Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

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Psycho Politics' George Conway breaks down Trump's fake economic success. Democratic nominee Blake Gendebien digs into his run for New York's 21st Congressional District.

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The Jim Acosta Show's Jim Acosta breaks down Trump's culture war. Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson digs into his run for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District.

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Former congressional candidate Isaiah Martin breaks down Trump warning Kansans that the U.S. will burn like France if Democrats take Congress. Veteran Fred Wellman digs into his run for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson stops by to talk about Trump’s very bad week.
Later in the show, we’ll talk to author Thomas Frank about his new book, The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket.

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Emmy Award-winning producer of Veep and Succession and New York Magazine columnist Frank Rich stops by to talk about Trump’s willing collaborators.
Later in the show, we’ll talk to MSNOW’s Ali Velshi about Trump’s disastrous economy.

MS NOW launched its MS NOW Membership. It is now available for download in the App Store, on Google Play, and online at ms.now.As part of it, Ali Velshi and Stephanue Ruhle host “Velshi & Ruhle: Full Disclosure, where the two anchors join forces to answer audience questions about money, power and politics. Sparking Ou...

How the Right Lost Its Mind author and To The Contrary host Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump’s new low approval rating.
Later in the show, we’ll talk to Semafor’s Dave Weigel about the trends he’s seeing in the midterms.

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MS NOW launched its MS NOW Membership. It is now available for download in the App Store, on Google Play, and online at ms.now. As part of it, Lawrence O’Donnell hosts “The Very Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” where each week he takes Members behind the scenes and shares the one thing he couldn’t fit into his show but still wants them to know.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson stops by to talk about the weaponization of Trump’s Justice Department.
Later in the show, we’ll talk to Senator Tammy Baldwin about holding Trump accountable.
Plus, as a bonus, journalist and author Beth Macy joins us to talk about her run to flip Virginia’s 6th Congressional District.

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Psycho Politics’ George Conway stops by to talk about Trump destroying America with debt.
Then we’ll talk to The New York Times’ Carolyn Ryan about the signs she sees for how the midterms will go. Then, as a bonus, Timothy Snyder stops by to talk about Trump’s increasingly extreme rhetoric.

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Platypus Economics’ Justin Wolfers stops by to talk about why Trump overstepping in elections will hurt his economy.
Later in the show, I’ll talk to Alex Gibney about his new documentary, Musk, and why Big Tech doesn’t want you to see it.

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s fantasies of Iran nuking two U.S. cities.
Later in the show, I’ll talk to legendary author Michael Lewis about his new book, Blockers, about the people helping keep the U.S. government from falling apart.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson stops by to talk about Trump hanging out with all the wrong people.
Then we’ll talk to The Nation’s Bhaskar Sunkara about how socialist issues can deliver for the American people.

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I’ve Had It’s Jennifer Welch stops by to talk about her new book, Not Today, Fascists. Then we’ll talk to Senate candidate Adam Hamilton about his campaign against Senator Roger Marshall.

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Run for Something’s Amanda Litman stops by to talk about the hidden forces helping Democrats win the midterms.
Then we’ll talk to journalist Elliott Rodriguez about his run to flip Florida’s 27th District.

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The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens stops by to talk about Jack Smith’s damning testimony to the Senate.
Then we’ll talk to Mahmoud Khalil about his new book, No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the consequences of Trump being the most unpopular president of all time heading into a midterm election.
Then we’ll talk to journalist Anand Giridharadas about his new book, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City.

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MSNOW’s Antonia Hylton stops by to talk about Tucker Carlson criticizing Trump’s lack of concern for the American people. Then we’ll talk to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about her run to unseat Governor Greg Abbott.

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk Trump wrecking the American economy. Then we'll talk to Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer about Trump’s justice department giving Ghislane Maxwell preferential treatment. 

