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America This Week, Dec. 13, 2024: "Assassination Tales and Rubber Elephants"
Watch now | The suspect in the United Health CEO murder becomes a "folk hero" through preposterous means. Also, "The Elephant" by Slawomir Mrozek
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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Justin Trudeau's Painful Last Faceplant
Canada's hipster PM is about to talk Canada back into its historical role as the Washington Generals of international relations
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Matt Taibbi
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Russiagate Remnants
It would be a crime to abandon investigations into Russiagate, both because it's ongoing and because of the cost to those of us who were victims of it
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Michael R. Caputo
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On "Remnants"
I met Michael Caputo in passing a quarter-century ago, only to see his name reappear in the Russiagate madness. On an upcoming guest essay
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Matt Taibbi
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ATW Livestream Tonight at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT
Talk about a busy weekend.
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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The Pardon Arms Race Escalates
As talk about "preemptive pardons" heats up, one Senate Committee has rekindled searches for pandemic answers, while the transition is also preparing…
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Matt Taibbi
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Listen to This Article - Pardon Me, But This Is Bullshit
Narrated Version | Joe Biden or whoever is running the White House can absolve anyone they please, but Anthony Fauci needs to stand tall before the man…
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Matt Taibbi
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Racket Staff
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"The Mask of the Red Death"
Short story excerpt from America This Week episode 114, "The Masque of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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Listen to This Article - Note on the FBI
Narrated Version | Kash Patel will be the focus of scrutiny now, but the Bureau needs to look in the mirror. How J. Edgar Hoover's legacy was revived in…
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Matt Taibbi
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Racket Staff
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Transcript - America This Week, December 06, 2024: "The Immaculate Pardon"
A trial balloon floats presidential pardons no one asked for, no one knows anything about, and no one needs, but will be done anyway. Plus, the "Masque…
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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Apologies to Afroman
I didn't know, I swear!
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Matt Taibbi
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America This Week, December 06, 2024: "The Immaculate Pardon"
Watch now | A trial balloon floats presidential pardons no one asked for, no one knows anything about, and no one needs, but will be done anyway. Plus…
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Matt Taibbi
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Walter Kirn
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