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Donald Trump, found guilty of sexual assault and defamation, owes E. Jean Carroll $88 million. She explains how she beat him in court, twice, proving that he attacked her in a Bergdorf dressing room and then lied about it. Her new book is Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President.
Also, the leading autopsies on the 2024 defeat of Democrats are missing two big things, Steve Phillips argues: the centrality of racial hostility and of gender resentment as central organizing forces in American politics.
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Ben Freeman and Nick Cleveland-Stout from the Quincy Institute join the program to talk about their Think Tank Funding Tracker, a repository that tracks funding from foreign governments, the U.S. government, and Pentagon contractors to the top 50 think tanks in the United States over the past five years. The group discusses think tanksâ role in the âmilitary-intellectualâ complex, what specific foreign funders like the UAE and UK might be looking to influence, why certain governments like Ukraine and China gave little to no money, the lack of transparency among individuals working in sectors like journalism and government who also work with think tanks, the utilization (and under-utilization) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, how to restructure the order so that expertise isnât limited to these kinds of institutions, and how to make think tanks more democratically accountable in the meantime.
Read the Quincy Institute's brief on their project, âBig Ideas and Big Money: Think Tank Funding in America.â
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On a recent trip to El Salvador, writer Viet Thanh Nguyen noticed striking parallels between the small Central American nation and his own country of origin, Vietnam. Both endured the atrocities of war, each fueled by anti-communist U.S. intervention. And both conflictsâthe Vietnam War and El Salvadorâs civil warâtriggered refugee and migrant crises whose consequences continue to reverberate today.
The people of Vietnam and El Salvador â and Nguyen himselfâ have been caught in the crossfire of what he calls âGreater Americaâ: a phenomenon best described as not just a place, but a project.
What exactly is Greater America capable of, both abroad and domestically? What are its borders and how will it be remembered, conflict after conflict? Who will be the next victims of its imperial ambitions?
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Donald Trump has betrayed his promise to be a pro-peace president. Prodded by Washington hawks and the Israeli government, he has green-lit Israelâs attack on Iran, which the Untied States might soon join directly. A new Middle Eastern war would be a catastrophe. In order to stop it, Democrats will need to recover the anti-war politics that they adopted in opposition to George W. Bushâs Iraq War. I spoke with Matt Duss, vice-president of the Center for International Policy on how popular mobilization can push both Democrats and Republicans in congress to stand up to Trumpâs war. Matt recently wrote on this topic for Foreign policy.
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No ChatGPT hereâour em dashes are organic. This week: in the Iran-Israel war, an update on the casualties and targets (1:52), US involvement remains in question (7:45), Ayatollah Khamenei refuses to surrender (14:47), and US and Israeli intelligence agencies disagree over âevidenceâ of Iran pursuing a nuclear weapon (18:14); Trump quits the G7 summit early, possibly due to Israel-Iran, and later insults French president Emmanuel Macron (20:59); the IDF is still killing dozens per day in Gaza, mostly near aid sites (24:23); the US military is withdrawing from most of its bases in Syria (27:11); the Thai government might be on the verge of a collapse (29:56); the DRC and Rwanda approve a âdraftâ peace agreement (33:57); in Russia-Ukraine, Trump cancels a normalization meeting while shutting down a sanctions working group (36:39), and Russia carries out its deadliest strike of the year on Kyiv (37:55); Trump decides to expand his travel ban (40:14); and in a New Cold War update, a new trade dĂ©tente with China does not include critical minerals for military use (42:43).
Listen to Derekâs special with Akbar Shahid Ahmed on US involvement in the Israel-Iran war.
Also be sure to download our miniseries with the crew from Weâre Not So Different, Welcome to the Crusades. We have posted E1 and E2 on our feed as a free preview.
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by LaĂs Martins to discuss the recent enforcement measures against tech companies like X and Rumble in Brazil, how the country is grappling with the overreach of US tech companies, and the wider discussion about tech policy in Brazil.
LaĂs Martins is a technology reporter at The Intercept Brasil.
