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Trump Is The Worst Possible Messenger For The Rising Anti-Monopoly Movement
The merger between AT&T and Time Warner is a problem, with or without CNN.
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The GOP Tax Plan Tells Us Everything About Who Matters In American Democracy
Your boss, not you.
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Trump's Tax Plan Is An Act Of Political Domination By The Rich
But at least we don't have to pretend it isn't.
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Happy Birthday, Dodd-Frank!
div> This week on So That Happened: Zach Carter takes a break from book leave to return and host the show! He's joined by ProPublica reporter Jesse Eisinger and Huffpost's Alexander Kaufman to talk about why bankers never seem to go to jail. Then, Michelle Kuo stops by to talk about her book Reading With Patrick, a memoir about a teacher's relationship with a gifted student who ends up jailed for murder.
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The Trumpcare Fight Shows Mitch McConnell Knows Just How Overrated He Is
His legacy now rests on repealing Obamacare.
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The Worst Week In Washington
This week, we discuss the assassination attempt on members of Congress, which has left House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) grievously injured. Fallout from the shooting included efforts to blame political opponents, as well as a familiar debate over whether it’s appropriate to question permissive gun laws for gun violence, which it always is. Also, HuffPost suffered a round of layoffs occasioned by the merger of our corporate parent with another company, and we lost So That Happened host Jason Linkins.
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What Jeremy Corbyn And The UK Election Should Teach Hillary Clinton -- And Democrats
Democrats must choose between being the party of the Good Aristocrats and the party that fights Authoritarians.
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What Can The Orb Teach Us About Trump's Foreign Policy?
President Donald Trump has returned from his first lengthy trip abroad. Now it’s time to consider the ways Trump’s dealings with our European allies and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia point to a coming shift in American foreign policy, and illustrate the way Trump wants to reshape the world and the United States role in it. After looking beyond our borders, we’ll then come home to Capitol Hill, where the lives of Republican legislators have continued to get more and more complicated, and more and more frustrating, as the ongoing Russia probes steal time away from shaping a legislative agenda.
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More Budget Cuts, More Fake News
This week on So That Happened: while President Donald Trump was away on foreign business, the wider world got a look at the latest White House budget proposals and the experience was like staring into a moral void. Joining us to marvel at the pure draconian nature of it all is Alexis Goldstein from Americans for Financial Reform. Meanwhile, the murder of Seth Rich ― a young DC resident and Democratic National Committee staffer ― was a tragedy for those who knew him.
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James Clapper On Donald Trump: 'Our Institutions Are Under Assault'
He also called on Republicans to "speak up" about the president's actions.
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Sen. Mike Lee Says Trump Is 'Fully Cooperating' With Russia Investigation
But the president just fired FBI Director James Comey for pursuing it.
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The Self-Immolation Of The Trump Administration Continues
This week on So That Happened: Donald Trump fires James Comey. It has everything: a stumbled over decision that landed with a kersplat on the news-cycle, constantly shifting rationales that change by the hour, massive leaks from the White House, the usual concerns over temperament, and the unalterable impression that the White House is either strategically engineering a cover-up, or too impulsive to govern in a sane way. Or both! We even have White House press secretary Sean Spicer hiding among the bushes on the White House grounds.
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Schumer Pushes FTC Nominee, Signaling Aggressive Approach To Corporate Power
Rohit Chopra is one of the toughest consumer advocates in Washington.
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The Republican Midterm Strategy: Kick Everyone Off Healthcare
This week on So That Happened, Huffpost’s weekly news-roundup podcast: the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a bucket of garbage, placing the lives of some 24 million people at risk. The new head of the SEC will be Goldman Sachs’ bailout lawyer, Jay Clayton, so it’s sure not looking good for that whole “drain the swamp” project. Joining us to figure this out is our pal Alexis Goldstein from Americans for Financial Reform.
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The GOP Plan For Pre-existing Conditions Has Been Tried Before. It Didn't Work.
High-risk pools have a sorry history.
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I Can't Do This Anymore, Congress. I Can't.
Republicans are blocking funds for the long-shuttered ACORN again.
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Congress Confirms Another Former Goldman Sachs Honcho For Trump
A Wall Street bailout lawyer will be running the SEC.