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The raid of Mar-A-Lago and what that means for Trump going forward, and the economy now that inflation is no longer an issue - according to the Biden administration. \u003Cbr />\u003Cbr />\u003Cb>Mark Sleboda\u003C/b> - International Relations and Security Analyst\u003Cbr />\u003Cb>Robert Hockett \u003C/b>- American lawyer, law professor, and policy advocate\u003Cbr />\u003Cbr />In the first hour, Jamarl and Manila talk about the FBI raid on Mar-A-Lago and what this could mean for Donald Trump running in 2024. 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Caleb talks about the FBI looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons when they searched former president Donald Trump's Florida residence this past Monday.\r\n\u003Cp>\r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins us to discuss the economy. \r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Producer prices declined 0.5 percent in July. Dr. Tauheed also discusses the announcement by the Cuban ambassador to Russia, who announced yesterday that Russia's Mir banking cards could start being used in Cuba by the end of the year. \r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Miko Peled, author, and activist, joins us to discuss Palestine. Peled discusses the Arab League's two-day meeting in Cairo from July 31-August 1 which concluded with statements that \"called on Arab countries to reactivate the Arab boycott of Israel until the latter abides by international law.\"\r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Jim Kavanagh, writer at thepolemicist.net and CounterPunch, and Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of \"Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, join us to discuss this week's stories. They talk about the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home and the gunman killed after trying to breach an FBI office in Ohio. \r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Steve Poikonen, national organizer for Action4Assange, and Dr. Colin Campbell, DC senior news correspondent, join us for an end-of-the-week news panel. 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