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Saturdayâs âNo Kingsâ protests, with 5 million people at 2100 events, was the largest single day of protest in American history. Leah Greenberg of Indivisible will talk about how the event was organized, and what comes next.
Also: The Medicaid cuts provide a lifetime opportunity for us to reach the 70 million people who did not vote and the 60 per cent of Trump voters who are not MAGA -- that's what Ai-jen Poo says. She's director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and President of Care in Action, and a key labor organizer and strategist.
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And now for something a little different: American Prestige has released the first two episodes of their standalone miniseries with the crew from â We're Not So Differentâ â â . Get the rest of the episodes â hereâ .
Our journey through the First Crusade starts where the Crusaders themselves did: in western Europe with Pope Urban II and the Council of Clermont. Weâll discuss conditions in Latin Christendom in the late 11th century, what prompted the Popeâs call for Crusade, and how it was received by European nobles.
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A hotel for Thatcherâs fallen soldiers in the Falkland Islands. A hospital for Rikers inmates. A home for workers in the offshore fossil fuel industry.
These are just a few of the past lives of âJascon 27â â a Scandinavian ship that is the subject of writer Ian Kumekawaâs new book, Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge.
The Vessel is, of course, a ship that transports people and goods. But, as journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian notes, and Kumekawaâs book reveals, it is also a bellwether of political movements and economic shifts, and a symbol of âthe whims and desiresâ of corporations, nations, and individuals alike.
Abrahamian wrote about Empty Vessel in the latest issue of The Nation. Sheâs an independent journalist who writes about the cracks within nation-states worldwide. She is also a former editor at The Nation and Al Jazeera America, and author of The Cosmoplites: The Coming of the Global Citizen and The Hidden Globe.
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Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have reported that Elon Musk, currently trying to mend a feud with his quondam political ally Donald Trump, is a heavy user of mind alternating substances ranging from Ketamine to LSD to mushrooms to cocaine. While this story has been treated as one about the foibles of one increasingly erratic powerful man, it has wider implications. The financial journalist Jacob Silverman, author of an upcoming book about Musk, notes that there is a wider drug culture in Silicon Valley, rooted in the supposed performative enhancing power of drugs as well as an ideological commitment to elitism, accelerationism and technological transcendence. I took up these matters in a recent column and Jacob helps flesh out this story.
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NOTE: This episode was recorded before Israel's attack on Iran.
Danny and Derek are everyday people who still believe in you. This week: the AUKUS security partnership is under review at the Pentagon (1:47); the IAEA rebukes Iran, nuclear negotiations are going nowhere, and Trump is evacuating nonessential personnel from the Middle East (5:14); in Israel-Palestine, Israeli soldiers continue to gun down people at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites as Hamas kills several GHF workers (10:24), the IDF appears to be shielding at least one ISIS-linked gang in the Strip (13:21), the IDF intercepts the âFreedom Flotillaâ (15:39), and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee declares the âtwo-state solutionâ dead (17:43); the UK and several states sanction far-right Israeli politicians Ben-Gvir and Smotrich (19:00); South Korea ceases propaganda broadcasts across the DMZ with North Korea (21:06); Sudanâs military loses border outposts after an alleged attack by Libyan forces (22:55); the Russian military advances into another Ukrainian province (25:15); the Polish government survives a no-confidence vote (26:40); member states of NATO strive to hit Trumpâs 5% defense spending demand (27:28); the Trump administration is creating an âOffice of Remigrationâ at the State Department (29:08); and in a New Cold War update, the US and China appear to have reached a trade deal (31:30).
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Paris Marx is joined by Karen Hao to discuss how Sam Altmanâs goal of scale at all costs has spawned a new empire founded on exploitation of people and the environment, resulting in not only the loss of valuable research into more inventive AI systems, but also exacerbated data privacy issues, intellectual property erosion, and the perpetuation of surveillance capitalism.
Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist and the author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altmanâs OpenAI.
