – We discuss the Taliban’s recently installed interim government in Afghanistan with Khury Petersen-Smith (@kpYES), Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. 0:20 – The Ivy Hill-Alice Tenant Union (@1515AliceTU) representing apartments near Lake Merritt successfully negotiated a collective rent agreement after going on rent strike for … Continued
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