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September 26, 2022
Let’s Talk About Ron DeSantis’s “Reason” for Kidnapping Migrants
The media has done a poor job of questioning the Florida governor, but the few explanations he’s given are shocking.
Elie Mystal
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September 23, 2022
The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet
The fact that asylum-seekers are being welcomed in the cities they’ve been sent to is good news, but they’ve still got immigration cases to win.
Gaby Del Valle
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September 22, 2022
Bhaskar Sunkara on Bernie in 2024, Plus Chris Lehmann on the “Brooks Brothers Riot”
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, The Nation’s president and its D.C. Bureau chief join the podcast for discussions on the democratic presidential bid and a Republican riot that preceded the Capitol insurrection by two decades.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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September 21, 2022
Chris Lehmann on Ron DeSantis Using Migrants as Pawns
On this week’s episode of The Time of Monsters, a discussion of how the GOP’s immigration gambit might boomerang.
Jeet Heer
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September 16, 2022
Let’s Call DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping
It’s a crime to dupe somebody and then ship them across state lines—and it’s time to hold GOP governors accountable for doing just that.
Elie Mystal
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September 6, 2022
In Choosing a Teacher for His Running Mate, Charlie Crist Walks the Walk
And that’s a smart political move in a state where Ron DeSantis’s teacher-bashing needs to be called out.
John Nichols
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August 25, 2022
Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio
Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.
John Nichols
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August 25, 2022
What the Mar-a-Lago Raid Means for Democrats
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols and Eyal Press join the show to discuss Trump, Democrats, and dirty work.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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August 19, 2022
The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act
The Espionage Act has long been used to punish whistleblowers. But despite acting against Trump, the Justice Department usually gives a pass to high-ranking officials who disregard the national security system they’re sworn to uphold.
Freddy Martinez
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August 4, 2022
How the “Brooks Brothers Riot” Set the Stage for Insurrection
The post-election uprising in Miami-Dade County gives the lie to the depiction of the failed Trumpian coup as an isolated event.
Chris Lehmann