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Umberto Diecinove
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Jeff Liang
Professor Jigna Desai, director of UCSB's Center for Feminist Futures
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Debra Herrick
Nelson Lichtenstein
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History doctoral candidate Kristen Thomas-McGill on Jeopardy
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Climate concerns likely gave Democrats the White House in 2020