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Nexus X HumectressI’ve suggested this many times, much to the disdain of liberals, conservatives, fascists, and libertarians alike. By Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic A moral failing and a national shame.” During his 2020 campaign, that was how Joe Biden characterized America’s immigration policies in the Trump era. On his first […]
By Damon Linker, The Week What if the polarization of American politics and rise of right-wing populism in the Republican Party are a function of rural parts of the country becoming more like the historic South? That is the surprising suggestion of Will Wilkinson in a fruitfully provocative […]
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff talk about Joe Biden’s leaked phone call, California’s recall election, Trump’s next move on social media, China’s crackdown on video games & celebrities, Biden’s approval ratings going down, the pro-war rhetoric from ‘America First’ conservatives, the problem with Theranos, woke capital with […]
This Julius Krein article is interesting. It’s somewhat similar to Howard Zinn’s call for the “revolt of the guards.” I think we largely see what Krein is describing playing out in the Democratic Party now, where the social democrats and progressive liberals have created a de facto opposition […]
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state. The court voted 5-4 early Thursday to deny an emergency appeal […]
There is a considerable amount of continuity in US foreign policy regardless of the partisan basis of individual administrations. Bush launched the war on terrorism, and Obama continued it. Trump negotiated a peace deal with the Taliban, and Biden implemented it. Trump opened nuclear talks with the DPRK, […]
Team Rising discuss the role the January 6 Capital riots will play during the 2022 midterm elections.
I think the future of the GOP is to become the US equivalent of the Le Penists. A right-wing populist party that functions as a permanent opposition party (and given our bicameral system, a permanent obstructionist party) that can never really achieve full state power and is opposed […]
Alyssa Farah details how politically trying times bring out the best in Americans.
Ryan Grim breaks down the fight between indigenous communities in Minnesota and the corporation attempting to build a tar sands pipeline through their land.
Kim Iversen explains how the viral clips shared by Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller reveal a breakdown of trust between servicemen and women and their civilian commanders.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, all it means is that individual states will have their own abortion policies. That’s more or less how it is now. The deep red states more or less regulate abortion to death even if they can’t ban it outright. And some deep […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Alyssa Farah react to the resignation of two senior FDA officials and discuss the rollout of COVID vaccine booster shots.
When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s, liberals were often lambasted by conservatives as being defenders of the right to burn the flag, say bad words in rock/pop/rap songs, publish pornographic magazines, or even hold Nazi/Communist public rallies. Nowadays, it seems liberals have gained enough […]
This clip with Michael Lind lays out what the major parties are about nowadays pretty well. The mainstream Democrats are the new Rockefeller Republicans. The academic left is their left flank, and the Republicans are becoming more like the old-style protectionist Democrats. Although at one point in this […]
“The vaccine should be tested on politicians first. If they survive, the vaccine is safe. If they don’t, then the country is safe.” — Monika Wiśniewska
It’s amazing how pro-war EVERY SINGLE MEDIA OUTLET is right now! VERY clear they’re ALL mouthpieces of the military-industrial complex!
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Alyssa Farah break down how the pandemic and climate change could create a major housing crisis.
Matt Stoller, Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah, and Matt Stoller have a heated discussion on whether or not the withdrawal from Afghanistan was successful.
Matt Stoller explains why he has hope that the consultant class will learn from their mistakes in Afghanistan.
Team Rising discusses news that the Department of Education has opened investigations into five states with bans on in-school mask mandates.
Ryan Grim makes the case for holding former administrations accountable for the forever war in Afghanistan.
Kim Iversen explains why a collaboration between the U.S. government and big tech is concerning.
Alyssa Farah explains why the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was unsuccessful, and predicts future involvement in the region.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Alyssa Farah break down the future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as the war formally comes to a close.
By Ross Douthat, New York Times A month ago I thought I was a cynic about our 20-year war in Afghanistan. Today, after watching our stumbling withdrawal and the swift collapse of practically everything we fought for, my main feeling is that I wasn’t cynical enough. My cynicism […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Matt Taibbi to discuss reigning in the Pentagon and whether either of the two parties are capable of doing so
Saagar covers the important story of how China pulled off the semiconductor heist of the century and what it tells us about US elites more broadly
Krystal looks at the new contract Rachel Maddow signed with MSNBC and what that means for the future of the network
Krystal and Saagar go over the immediate consequences of the supreme court’s decision to end Biden’s eviction moratorium and why rental relief funds from congress failed to get distributed
How could it get any worse? Krystal and Saagar cringe at the list of potential replacements for Meghan McCain on The View as the conservative pundit
Krystal and Saagar weigh in on the story of a mom losing custody of her child for not being vaccinated and other instances of the worsening covid mania
Krystal and Saagar give their thoughts on the war in Afghanistan ending after 20 long years and how Trump reacted to the news
Krystal and Saagar debate whether masks should be banned in schools or not following a push by the DOE to prevent states from overruling local governments and banning masks
–With the departure of the final flight out, President Joe Biden has officially ended the 20-year war in Afghanistan
By Tim O’Donnell, The Week The United States is now able to confirm that “two high-profile” Islamic State leaders in Afghanistan who allegedly played a role in planning the deadly attack at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport earlier this week have been killed in a U.S. military retaliatory […]
By Ryan Cooper, The Week There was a tragic suicide bombing at the Kabul airport on Thursday. At time of writing 169 people were confirmed killed, including 13 American soldiers. This caused an instant frenzy of denunciation on cable news and from Republican neoconservatives. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) […]
Krystal and Saagar discuss the ending of the war in Afghanistan, new rounds of covid hysteria, the validity of masks in schools, mass evictions beginning, cringe from The View, MSNBC’s future, China’s semiconductor heist, the Pentagon’s influence with Matt Taibbi, and more! Covid Hysteria – 18:05 Mask Lawsuits […]
By Carlos Garcia, The Blaze A group of nearly 90 retired generals and admirals called for the resignations of the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff over the disaster of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The letter was released as the […]
Well, it’s not exactly prime real estate.
“Neocon lies” is a redundant phrase. The situation in Afghanistan is comparable to a situation where, in the Middle Ages, a group of the most powerful monarchs might decide to cede a particular principality to the Turks for whatever strategic reasons, but where the clergy objects to ceding […]
Krystal and Saagar provide the latest vaccination statistics and watch in disgust as the media celebrates the covid deaths of conservative vaccine skeptics
Krystal dives into the accountability crisis among the US elite as shown by the firing of a Marine after he called out military leadership in Afghanistan
Krystal and Saagar scrutinize the shameless behavior by the pro war mainstream media in the wake of American troops dying at the hands of terrorists
Krystal and Saagar look at the potential consequences for million of renters following the supreme court’s decision to overturn Biden’s eviction moratorium
Krystal and Saagar go over the devastation being brought to Louisiana by the historically powerful Hurricane Ida on the 16th anniversary of Katrina
Saagar considers whether Joe Biden should resign over the deaths of American troops in Afghanistan and the precedent that could be set
Krystal and Saagar break down the latest news to come out of Afghanistan including the terrorist attack in Kabul and a subsequent US drone strike that killed civilians
“But ‘dem Talibans is such meanies!” Independent A US drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday killed nine members of one family, according to local reports. The casualties of the strike in the capital city of Kabul included six children, a relative told a local journalist working with CNN. […]
The Antifa is one of the few armies that consistently loses battles even when they outnumber the enemy 6 to 1. A group of antifa were saved by police after they were beaten and forced to retreat at a violent left vs right protest in Modesto, Calif. on […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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