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On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick speaks with Michael Weiss. Michael is the Senior Correspondent at Yahoo News, an author with a new book coming out about Russian intelligence, and an expert on Ukraine. Rick and Michael discuss the counteroffensive that Ukraine has kicked off to beat back Russia and take back important territories. They also talk about American media and how some, like Tucker Carlson, are helping Russian propaganda.

Trump has graduated from being arraigned on New York State charges related to hush money payments to a stripper to an arraignment on a 37-count federal grand jury indictment related to his (mis)handling of classified documents - including charges under the Espionage Act. Our strategists have thoughts.

Donald Trump and his supporters, collaborators, and enablers argue that Trump is being subjected to a different standard for following the law than others. The truth is different and special treatment is exactly what Trump wants and has come to expect. Dan Barkhuff asks, is that the American way?

Kristin Kobes Du Mez describes how Evangelism has transformed and its relationship to masculinity, oppression, and nationalism. Kristin is a pastor and a professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. Her book, Jesus and John Wayne, reveals “how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism.”

Rick speaks with Michael Waldman. Michael is the President and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, a constitutional lawyer, writer, and an expert on the presidency and American democracy. Rick and Michael discuss how the court has completely gotten caught up in the power it has and lost touch with the people for which it serves.

The Federal Indictment of Trump is shocking in what it contains, but conviction is far from certain. So what does it mean politically for Trump, the GOP field, and is this a distraction for Dems or exactly what they need? Watch this special Indictment episode with Rick, Reed, and Stuart.

With all the new entrants into the 2024 GOP primary - does it really matter? Pollster and longtime Democratic strategist Celinda Lake joins Joe and Alex - and you won't be surprised at what her answer is. What might the conventional wisdom on swing voters be missing? And what three factors does Celinda see as defining the race?

At a time when our democracy is being threatened by Republicans daily and is more fragile than ever before, media outlets must more fully and accurately report on the Biden Administration, writes Victor Shi.

"The UN has become an organization that legitimatizes evil. It is a moral laundering service where mass murderers like Vladimir Putin can send their unspeakable crimes against humanity to be freshly repackaged as a member of good standing in the international community."

Not to be outdone in the realm of dangerous and malevolent behavior, No Labels, the so-called ‘centrist’ organization led by two ex-communicated Democratic grandees, is preparing the ground for a third-party candidate to run next year, writes Reed Galen.

“Where’s my Roy Cohn?” Trump reportedly asked in early 2018. Why would Donald Trump want and need a Roy Cohn? Among other things, Cohn was a mob lawyer.

"A growing body of research has tracked the detrimental impacts of far-right, culture war-related stress on broad segments of the American population, from young adults to women, to racial and LGBT communities," but that's not stopping Zoomers from fighting.

Engineered oblivion may be a speciality of authoritarians, but it rarely works long-term

On this episode of The Enemies List, comedian and activist Maya May sits in for Rick as he took a rare week off. Maya welcomes New York Times writer, Ted Talk speaker, author, and comedian, Wajahat Ali to the podcast. They discuss how the Republican party methodically makes different groups the villain trying to inject fear into the American people.

What to make of the ever-expanding Republican presidential field? Magical thinking? Vying for Veep? Pure narcissism? Our strategists discuss the hopefuls, the hopeless, and the egomaniacal potential spoilers.

In this episode, General McChrystal discusses the weaknesses in American democracy, and how insurgents within our country are using them to erode democracy. He also warns against dismissing these threats.

Rick speaks with Ben Terris, staff writer at the Washington Post about his new book, "The Big Break: The Gambles, Party Animals and True Believers Trying To Win In Washington While America Loses Its Mind".

Another big win for Joe Biden - a but it's a quiet one. Why he deserves another victory lap - and why he isn't showboating. Just how big a deal is... the deal? And why this might spell doom for Kevin McCarthy with the ultra-MAGA crowd, who are more into Trump's latest pledge to end birthright citizenship... (again).

Just how lawless is the GOP attack on the Ohio Constitution? "Brace yourself," says David Pepper