A single memo launched a strategy to control media, courts, and public opinion, reshaping American democracy. To reclaim it, Democrats must build a powerful media and policy network.

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The GOP relies on lies, because what they are really selling is making the rich richer. This is why the right wing always opposes fact checking and even real news that deals in facts at all.

Plus- Thom reads from "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family" by David Cay Johnston.

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Carter was the absolute antithesis of the ugliness of Donald Trump. Today we remember a great American president, a man of principle who made the world better by his many good works.

Plus- Thom reads from "October Surprise" by Barbara Honegger.

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As Russia approaches a million of their soldiers dead to turn the tide in Ukraine, can Putin escape Russia's war footing without crashing his economy?- or will he feel his only option is to keep cranking out the killing machine?

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Why the fossil fuel billionaires are more dangerous than any serial killer…

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What can the Democrats do with their minority status in both the House and the Senate? Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan answers listener calls.

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Trump has long admired dictators who weaponize civilian gangs to crush dissent. Will his next chapter involve unleashing his own militias to terrorize the American public?

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Is Musk inspired by (and named after) Werner Von Brahn's science fiction dreams? Author and activist Jim Stewartson joins Thom for a deep dive.

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Why Zuckerberg’s changes at Meta signal a darker future for Democracy...

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As Trump brags he scared Zuckerberg into submission, his people want to attack the judges that dared prosecute his many crimes. And by the same fascist token, Trump talks pardoning the people who murdered police at the Capitol building on January 6th... Interesting times, indeed.

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