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Above All, the NBA Will Protect the Gambling Industry

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The thrill many felt of having a made-for-TV-mobster president is gone.

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Incarcerated for 44 years, the political prisoner remains unbowed in the face of medical neglect.

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Historian Brian Jones joins the show to talk about his book, and Arya Shirazi and I talk about the upcoming NBA season.

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