Listen "The Shutdown Special"
Episode Synopsis
A few hours before a looming shutdown, DC is a very postmodern place.
Referenced works:
Dara on the DACA situation
Dylan Matthew on past shutdowns
Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences by Julian Zelizer
How the National Parks Became the Biggest Battleground in the Shutdown from The Atlantic, by Garance Franke-Ruta
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Referenced works:
Dara on the DACA situation
Dylan Matthew on past shutdowns
Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences by Julian Zelizer
How the National Parks Became the Biggest Battleground in the Shutdown from The Atlantic, by Garance Franke-Ruta
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