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Listen to This Article: No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault
Narrated Version | Blaming a suicide on correct reporting unfortunately makes perfect sense in this reality-challenged era.
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Listen to This Article: The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court
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 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
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Note to Readers
I'll be away for a week.
 • Matt Taibbi
No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault
Blaming a suicide on correct reporting unfortunately makes perfect sense in this reality-challenged era.
 • Matt Taibbi
The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court
Thanks to the U.S. Right to Know, the Defense Intelligence Agency may be forced to explain the Pentagon's stunning "Hypothetical Origin of SARS-CoV-2…
 • Matt Taibbi
Listen to This Article: Cliché Alert: Return of the "Beer Test"
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 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
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"Get Lit" August 13, 2026: Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" (Part 2)
Brad and Matt wrap up their discussion of the Stephen Crane short story. Subscriber-only edition.
 • Matt Taibbi and Brad Pearce
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Listen to This Article: “Woke 2” Wants a Mulligan for “Woke 1”
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 • Matt Taibbi and Racket Staff
10:10
“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." (Part 1)
Brad and Matt visit the Bowery. A recording from Monday's live video.
 • Matt Taibbi and Brad Pearce
1:02:41
Cliché Alert: Return of the "Beer Test"
The New York Times reverts to old form, thanks to a blue-party schism.
 • Matt Taibbi
“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets."
Brad and Matt visit the Bowery.
 • Matt Taibbi
Re: Typo
The AOC piece is missing a line.
 • Matt Taibbi
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