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The politics of the opioid epidemic

Places hit hardest by the opioid crisis became significantly more likely to vote Republican.

Over less than 25 years, the opioid epidemic killed over 800,000 Americans. These deaths and the resulting economic and political ramifications were unequally distributed across the country. Some places were ravaged, others barely noticed what was happening.

In this episode, host Jerusalem Demsas is joined by economist Carolina Arteaga to unpack new rese…

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