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Fox News’s promotion of Trump’s “Big Lie” marked a tipping point in the history of conservative media.

Zelenskyy’s speech was a rare chance for America to reflect on an image of self we haven’t seen since the early days following 9/11.

With Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine failing, the number of dead Russians keeps rising as Putin's power at home fades.

Progress was made in 2022, but in 2023, the pro-democracy movement has more of a role to play than at any time in the last decade.

Sarah Ashton Cirillo writes that President Zelenskyy's return to visits abroad, starting in the US, shows the unbreakable bond between the two countries and his confidence in Ukraine's ability to fully defeat Russia. The right's response only displays its weakness.

The J6 Select Committee has made criminal referrals to the DOJ for Trump and others. What happens next? NOBODY goes deep and lays it all out like Teri Kanefield!

When Seth Rich was murdered in Washington, D.C. in 2016, many right-wing conspiracies popped up saying he had something to do with leaked DNC emails. In his new book, Death on W Street, Andy Kroll debunks the conspiracy theories about Rich's death. Kroll joins Rick on this episode to help show how the MAGA media will do anything they can to succeed, even if it means making stuff up. And Rick's entry onto The Enemies List in this episode is an interesting one. Listen to find out who Rick is targeting for the list.

If Kevin McCarthy thinks being House Speaker will make Mitch McConnell follow his lead, he is crazier than his House GOP caucus.

Sometimes individual attacks can appear unrelated, but the big picture is key. Thus is the war on democracy.

Just as courage is contagious, so is cowardice, and the cancer of cowardice is running unchecked in the Republican party. There is no cure because the patient is not seeking one. That means democracy is still in danger.

It has now become obvious to all that Russian media is simply another weapon in the arsenal of Putin’s hybrid invasion of Ukraine. It has been apparent to freedom-loving nations since early in their illegal invasion that Russia no longer has any independent media, nor should it be treated as possessing such.

Kevin McCarthy's "great appeasement" of the crazy is in full swing and it's only going to get worse.

Songs sure to suck the joy out of the season

When the "free speech absolutist" has no interest in free speech.

The impending legal actions against former President Trump are mounting. Former Deputy Assistant Director for the FBI's counterintelligence division, Peter Strzok, joins Rick. They discuss many of the lawsuits, their implications of them, along with his estimate of how long they'll take. And Rick adds another name to The Enemies List. Listen to find out who makes the unfortunate cut in this episode.

A story out of the AP that has us all scratching our heads - why it matters that Gen Z so strongly supported Democrats and why we have to stamp down the false narrative that Democrats struggled with young voters. Why they think the Sinema defection is ultimately much ado about nothing. Is it a mistake for Sinema? And what it means for our party - what do Democrats everywhere need to understand? Why having someone who doesn't vote with Democrats 100% of the time is still critical to getting things done. And a reader question about how we can keep up the momentum in 2024.

In his new book, The Fight Of His Life, author Chris Whipple gets an inside look and sits down with the inner circle of President Joe Biden's White House staff. Whipple joins The Enemies List to talk about the inner workings of Biden's administration. He also talks about the transition from former President Trump which Whipple calls one of the most dangerous in the history of our country. And this episode's entry onto The Enemies List is someone Rick says is too easy to dunk on but he does it anyway. Listen to find out who makes the list.

All eyes were on Georgia for the runoff election between Raphael Warnock and Hershel Walker. Tia Mitchell, the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Washington reporter, joins Rick to discuss Warnock's victory, how he defeated Walker and how powerful Georgia has become as a swing state. And Rick teaches a lesson in civility with this episode's entry onto The Enemies List. Listen to find out who he schools.

The propagandists' battle to control how we think about things, events, people, and political controversies is called framing. Right-wing framing is dangerous to democracy.