America This Week

By Matt Taibbi & Walter KirnNews Politics

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December 06, 2024 America This Week, December 06, 2024: "The Immaculate Pardon"
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A trial balloon floats presidential pardons no one asked for, no one knows anything about, and no one needs, but will be done anyway. Plus, the "Masque of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe
30 min
November 01, 2024 America This Week November 1, 2024: "The Celebrated New York Times Election Week Hit Job"
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The New York Times teams with David Brock's Media Matters to smash records for editorial mendacity. Plus, Mark Twain's great take on fraud, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
31 min
October 18, 2024 America This Week, October 18, 2024: "For Kamala Harris on Fox, Hot Seat or Catbird Seat?"
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Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by James Thurber.
31 min
October 11, 2024 America This Week, October 11, 2024: "After the Edit"
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Did something just get broken in a 60 Minutes interview that won't easily be fixed? Walter and Matt discuss. Plus, "After the Ball," by Leo Tolstoy
31 min
October 04, 2024 America This Week, October 4, 2024: "Biden's Hurricane Katrina?"
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Elite America responded with sympathy to the revelations of Hurricane Katrina. Is it the same this time? Also, "My First Goose," by Isaac Babel
31 min
September 27, 2024 America This Week, September 27, 2024: "How to Tell a True Nuclear War Story"
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31 min
September 20, 2024 America This Week, September 20, 2024: "The Blood of the Apparent Martyrs."
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combine to move us several steps closer to Walter's prediction of the first drone assassination for a tweet. Plus, "The Blood of the Martyrs," by Stephen Vincent Benét
31 min
September 13, 2024 America This Week, September 13, 2024: "Goodbye, My Rights"
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Remembering 9/11, the architects of the War on Terror, and the state of emergency just renewed this week. Plus, "Goodbye, My Brother" by John Cheever
31 min
September 06, 2024 America This Week, September 6, 2024: "Hall of Political Mirrors"
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Walter calls a scandal. Russiagate is exhumed again. Walter explains weasels, both the human and actual kind. Also, "Sredni Vashtar," by Saki.
31 min
August 30, 2024 America This Week, August 30, 2024: "The Campaign Rebrand"
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Upside-down world keeps spinning as the blues campaign on a border wall. Also, a fascinating inspiration for a pop culture classic: "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" by Delmore Schwartz
31 min

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