Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) of TYT and the Jacobin Weekend Show joins Emma on this casual Friday. On today’s show: De Blasio backs up Ron Kim’s statements about Cuomo on Morning Joe. Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) of TYT and the Jacobin Weekend Show joins Emma to discuss the big stories of the week: Ted Cruz’s leaked texts. White […]
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We are live at noon. Kate Aronoff joins Emma to discuss the extreme weather events in Texas and elsewhere, and the seemingly coordinated right-wing media reaction it. Also, Ted Cruz’s brief Cancun excursion, Trump remembers Rush. And on the fun half: More on Ted Cruz, Andrew Cuomo cracking?, Dumpster Cops in Texas,and your calls and […]
The GOP continues their death spiral promotion as every Dem senator who wants to be president in 2020 signs on to Bernie’s single-payer bill. How the democrats are attempting to set both poles of the healthcare debate. On the fun half: Hillary is being destructive, a cop gets yelled at by a brave guy with […]
Journalist Dan Froomkin explains the bizarre way that Trump fired Comey. The legitimate reasons for firing Comey. What Sally Yates revealed that probably led to the firing of James Comey. The FBI investigation into Russia and Trump is heating up. How the Republicans have become Trumps lacks. Will Republicans ever not back Trump. Would Republicans […]
Why Trump’s Cabinet is a nightmare for the environment and workers and a giveaway to the Koch brothers. Journalist and historian Rick Perlstein, talks about the danger posed by the authoritarian impulse of the Trump age. Lying and authoritarians. How news needs to work when the President always lies. Steve Bannon and the lying culture. The […]
The different flavors of #NeverTrump, from Rubio to Kasich and Bush to Ted Cruz. What is the residual layover from trump in the GOP. The demographic “cul-de-sac” and how the Trump nomination has shown the myth of the untapped conservative voters is a myth. The Trump campaign as a brash re-branding of “No-Labels,” and how […]
Cliff Schecter enjoys the GOP collapse. Why Donald Trump is not going to win the Presidency. The time Keith Ellison was mocked by mainstream media hacks for saying Trump might be the Republican nominee in 2015. Is Ben Sasse going to run as a third party conservative? The problem with Paul Ryan not endorsing Trump. […]
New leaks threaten passage of the TIPP and TPP. Why Corporate trade agreements are dangerous for health, the environment and democracy. Ted Cruz drops out. Random Rush. Conservative pundits create a new fantasy world about “true conservatism”. Why there is no real “conservative movement”. Mocking Ross Douthat. Many Republican voters are “scared” of Donald Trump. […]
What does Chevy’s safety ratings in Latin America tell you about the myth of libertarianism? What Pakistan’s candy poisoning tragedy also tells you about Libertarianism. Donald Trump continues to dominate, but is very unlikely to win the general. Trump pays a Breitbart editor for “consulting”. Hollywood Republican group dissolves. Friend of show Ryan Grim gets […]
Ted Cruz wins Wisconsin and the debacle that is coming up at the Republican convention. Republicans hate their choices. Trump plans a series of policy speeches and we all laugh. Trump buys fake Facebook followers. Bernie Sanders wins Wisconsin big and Democrats are getting more and more liberal. The minimum wage is raised to $15 […]
