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"The Doom Loop of Crazy." w/Charlie Sykes Jun 08, 2021

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Charlie Sykes has a lot to say about today's GOP. None of it good. And he's right. Sykes, a former conservative talk radio host, is an MSNBC contributor and columnist. He founded the news site, TheBulwark.com. Bill highly recommends it.

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"No Pressure. Not Hard." The Reporters' Roundtable-June 4 Jun 04, 2021

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Filibuster. Infrastructure. Trump Rallies. Gen. Flynn Promotes Coup. Harris Assigned Voting Rights. Biden in Tulsa. UFO’s. With Addy Baird, Politics Reporter for BuzzFeed News, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor CQ Roll Call and Jamal Simmons, CBS News Contributor

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America in Crisis. And Renewal. w/George Packer Jun 04, 2021

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George Packer is multiple best-selling author and a highly respected observer of the political and cultural life of the United States. He is a leading writer for the Atlantic after many distinguished years at The New Yorker. His latest book is Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal. You can purchase it here.

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Battle for the Soul of a Party and Nation Jun 01, 2021

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Want to know what really went on behind the scenes during the 2020 campaigns to take down Trump? Edward-Isaac Dovere is a staff writer for The Atlantic. His new book is: Battle for the Soul Inside-The Democrats' Campaigns To Defeat Trump. He has covered Democratic politics for 15 years, starting in New York, the Obama White House and then across 29 states during the 2020 election cycle. He got the inside and juicy details.

Today Bill highlights Run for Something, an organization recruiting and supporting young progressives to run for office, mainly local offices. They are building the next generation of Democratic politicians. They deserve your support at RunForSomething.net.

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"The Stakes are High"-The Reporters' Roundtable-May 28 May 28, 2021

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January 6th Commission. Trump Grand Jury and Rallies. Gaetz and Greene. Putin/Biden. Bipartisanship on Anything? With Maya King covering national politics at Politico, Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY.

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Trump and The Law- w/ The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold May 25, 2021

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Two criminal investigations in NY. One in Georgia. Lawsuits all over. Can Trump escape accountability one more time? Bill talks to David Fahrenthold, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The Washington Post. Fahrenthold has been on the Trump legal/finance beat since 2016.

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"It's Extraordinary." -The Reporters' Roundtable May 21 May 21, 2021

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Gaza-Israeli Cease-fire. January 6th Commission Votes. Asian-American Hate Crime Bill Signed. Trumps Legal Problems Get Worse. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Political Analyst at CNN, Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer at The Hill, covering House leadership and Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent at The LA Times.

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Can the GOP Save Itself? w/Fmr Rep. Barbara Comstock May 18, 2021

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As the GOP is more and more committed to the cult of Donald Trump, a group of prominent “rational” Republicans are asking their party to leave Trump and the Big Lie behind. If not, they threaten to start a third party. One founder of the group is two-term former Northern Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock. Bill quizzes her on the new group, Liz Cheney’s ouster, Kevin McCarthy and if the party can rid itself of Trumpism.

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"A Coldly Political Perspective." The Reporters' Roundtable May 14 May 14, 2021

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The Great Unmasking. Cheney Purged. It's Trump's Party. January 6th Denialism. Trump/Gaetz Indictments Coming? With Leah Askarinam Editor of National Journal Hotline, Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico and Gabe Debenedetti National Correspondent for New York Magazine.

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It All Changed in '74 with Ron Brownstein May 11, 2021

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Ron Brownstein is one of the most astute political observers working today. From his perch as Senior Political Commentator at CNN and Senior Editor at the Atlantic, he's always ahead of the pack at focusing our attention on the crucial trends that become the big stories of the day. For his new book, Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics, he explores the life and times of the men and women who changed American Culture in hinge year of 1974. You can purchase it here.

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