The real estate industry has picked up on the Blue Zone tag created to flag places with healthy lifestyles. But is it any more than a marketing tactic?
Ali Velshi is in Phoenix, Arizona, talking to a group of Republicans, Independents and Democrats ahead of their high-stakes midterm elections, and the damaging role disinformation has played in the State’s politics. “We’re – for worse – ground zero of this election-denier stuff,” says registered Republican Danny Mazza. “It’s just gross negligence,” says Bettina Nava, another Republican (for now). “We already have problems with people accessing the ballot box and participating in the process. So to knowingly add to that is just egregious to me.” “At the end of the day,” says 21 year old first time midterms voter Adalila Machic-Huitzil, I am what most people target. I am what is constantly being harmed. I am a queer person with a uterus. I’m of color. And it’s just constantly my rights are being pushed away.” Ahead of casting her vote this year, Dr. Enjolie Lafaurie is asking herself, “Who do I believe is gonna listen a little bit?”
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Ana brushes her hair in front of the mirror with a haunted look in her eyes. Minutes pass; her hair is still wet. She feels cold and realizes she was lost in her own thoughts again. In a rush, she puts her hair in a ponytail and leaves her small bedroom. Her head is spinning.