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Listen to This Article - Hollywood's Dumb Scare
Narrated Version | In Hollywood, self-pity abounds, but there's no remorse for unfairly ruined careers, as Oscar writer Sasha Stone found out
Jan 19
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"Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta"
Short story excerpt from America This Week, episode 119 - "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," by Kate Braverman
Jan 19
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Goodbye to Joe Biden, and Whoever Was President the Last Four Years
The "Invisible Presidency" is an all-time criminal, and must not be allowed to flee
Jan 18
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Transcript - America This Week, Jan 17, 2025: "The Annotated Final Speech of Joe Biden"
A historically peculiar presidency ends on an oddly half-assed note. Plus, the chilling "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," by Kate Braverman
Jan 18
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Matt Taibbi
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America This Week, Jan 17, 2025: "The Annotated Final Speech of Joe Biden"
Listen now | A historically peculiar presidency ends on an oddly half-assed note. Plus, the chilling "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," by Kate…
Jan 17
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Interview: On Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg
Speaking with Brian Kilmeade this week on Mark Zuckerberg's sudden pivot
Jan 16
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Head of Infamous "Information Disorder" Commission Promoted at NPR
A Twitter Files all-star and former head of an Aspen Institute panel on content suppression is moved up the ranks at National Public Radio
Jan 14
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Matt Taibbi
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Head of Infamous "Information Disorder" Commission Promoted at NPR
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Hollywood's Dumb Scare
In Hollywood, self-pity abounds, but there's no remorse for unfairly ruined careers, as Oscar writer Sasha Stone found out
Jan 13
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Matt Taibbi
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ATW Livestream Tonight at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT
As we enter the final week of the Biden administration, Walter and I thought we’d take a look back at the last four years and its many, many lows.
Jan 13
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"On Guard"
Short story excerpt from America This Week, episode 118
Jan 12
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Transcript - America This Week, Jan 10, 2025: "California Fires and America's Competency Crisis"
Los Angeles is in flames, and California's leaders seem helpless, unmasking a generation of public investment in non-essential services. Also, "On…
Jan 11
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Transcript - America This Week, Jan 10, 2025: "California Fires and America's Competency Crisis"
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State Department Defies Congress, Revives Infamous Censorship Office in Absurd Prank
In a hearty double middle-finger to Congress, the "first scalp" of Donald Trump's efficiency campaign is alive and well, back to work with the same…
Jan 10
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