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America This Week
Author: Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn
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Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading.
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsIn 1992, Bill Clinton helped wipe out a century of labor battles through embrace of China. This week, lifetime tariff proponent Bernie Sanders launched a sequel. Plus, "Faith of Our Fathers," by PKD
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Left and right populism almost came together many times to oppose globalization. Now that Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" are here, minds have changed. Why? Also "The Pedestrian," by Ray Bradbury This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsHas NPR turned over a new leaf? What really happened with Chatgate? Matt and Walter discuss all this, the Alien Enemies Act, and Flannery O'Connor's classic, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsThe JFK Files don't unmask a killer, but they do reveal a spy state out of control. Plus, "The Golden Bird," by the Brothers Grimm
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsFaced with collapse, the Luftreich - the international elite consensus - fights back. Also, "The Main Death,' by Dashiell Hammett
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWith video appearances by Jon Stewart, Jen Psaki, an EPA official caught on tape, and a 990 form or two. Which set of lawbreakers is ahead? Plus, "The Fatalist," by Mikhail Lermontov
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsTulsi Gabbard confirmed. Plus, "Angel Fire," by our own Walter Kirn
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter attends the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. hearings. We discuss highlights and (mostly) lowlights. Also, "Dark-Brown Dog," by Stephen Crane
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsUndoing the Great American Cluster$&%k? Also, “Alyosha the Pot” by Lev Tolstoy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsA historically peculiar presidency ends on an oddly half-assed note. Plus, the chilling "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," by Kate Braverman
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsLos Angeles is in flames, and California's leaders seem helpless, unmasking a generation of public investment in non-essential services. Also, "On Guard," by Evelyn Waugh
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsPundits throw a fit over a settlement, and the legend of Luigi Mangione expands. Plus, "Damn!" by Charles Portis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsThe suspect in the United Health CEO murder becomes a "folk hero" through preposterous means. Also, "The Elephant" by Slawomir Mrozek
Some of these are getting very long . . .
Those movie cultural references . . . Love it !
Why do these almost always cut off before the end ?
At least this live episode didn't cut off before the end like all the rest . . .
Matt just exposed himself as the scum he is. It's not complicated. He is genocide supporting scum.