Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff joined WBUR’s Here & Now with host Indira Lakshmanan to unpack new polling showing the war in Iran has become more unpopular than the Iraq War — rivaling Afghanistan and Vietnam — as the nation marked the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed in the conflict at Dover Air Force Base.
WBUR Here & Now: U.S. military losses deepen disapproval of war in Iran
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
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Mamdani's Board of Elections rejects 42,000 open-primaries p. Mamdani's Board of Elections rejects 42,000 open-primaries petitions in New York City
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Why open primaries are the frontline fight for one million i. Why open primaries are the frontline fight for one million independent New Yorkers
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Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie and Joe Kent huddle in Maine. a third party is not independence
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Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win and the Democratic civ. Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win and the Democratic civil war between moderates and the DSA
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