Episode 253: Manchin blows up BBB

Manchin is a “no.” We know this because he told us so—on the first episode of Fox News Sunday without the venerated Chris Wallace. On today’s Polilogue, we dissect the Manchin interview and the reactions to it from progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

Later in the episode, we take a deep dive into America’s appalling opioid crisis. More than 100,000 Americans died this year from overdose deaths—and 6 in 10 of those were fueled by fentanyl. In a compelling and vital interview on Face the Nation, Margaret Brennan spoke with the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency. We break down what worked and what was missing from this critically important dialogue—one that we see far less often than we should.

Shows discussed 

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Face the Nation on CBS

• Meet the Press on NBC

Mentioned Resources

• CBS News Report on Social Media and Fentanyl

• The White Houses’ Recent Executive Orders on Fentanyl

• Open Letter to Biden Calling for WMD Designation of Fentanyl

• Understanding the Three Waves of Opioid Deaths

• Excellent NY Review of Books Article on the New Paradigm of the Opioid Crisis

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