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Listen to This Article - The Harvard-Government Divorce is the Feel-Good Story of the Ages
Narrated Version | When a couple that should never have been together finally breaks up, it's a happy thing
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Matt Taibbi
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Racket Staff
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23:52
"Concerning the BodyGuard"
"Concerning the Bodyguard," by Donald Barthelme discussion, excerpt from America This Week episode 131
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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31:50
Transcript - America This Week, Apr 18, 2025: "Harvard vs. The Trump-Monster"
No story is happier than the breakup of a couple that never should have been married in the first place. Also, "Concerning the Bodyguard," by Donald…
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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The Numbers Behind The Government's Anti-Misinformation Explosion
The Free Press finds that the Biden administration awarded more than 600 grants
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Greg Collard
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The Harvard-Government Divorce is the Feel-Good Story of the Ages
When a couple that should never have been together finally breaks up, it's a happy thing
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Matt Taibbi
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America This Week, Apr 18, 2025: "Harvard vs. The Trump-Monster"
No story is happier than the breakup of a couple that never should have been married in the first place. Also, "Concerning the Bodyguard," by Donald…
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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2:18:18
Listen to This Article - Burn it all Down
Narrated Version | Globalization, once hailed as a panacea, has proven to be fundamentally corrupt and needs to be blown to kingdom come
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Matt Taibbi
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Racket Staff
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9:37
A Reckoning is Coming For the Private Equity Economy
PE titans could lose millions, but working-class Americans might pay a bigger price
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Eric Salzman
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ATW Announcement: Monday, April 14th Livestream Canceled
One half of Walter and Matt is a late medical scratch
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Matt Taibbi
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ATW Livestream Tonight at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT
Tonight, Matt and Walter will continue to navigate the aftermath of Trump’s reciprocal tariff program.
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Racket Staff
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Taylor Lorenz is Cretinous and Deranged
The former New York Times and Washington Post reporter takes Luigimania to a new level
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Matt Taibbi
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