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The Good Liars’ Jason Selvig stops by to talk about Trump’s crackdown on the media. Then we’ll talk to author and Organize Against the Machine host Garrison Lovely about his new book, Obsolete: The AI Industry’s Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us—and How to Stop It and the host of the podcast Organize Against The Machine. 

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The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman stops by to talk about Trump being tempted to invoke the Insurrection Act. Then we’ll talk to Mother Jones’ David Corn about his new book, How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America.

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To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump helping Democrats get a blue wave.
Then we’ll talk to Pushkin’s Jacob Weisberg about his new book, Profiles in Cowardice.

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Political commentator Ashley St. Clair talks about Elon Musk’s plans for civil war.
Then we’ll talk to author Bradley Onishi about his new book, American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy.

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Ashley St. Clair describes her journey from getting involved in conservative politics at 18 through Turning Point and MAGA culture, becoming an influencer, and eventually publicly breaking away after seeing what she says was misogyny, manipulation, and coordinated messaging from the right. She says she was offered a $40 million NDA to stay silent, but chose to speak out to set an example for her children and to use her free speech, even though she knew it would make her “public enemy number one” on the right. In the interview, she also argues that Elon Musk deliberately stokes division, manipulates Twitter’s algo...

The Washington Sun’s Evan McMorris-Santoro stops by to talk about the death of Trump’s mail-in ballot schemes.
Then we’ll talk to the Searchlight Institute’s Adam Jentleson about his new book, Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump weaponizing the DOJ against Governor Newsom.
Then we’ll talk to Johnny Garcia about his run for Texas’s 35th District.

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Runaway Country’s Alex Wagner stops by to talk about her new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and the Raid on America’s Courts.
Then we’ll talk to author Salman Rushdie about his new documentary, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie.

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s aides giving up on persuading him.
Then we’ll talk to Representative Brendan Boyle about how Democrats fight back against an unpopular president.
Plus, as a bonus, we’ll talk to congressional candidate and singer Bobby Pulido about his tight race to flip a red district in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.

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Psycho Politics’ George Conway stops by to talk about Trump’s delusional idea to put himself on the ballot in the midterms.
Then we’ll talk to Indivisible’s Ezra Levin about their next “No Kings” vote-early campaign.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Emperor Trump’s new hair color providing a distraction from his terrible economy.
Then we’ll talk to Democracy Defenders Action co-founder Norm Eisen about the battle over mail-in voting.

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To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump’s continued ruining of the American economy.
Then we’ll talk to The Verge’s Nilay Patel about the implications of Meta’s unprecedented settlement over its app’s addictive behavior.

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Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan stops by to talk about a new poll showing unprecedented corruption in America.
Then we’ll talk to Talking Feds’ Harry Litman about Trump’s countless illegal moves and how they can be prosecuted.

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The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell stops by to talk about Trump’s record-breaking disapproval among the American people and her new book, How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time.
Then we’ll talk to former Senator Doug Jones about his run for Alabama governor against Senator Tommy Tuberville.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss how Trump’s old tricks aren’t working anymore.
Then we’ll talk to historian Kai Bird about his new book, American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump.

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MSNOW’s Andrew Weissmann stops by to talk about a judge blocking Trump’s mail-in voting schemes.
Then we’ll talk to United Healthcare Workers West President Dave Regan about the California Billionaire Tax.

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s half-hearted attempts to steal the midterms.
Then we’ll talk to Matt Dunlap about his run for Maine’s contentious Second District.

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The Latino Vote Podcast’s Mike Madrid stops by to talk about the trade war with Canada.
Then we’ll talk to Semafor’s Dave Weigel about the transition from the primaries to the general election.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump’s Natalie Harp problem that won’t go away.
Then we’ll talk to author Kurt Andersen about the book everyone is talking about, his new book The Breakup.

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As The World Churns Andy Levy stops to talk about Trumps failed War in Iran as the USS Lincoln is being sent home. Then we'll talk to Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman about her new book Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power, Fight for Freedom, and Reimagine Democracy

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