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Hardball with Chris Matthews + Steve McMahon + Mother Jones’ David Corn
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Hardball with Chris Matthews + Author William Cohan
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“Communist” Sympathizer
Donald Trump has flunked his history exam once again.
In the early 1950s, Americans were accused by the right of being “communists.”
It’s not their beliefs that were being attacked. It was their loyalties.
That’s what Senator Joseph McCa...
The World Breaks Everyone
This is a post by Chris Peleo-Lazar, Hardball producer and occasional guest host. If you enjoyed this, check out his piece from earlier in the week on the lighthearted topic of the End of the World and other pieces where he writes too much...
Hardball with Chris Matthews + Ron Reagan
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Author, 20-Year Hardball anchor; Professor of American Politics and Media, Fulbright University Vietnam
Author of "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America" (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster, 2026). Writes "The Patowmack Packet" on Substack, about Washington, D.C. and American history.
Trita Parsi is the Executive VP of the Quincy Institute and an award-winning author. Washingtonian Magazine has named him one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy. Noam Chomsky calls him "one of the most distinguished scholars on Iran"
Candidate for MI-04 Congressional District
BAM Founder. Ad Man (Biden '20, etc). Bestselling Author "The Real McCain." Past columnist Daily Beast, UPI. Frmr contributor Sinclair TV. Contributor Stephanie Miller, Hal Sparks. Paid Subscriptions Deck Fascists https://www.blueamp.co/subscribe
Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute & Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
- Founder & CEO, Helmet to Heels™ - Host, "News with Suz LIVE” - Shortlisted Presenter of the Year AIBs 'Women Building Peace’ + ‘Out of the Shadows’ re Iran vs Israel - Recovering BBC Capitol Hill Correspondent
"Prophet of Boom," apparently. Washington Post national columnist. Author of The Aftermath. Write How To Read This Chart newsletter.
Born & raised in Bucks County, PA. I taught in our public schools for 26 years & won countywide twice. I'm running for Congress as a Democrat in PA-01 to fight for working families & restore the promise of the American Dream.
U.S. Senator for Maryland
Intellectually honest journalist and columnist for NOTUS Perspectives. Author of ‘Too Dumb to Fail’ and ‘Filthy Rich Politicians.’ Political commentary, media criticism, news and culture, with a dose of humor. (Opinions here are my own.)
Former State Department, White House, CIA official. Current concerned citizen.
Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, Proud Father, Loyal Philly sports fan and Fighter for PA-02
Husband, ballet dancer, tv and radio host, author and member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
Authentic, common-sense straight talk about our politics and culture. Democratic political consultant.
Author of The Unfinished Business of 1776: Why the American Revolution Never Ended and Breakaway Americas: The Unmanifest Future of the Jacksonian Republic. High school teacher in Philly, history Ph.D., rabid Philly sports fan.
Congressional correspondent for NOTUS. Former Washington Post, Roll Call.
Partner EFB Advocacy, columnist@thehill, www.thefeeherytheory, married to Kerry, father to Molly and Jack. Author of The Reluctant Ballerina
Author of the #1 NYT bestseller THE RESIDENCE — now an Emmy-nominated Netflix series — and WE THE WOMEN, with Norah O'Donnell. Host, HOW SHE LED TO ME. Only 15% of U.S. school curricula covers women's achievements. Let's change that.
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