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With tanks rolling down the street in DC on Saturday and troops being deployed to LA, itâs never been more important to come together in nonviolent action to exercise our First Amendment right to peaceful protest. Thatâs what the organization Indivisible says about Saturdayâs National Day of Defiance â the nationwide âNo Kingsâ protests. Ezra Levin will explain; heâs co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible.
Also: Who, exactly, is being arrested by ICE agents in Los Angeles? Why is the National Guard downtown LA? And What are the 700 marines Trump sent to LA supposed to do? Harold Meyerson will comment - heâs editor at large of The American Prospect.
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In this weekâs episode, Danny speaks with journalist Ross Benes about his book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. They discuss the connection between the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and âtrash cultureâ, what makes the instantiation of reality TV in 1999 unique and how early reality shows foreshadowed modern politics, how Beanie Babies were akin to âstock investmentsâ for working class and lower middle class people, PokĂ©mon as a pure distillation of unrestrained capitalism, and the other features of that moment that predicted American life as we now know it.
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Across the country, Democratic leaders and voters are beginning to push back against Trumpâs cruelty and chaos. Some are cautiously optimistic that a few key state races could serve as a crucial odd-year referendumâwith major implications for voters, donors, and even Republican politicians who may reconsider their allegiances after significant MAGA defeats.
Joining us today is our own national affairs correspondent, John Nichols, who, in our July issue, turned his focus to two potential bellwethers: Virginia and New Jersey. He spoke with politicians, strategists, and activists to understand whatâs at stake this fall, and who might be best positioned to deliver a winning message.
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Weâre sorry to say that weâre professionals, and Danny and Derekâs falling out will be behind closed doors. In this weekâs news: in Russia-Ukraine, Ukraine launches a massive drone strike and bombs several bridges (0:41), peace talks in Istanbul make little progress (5:43), and Donald Trump speaks to Vladimir Putin (7:51); in Israel-Palestine, more massacres are carried out at aid centers as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation suspends operations (13:04), the US vetoes another UN ceasefire resolution (16:49), and ceasefire talks remain frozen (18:31); a new IAEA report suggests Iran pursued undisclosed nuclear experimentation (21:11), and Khamenei trashes the United Statesâ proposed response (24:30); Trump lashes out at China and has a phone call with Xi (27:37); left-leaning Lee Jae-myung wins South Koreaâs presidential election (30:01); meanwhile, right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki is Polandâs new president (31:44); the Dutch government collapses (33:36); the UN discovers bodies at militia sites in Tripoli, Libya (36:16); the UK recognizes Moroccoâs sovereignty over Western Sahara (38:02); and Donald Trump announces a new travel ban (40:46).
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Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss how Silicon Valley is shamelessly courting government military contracts, using tactics to silence employee dissent and normalize the situation to the public, and what it all means for the future of military geopolitics.
Sam Biddle is a senior technology reporter at The Intercept.
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Forget the midterms next year, at least for now. The fight against Trump runs through the elections this Novemberâstarting with Virginia and New Jersey. The Nation's national affairs correspondent John Nichols explains.
Also: J. Hoberman, the long-time film critic for The Village Voice, talks about the happenings, the underground movies, and the radical art and musicâ from Bob Dylan to Andy Warhol to Yoko Ono. His new book is Everything is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde.
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Danny and Derek welcome to the program author Eva Payne to talk about her book Empire of Purity: The History of Americansâ Global War on Prostitution. They discuss American sexual exceptionalism, the legal definition of âprostitutionâ vs modern conceptions of sex work, the late 19th century new abolition movement and racial hierarchies therein, how Americans interfaced with state-regulated prostitution systems in places like India and the Philippines, the sexual imagery used in justifying US aims in the Spanish-American War, the notion of âwhite slaveryâ in sex work, prostitution control in World War I and how it affected things domestically after that conflict, eugenic thinking around prostitution reform, and much more.
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On this episode of The Nation Podcast, editor D.D. Guttenplan talks to veteran journalist and broadcaster Ray Suarez about the gap between Donald Trumpâs maximalist immigration rhetoric and his actual enforcement policy. Ray's article appears in our June issue.
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