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Oct 2023
52m 24s

Jeet Heer, Ruth Ben Ghiat & Josh Koskoff

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Jeet Heer explains the devil's bargain that the GOP faces with their flawed Speaker of the House candidates. Author Ruth Ben Ghiat details how all the criminals within the Republican Party play right into the authoritarian handbook. Lawyer Josh Koskoff outlines his lawsuit against the gun company Remington with the aim of delivering justice to shooting survivors.

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