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An unbridled Trump

With 20 days to go before the midterms, the leader of the party that stands to lose everything at the polls insists on ignoring what those polls advise him to do: to step aside to prevent his unpopularity from affecting those who are running for office. Far from following that logic, Donald Trump has spent recent days on an unrestrained campaign tour across the country, giving speeches driven by his obsessions.

Meanwhile, a recent study by UnidosUS shows that nearly four in 10 Hispanic voters belong to what it calls the “moveable middle,” a bloc that represents 38% of the Hispanic electorate and remains undecided ahead of the midterms. (...)

And our interviewees this week include the economist Mariana Mazzucato, the chief conservator of the Acropolis in Athens, and the Spanish stunt double who does "all the dangerous stuff" for Brad Pitt.

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