Episode

6/5 Ben Mankiewicz: The GOP’s War On the Media

June 5, 2017

Michigan land bank manager resigns after recording of him surfaces of saying “n*ggers” don’t pay their bills.

Ben Mankiewicz of the Young Turks and TCM (@BenMank77) joins us today. The anxiety of the Trump era. GOP’s 2018 strategy of fighting the media. Why the current media environment may never improve. Ben recommends the film, “Hell or High Water.”

On the fun half – Theresa May just might get toppled by Jeremy Corbyn, how austerity hurts national security, Sinclair Broadcasting’s chief propagandist makes his debut, Michael Tracy accuses Maxine Waters of shoving him, what’s going on with Qatar? and your calls and IMs!

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