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Bill McKibben discusses "Manchin Holds Biden Hostage to Coal Ahead of the UN Climate Conference;" Rep. Adam Schiff on the "Insurrectionists in Suits Threatening Our Democracy;" and George Magnus talks about "Xi's "Common Prosperity" Hoax and the Faltering Chinese Economy."