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Holly Dagres: Airstrikes on ISIS & Dion Beary: Race and Pro Wrestling

August 11, 2014

Good morning folks! On today’s M&M Monday, Middle East analyst Holly Dagres (@hdagres) joins us to discuss the ongoing crisis in Iraq and President Obama’s choice to engage in military action against ISIS.

Also, writer Dion Beary joins us to talk his piece for The Atlantic Pro Wrestling is Fake but Its Race Problem Isn’t. Tune in at noon!

Why U.S. Military Action in Iraq But Not Syria?

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