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Don’t Fall Into the Civility Trap, Democrats

Brian Beutler / Oct.11.18

Democrats are finally getting wise to the nature of the Republican Party, and shouldn't let the civility police trick them into unilaterally disarming again.

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Pod Save the World

The Great British Breakdown Show

Oct.17.18

Tommy is in Austin with Beto O'Rourke for Pod Save America on HBO! So this week, Crooked contributor Ben Rhodes travels across the pond to sit down with David Lammy, a trail blazing long time Member of Parliament, to break down the looming catastrophe of Brexit, why Trump is as accepted in the UK as well as "a cold bucket of sick," and what progressives need to do to change course in Britain, the U.S. and across the West.

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“The Baldwin Of Our Discontent”

Oct.17.18

Alec Baldwin thinks black people love him, Lana Del Rey wants Azealia Banks to pull up, Ariana Grande dumped Pete Davidson so they aren't making it to the altar, Claire Foy deserves better than First Man, Elizabeth Warren takes an ill-advised DNA test, and Kara re-opens Shade Court after Good Morning America calls Pete Souza "the king of shade." Plus, 2 Dope Queens' Phoebe Robinson joins to talk Lady Gaga as Ursula rumors and her new book, 'Everything is Trash, But It's Okay'!

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What A Day: Bait and Mitch

Oct.16.18

THE LONG CON The GOP’s real agenda for the next two years is to take health-care benefits and Social Security payments away from tens of millions of Americans to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts that mostly went to big corporations and the ultra wealthy.

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Pod Save the People

Flint: Lead & Beyond

Oct.16.18

DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss the overlooked news, including the decline of U.S. prison populations, how American abortion policies affect women around the world, the death penalty, and who benefits from President Trump's tax cuts. Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha joins DeRay to talk about her efforts to get the government to recognize the effects of lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan.

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Families Belong Together

Please Help

To tear young children and infants away from their parents without telling them if or when they’ll be reunited is a monstrous choice. It's Trump's choice, and Republicans are doing nothing to change it. But there are plenty of groups at our border, fighting tooth and nail to help parents see their children again and figure out how to navigate our broken immigration system. Friends of the Pod, here's what you can do: Pitch in what you can to help make sure these advocates and families have what they need.

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Pod Save America

“ All their silence, all their acquiescence has brought us here." ”

Pod Save America/ Jun.14.18

#WHEREISJAMAL, PT. 2 The Saudi government is reportedly prepared to admit that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi—the Saudi citizen and U.S. resident who disappeared into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week and never emerged—died in its custody under interrogation as part of a botched effort to abduct him and return him to Saudi Arabia.

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Be a Voter. Save America.

Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor / Aug.16.18

What is this? This is a plan to help make sure you, your friends, and your family have all the info they need to actually vote on November 6th. 

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