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M. Gessen on Trump’s Authoritarian Policies at Home & Abroad
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We speak with the acclaimed Russian American writer M. Gessen, who says Donald Trump has entered his second term prepared to enact his radical Project 2025 agenda, including a crackdown on LGBTQ rights and dissent. Gessen, who has spent decades writing about authoritarianism at home and abroad,...
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on Fri, 3PM
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Tesla Takedown: Trump & Musk Lash Out at Protest Movement
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We speak with Valerie Costa, an organizer behind the grassroots Tesla Takedown movement peacefully protesting outside Tesla showrooms to oppose billionaire owner Elon Musk’s role in government. Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Musk and his so-called Department of Government...
on Fri, 12AM
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Elon Musk Was Raised Under Racist Apartheid Laws in South Africa. What Does He Believe Now?
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Watch Part 2 of our interview with reporter Chris McGreal, who was Johannesburg correspondent for The Guardian during the last years of apartheid through 2002.
on Feb 12
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“Never Again for Anyone”: Jewish Activists Arrested at Trump Tower Protesting Mahmoud Khalil Arrest
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Over 300 protesters with the group Jewish Voice for Peace flooded the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Thursday wearing red shirts saying “Not in Our Name.” They demanded the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil and held banners reading “opposing fascism is a Jewish tradition.” About 100...
on Fri, 4PM
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Trump’s Attacks on Critics & Press Are Part of the “Authoritarian Playbook”: Rep. Jamie Raskin
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President Donald Trump spoke at the Department of Justice Friday in an unprecedented speech in which he threatened to take revenge on his political enemies, from the press to the FBI itself. “It was a typical rambling and hate-filled diatribe,” says Maryland Congressmember Jamie Raskin. “Nobody...
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Calls Grow for New Dem Leadership After Chuck Schumer Voted for Trump Spending Bill
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing mounting calls to step down after he voted in favor of the Republicans’ spending package Friday. The Republican bill has been described as a “blank check” for the White House to keep defunding and dismantling government services and agencies. Calls...
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