Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
It’s Christmas week, but I don’t know anyone who’s feeling particularly jolly right now. Tomorrow is Festivus, the holiday when we air our grievances and demonstrate feats of strength. We’ll do both of those tomorrow. Today is Tuesday, so GottaLaff is here. We’ll run through and opine on what’s happening in the news, and there’s…
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I didn’t think it was possible after the year we’ve almost completed, but the news is getting even more weird by the day. Today, we’ll examine the rank Republican hypocrisy on display today more than ever, the ongoing acts of sedition and other nonsense Trump is considering, and the role of journalism in protecting Democracy….
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The closer we inch towards January 20 and the end of Trump’s reign of terror, the more unhinged the orange man becomes. I’ll have the latest news on his scorched earth tactics. Congress is still paralyzed, and the government will officially shut down tonight if they can’t come to a funding deal before midnight. We’re…
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Howie Klein, in addition to writing at DownWithTyranny.com, runs the Blue America PAC. He identifies and raises money for great progressive candidates– usually for congressional seats, but occasionally others as well. He’s my every-Thursday regular guest. Today Howie and I are joined by Eva Putzova. She ran for Congress from AZ-1 and, unfortunately didn’t win….
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Today we will talk about political parties and a game, currently in development, that’s a tool to help combat climate change and COVID-19. We’ll start with the game, called The Promised Land, and talk with its developer, Anand Mallik. Then we’ll check in with David Atkins. He’s a writer (Washington Monthly, The American Prospect) and…
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