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The Rise of American Right-Wing Extremism From Timothy McVeigh to Stewart Rhodes

Moving to the right to beat authoritarians is never a good idea writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

Author Jeffrey Toobin joins Rick to discuss his new book called "Homegrown-Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism". Rick and Jeff talk about how McVeigh became an extremist back in 1995 when he bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

Can Biden get the Debt Ceiling agreement across the finish line? Will No Labels mean no Biden second term? And Josh Hawley's giving lessons on masculinity? Eesh. Our strategists have feelings they're not hesitant to share.

Stacey Abrams talks about her new book, Rogue Justice, and the systems that influence American life from the shadows.

Rick speaks with author David Pepper. In his new book, Saving Democracy, Pepper outlines what Americans can do to help save democracy. Rick and David discuss how the Republicans are systematically dismantling democracy. They also talk about what we, the American people, can do to combat the takeover. And some shady fundraising tactics land this week's entry on The Enemies List.

Our friend Mike Podhorzer joins Joe and Alex to talk 2024 and what's coming. Ron DeSantis had a horrendous campaign launch but clowning on him is missing the bigger threat. Mike also makes a really important point: Why is history repeating itself - and why ultra-MAGA tactics look a lot like Jim Crow.

"It’s humbling and impossible: to have to live up to the imagined years of a man or woman who gave up every breath they would ever take to do their part so we didn’t have to," writes Dan Barkhuff.

Memo to Corporate America: What happened to Disney is the future. Your future. So don’t be next.

Covering up Trump's corruption is a full-time activity for cult followers like Rep. Jim Jordan

Molly Jong Fast joins Rick to Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, and the Republican party's continued warm welcome for misogyny as Trump continues to control the party. Is Trump a role model for boys in your life? And Rick has a multifaceted entry on this episode's Enemies List.

You know "The Gift" when you see it. Politicians with The Gift connect and engage with humans with comfort and ease. They walk into the room as a stranger and walk out with people considering them friends. Rick Wilson writes that not all politicians have it.

As the GOP field expands (DeSantis? Youngkin? Scott? 🙄), Trump continues his grip on the GOP base. Can DeSantis appear human? What's Elon's angle? Is Tim Scott looking for a VP slot? Rick, Stuart, and Joe discuss that and more!

Mary Trump joins Ken to talk about national trauma and generational trauma. From COVID to mass shootings and so much in between, America is a traumatized nation that must come to terms with events to move past them. Mary's latest book, The Reckoning, talks about finding ways to heal.

Publisher of FloridaPolitics.com, Peter Schorsch, and Rick engage in a lively discussion about Ron Desantis and his potential run for POTUS, the GOP stranglehold on FL, and take a deep dive into the political landscape. And there's a new entry on The Enemies List!

The Republican party is choosing to hold a sexual predator as the representative of their values and goals.

Actor, producer, and activist Bradley Whitford joins Joe to talk about why he's using his platform to take on the rise of fascism in the GOP. Plus - how the Brady Campaign is taking on the gun violence epidemic in America.

Strong Dem Electoral Performances We Saw in 2022 Showing Up Again This Year

Trump's team is trying everything they can to derail Fani Willis' work toward justice and accountability; They're failing.