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The Short List: Vets Seek Diversity, Docs Get Political, Hurricane Riles Drudge

NEPR'S WEEK IN REVIEW

What made The Short List this week?

  • A new study finds non-Hispanic white veterans returning from military service are more likely to move into diverse communities than their civilian counterparts. (NEPR)
  • It may matter whether your doctor is a Democrat or a Republican. (WBUR)
  • Florida and the southeast coast have had about a week to prepare for Hurricane Matthew, which killed hundreds in Haiti, and devastated crops and homes there. Somehow, this tragedy turned political for a conservative commentator in the U.S. (NPR)

Click the audio player above to hear New England Public Radio’s Carrie Healy explore these issues with Ron Chimelis of the Springfield Republican and Matt Szafranski of Western Mass Politics & Insight.