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Mar 2023
51m 31s

Dana Milbank, Brian Beutler & Alissa Qua...

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The Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank talks about what happens when you make predictions about politics. Crooked Media’s Brian Beutler discusses the dangers of Trump’s violent rhetoric. Plus, Alissa Quart talks about her new book Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves From The American Dream.

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