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Big Dem Victories Coming: Harold Meyerson; Rape at Cornell: Katha Pollitt; Elvis: Peter Guralnik.
Friday, 23 October, 2026
Republicans are spending hundreds of millions on the midterms, but their money hasn’t been able to counter the crisis of affordability, the disgust with Trump’s corruption, and the quality of many of the Democratic candidates. Harold Meyerson comments – he’s editor at large of The American Prospect.Also: Katha Pollitt argues that the gang rape at a Cornell fraternity party could have been stopped--if someone had bothered to intervene. But no one did. “Where were the good guys?” She asks.Plus: From the Archives: Twenty Minutes without Trump: Q: Who is the opposite of Trump in American History? A: Elvis. Peter Guralnik wrote the definitive two-volume biography of Elvis "Last Train to Memphis" and "Careless Love" – and he co-authored "Elvis Day by Day" – we discuss Elvis' purely American rags-to-riches story (originally recorded in 2010).
