We love books. They teach us new things. Expand our horizons and piss off up tight conservatives

who never got to stay for a story time at the library. That's why we created our very

own storefront at Bookshop.org, where you can find books published by Crooked's imprints,

a selection of favorites from the Crooked staff, and lots more. You can even shop my book,

Medicare for All, a Citizens Guide. Look for it in the Crooked Author's section. Bookshop.org

directly supports local booksellers, so you won't be personally funding Jeff Bezos'

Yacht renovations. That's always a plus. Head to Crooked.com slash bookstore to find

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The state of California bans four popular food additives found in candy, fruit juices,

and some desserts. States across the country prepare to start negotiating prescription

drug prices. Murderous violence erupts in the Middle East. This is America Dissected.

I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Sahid.

Hey, kids. Want to know more about the coolest thing in town? It's public health. What's

public health, you say? Well, only all the efforts that keep us safe each and every day.

Crickets. Yeah. So I'd be the first to admit that public health doesn't make the list

of coolest professions, and even if we occasionally try to change that, you and I both know we

only usually end up sounding like I just did. Let's face it, we're not running into burning

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