{"id":2940,"date":"2026-08-21T04:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:06:38","slug":"congressional-candidate-sam-husseini-and-talking-nba-over-unders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2940","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Candidate Sam Husseini and Talking NBA Over-Unders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-607462\" data-post=\"607462\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group blocks-wrapper type-standard-article is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad-block ad siderail-ad float-r-w-3 break-r-4\">\n<p>                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\" class=\"ad-policy\" target=\"_blank\">Ad Policy<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245441031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"907\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-275x173.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-810x510.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-340x215.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-168x106.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-382x240.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2287614443-1-793x500.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<p>The Phillie Phanatic welcomes LeBron James  during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees on July 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credits\">(Emilee Chinn \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">This week we talk to Maryland Green Party candidate and longtime activist Sam Husseini about his insurgent congressional campaign. We also bring in the hoops savant Arya Shirazi to talk over\/under win totals for the forthcoming NBA season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zirin, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/society\/los-angeles-lakers-sale-private-equity\/\">The Bogus Lakers Sale Is Exactly Why We Need Publicly Owned Sports Teams<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribe to <\/em>The Nation <em>to support all of our podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenation.com\/podcastsubscribe\">thenation.com\/subscribe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"cta-block_712b0995135e31fb2e6822e49f54a649\" class=\"cta\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"cta__container\">\n<div class=\"cta__inline\">\n<p><h2 class=\"cta__title\">Subscribe to The Nation to Support all of our podcasts<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"blocks-wrapper is-standard-article is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"article-end-\" class=\"article-end \">\n<div class=\"article-end__authors\">\n<div class=\"article-end__author\">\n<h5 class=\"article-end__author-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/dave-zirin\/\">Dave Zirin<\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/h5>\n<p>                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdgeofSports\" class=\"article-end__author-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"17\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 17 14\" fill=\"none\"><br \/>\n\t<default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15.2054 3.54558C15.2122 3.6951 15.215 3.84463 15.215 3.99527C15.215 8.58792 11.7194 13.8834 5.32683 13.8834C3.36455 13.8834 1.53779 13.3083 0 12.3221C0.271606 12.354 0.548252 12.3702 0.828257 12.3702C2.45677 12.3702 3.95536 11.8147 5.14483 10.8829C3.62384 10.8543 2.34085 9.84963 1.89844 8.4692C2.11068 8.51008 2.32797 8.53136 2.55253 8.53136C2.87006 8.53136 3.17695 8.48936 3.46815 8.40984C1.87772 8.09008 0.680414 6.68501 0.680414 5.00273C0.680414 4.98705 0.680414 4.97305 0.680414 4.95793C1.14858 5.21833 1.68452 5.37514 2.25461 5.39362C1.32219 4.76921 0.708415 3.7063 0.708415 2.5006C0.708415 1.8633 0.879778 1.26633 1.17882 0.753361C2.89302 2.85621 5.45395 4.23887 8.34249 4.38392C8.28313 4.12967 8.25233 3.86423 8.25233 3.59206C8.25233 1.6729 9.80861 0.117188 11.7278 0.117188C12.7274 0.117188 13.6301 0.539436 14.2641 1.21425C15.0559 1.05913 15.8002 0.769041 16.4716 0.370873C16.2118 1.18289 15.6602 1.86386 14.9428 2.29395C15.6462 2.20939 16.3159 2.02235 16.9392 1.74626C16.4739 2.44292 15.8842 3.05557 15.2054 3.54558Z\" fill=\"#666666\"\/><br \/>\n<\/default:svg><br \/>\n                        <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-end__author-bio\">\n<p>Dave Zirin is the sports editor at\u00a0<em>The Nation<\/em>. 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