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  What We’re Reading and Watching

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  “Nights of Plague,” Orhan Pamuk Like many other people during the pandemic, I searched for books that could help me understand the impact of a mass …

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  Henry Kissinger, History’s Bloodiest Social Climber

  The Intercept - Jon Schwarz

  In 2002, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and his wife attended an elegant dinner party hosted by Barbara Walters. Other participants …

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  The Press is Falling for Anti-Abortion “Fetal Heartbeat” Propaganda

  The Intercept - Judith Levine

  “Once a fetal heartbeat could be detected, typically around the sixth week of pregnancy … ” When I read this phrase in the New Yorker, referring to …

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  Jamie Raskin and Rachel Maddow, Brought to You by Peter Thiel and Lockheed Martin

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  Progressive Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow are outspoken critics of the bloated defense budget and the MAGA wing of the …

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  Jan. 6 Megadonor Helping Ohio GOP Preemptively Overturn Will of the Voters

  The Intercept - Akela Lacy

  In March, two former Ohio Republican Party leaders were convicted on racketeering and bribery charges in a scheme that federal prosecutors described …

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  That Time Joe Biden Was Banned From Negotiating With Republicans

  The Intercept - Ryan Grim

  From the moment Joe Biden announced his candidacy, the biggest risk the country faced from a potential Biden presidency was that he would wind up in …