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Gen Z Isn’t Hard To Find, Now Biden Must Reach Us
"On nearly every issue that young people say they care about, President Biden has delivered in some way," writes Victor Shi. So, how does Biden reach Gen Z in time for 2024?
August 31, 2023
Why Mark Meadows' Mug Shot Haunts Me
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Mark Meadows: "The former GOP Congressman entered Trump's inner circle already mildly corrupt, refused his leader nothing, and exited as an accomplice to the greatest political crimes of modern American history."
August 31, 2023
Trump and Mark Meadows in 2020
Meadow's Desperate Plea To Federal Court
Mark Meadows testified in court to have his criminal case moved to federal court, arguing that his actions as Chief of Staff were official duties. Prosecutors argue otherwise. A critical analysis from Amee Vanderpool.
August 30, 2023
Rick Wilson's Enemies List
Derailing the Primary Trump Train: Can Any Candidate Do it?
With a cast of GOP primary characters like Pence, DeSantis, Christie, Haley, and Ramaswamy, can anyone derail the Trump Train on its way to the general election? Rick Wilson and Niall Stanage, associate editor of The Hill, analyze the challengers’ strategies and just how slim to none their chances of beating Trump are.
August 30, 2023
Strategy Session four-box
Strategy Session: Trump's Fear Of Premature Incarceration
Trump just keeps losing...in court. With a trial date in March '24, two YEARS sooner than he wanted, his fears of premature incarceration (before he can pardon himself) are growing. And boundaries are forming on the map of '24, and it's shaping up to be one hell of a weird / bad / consequential / violent / impossibly important year for our democracy. Join Rick, Stuart, and Joe with special guest Jeff Timmer for your weekly forecast.
August 29, 2023
An American Life...That Must Not Be Erased
Delve into the impact of politics and democracy on the individual's life and witness the erosion of rights that threatens to erase an entire generation from history. An insightful examination of the past and its resonance with the present.
August 28, 2023
That Trippi Show
Two Completely Different Worlds.
Who won the first GOP debate? You wouldn't know based on watching the coverage. Joe thinks he knows - but why won't he tell us who it is? What could change in Iowa? Plus, why we saw so many hopefuls tanking with general election voters in real time.
August 25, 2023
Debate #1: Everything Wrong With The GOP On One Stage
The Republican debate was a chaotic mess with candidates who lacked competence and courage to confront Trump. The real winner? Joe Biden.
August 24, 2023
An Accountable America Podcast
Making Sense Of The Wartime Experience, With Elliot Ackerman
Journalist, National Book Award finalist, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman joins former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dr. Dan Barkhuff along with Iraq veteran and historian Jason Belcher to talk about making sense of the wartime experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 24, 2023
The Milwaukee Debate: Trumpetto and his Dummies
"Donald Trump doesn’t need to attend the debate to be the center of attention; more proof the Republican presidential nomination is his to lose," write Reed Galen and Andrew Wilson.
August 23, 2023
Rick Wilson's Enemies List
Why The GOP's MAGA Cult Needs To Die
Rick Wilson and guest, former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh, imagine a post-Trump Republican Party – one that Walsh says can’t emerge until the GOP's MAGA cult dies. And while there will be a first GOP primary debate without Trump, Walsh explains why Trump will still loom large and has no reason to attend.
August 23, 2023
The GOP Is A White Grievance Party
Stuart Stevens calls out the GOP and primary candidates.
August 23, 2023
Strategy Session four-box
Strategy Session: Debate Prep with Rick, Reed, Stuart, & Joe
The first GOP debate is on and the star is sure to be the elephant not in the room, Donald Trump. Reed, Rick, and Stuart took the lid off the good, bad, ridiculous, and traumatic of decades of debate prep, including for multiple POTUS candidates.
August 22, 2023
Demagogues Don't Debate: Trump Mimics Putin And Orban
Trump had to be on the stage in 2016, but things have changed. "Demagogues like Trump, Putin, and Orban evade debates, weakening democracy in favor of authoritarianism," writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
August 22, 2023
The Moral Dimension: The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence
Contributor Gary Hart reflects on the moral and ethical dilemmas arising from AI's rapid development and its impact on society, democracy, and international diplomacy.
August 21, 2023
The Enemies List
The National Crisis Heading Straight For Us
Kimberly Atkins Stohr, senior opinion columnist for the Boston Globe and co-host of the SisterInLaw podcast, joins Rick Wilson on The Enemies List. Rick and Kimberly dissect the media's (mis)handling of the Trump indictments and the looming national political crisis.
August 21, 2023
Strategy Session four-box
Georgia Indictment: A RICO Case Against The GOP
Stuart Stevens calling it like he sees it - the GA indictment is an indictment of the response of the GOP to Trump; They let him do it.
August 18, 2023
That Trippi Show
"It's Not A Political Party; It's An Authoritarian Movement"
Joe is joined by Reed Galen, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, to talk all things Trump indictments and what to expect. Hint: We've still gotta beat him at the ballot box. And if you didn't think it was a vast criminal conspiracy before... of course there's video.
August 18, 2023
The Donald Went Down to Georgia (Looking for Ballots to Steal…)
The recent indictments of Trump, Giuliani, and their cronies for attempting to overturn the 2020 election expose the dangerous threats they pose to our democratic system.
August 17, 2023