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Why RFK Jr. Might Bite the Dust
Bill Cassidy, Caroline Kennedy and how his lies could catch up with him
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Jonathan Alter
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A Life Sentence of Disgrace
The unCarter, the unTrump and the Creation of a Usable Past
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Jonathan Alter
94
Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
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Jonathan Alter
119
Hey, TV, Don’t Bend the Knee!
The producer of 60 Minutes and the Evening News resigned today because he wouldn’t apologize for an accurate story.
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Jonathan Alter
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3:42
A Low Point for America
Trump and Vance bully an ally
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Jonathan Alter
67
1:46
Good News! Bezos Screws Trump
Even though he backed off on breaking out the Trump Tariff on Amazon products, the cat is out of the bag
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Jonathan Alter
7
3:06
Tsar Trump Thinks He’s the State
As he tries to wreck everything, a little history and hope to tide us over
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Jonathan Alter
35
Trump’s Huge Tariff Exemption Grift
The latest shakedown makes Tammany Hall and the Daley Machine look like the League of Women Voters
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Jonathan Alter
21
The Pope is a White Sox Fan
Why Leo XIV’s name shows he’s a New Dealer at Heart
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Jonathan Alter
32
A Constitutional Crisis is Already Underway
Trump’s defiance of Judge Boasberg’s court order crossed a scary line
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Jonathan Alter
30
4:11
Confronting Chaos, Corruption, Cruelty and Cowardice
Four ways to hold the line on Trump and the Muskrats
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Jonathan Alter
35
Harvard Begins to Redeem Itself
After the university fumbled its problems with anti-Semitism, President Alan Garber stands strong against the Trump regime. Let’s hope his courage is…
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Jonathan Alter
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3:12
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