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Season 1, Episode 23: State Legislatures and ALEC

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While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a group called ALEC that writes legislation for them. It’s as shady as it sounds!

All Episodes - Season 1

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Episode 1
POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
 Capital Punishment
Episode 2
Capital Punishment
 Climate Change Denial
Episode 3
Climate Change Denial
 The Right to Be Forgotten
Episode 4
The Right to Be Forgotten
 Net Neutrality
Episode 5
Net Neutrality
 FIFA and the World Cup
Episode 6
FIFA and the World Cup
 Immigration Reform
Episode 7
Immigration Reform
 Dr. Oz
Episode 8
Dr. Oz
 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Episode 9
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
 Income and Wealth Inequality
Episode 10
Income and Wealth Inequality
 Incarceration in the United States
Episode 11
Incarceration in the United States
 Nuclear Weapons and the United States
Episode 12
Nuclear Weapons and the United States
 Native Advertising
Episode 13
Native Advertising
 Payday Loans
Episode 14
Payday Loans
 Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Episode 15
Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
 Student Debt
Episode 16
Student Debt
 Scottish Independence Referendum
Episode 17
Scottish Independence Referendum
 United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
Episode 18
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 Drones
Episode 19
Drones
 Civil Forfeiture
Episode 20
Civil Forfeiture
 Military Translators
Episode 21
Military Translators
 Sugar
Episode 22
Sugar
 State Legislatures and ALEC
Episode 23
State Legislatures and ALEC
 The Lottery
Episode 24
The Lottery
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