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Letters from an American
12:50 AM
April 6, 2025
Garamond∙ 14 min listen
The Contrarian
The Contrarian
Apr 7
Evening Roundup, April 7
Featuring Pablo Torre & Jen Rubin; Brian O'Neill; Dr. Brian Klaas & Jen Rubin; Elaine Weiss; Sen. Angus King & Jen Rubin; Marvin Kalb; Stephen Richer; Owen Pence; and Michael de Adder
The Contrarian∙1 min read
The Next Move
The Next Move
Apr 7
Live with Garry Kasparov
A recording from Garry Kasparov's first Live video with Uriel Epshtein
Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein∙ 54 min watch
100 Movies Every Catholic Should See
100 Movies Every Catholic Should See
Apr 7
'A Minecraft Movie' Review
It's crude, incredibly stupid, too childish for adults and too adult for children. And somehow has an interesting, sincere heart underneath it all.
Joe Wilson∙4 min read
The Pillar
The Pillar
Apr 7
Vatican pension deficit estimated at 1.4 billion euros — 10 years ago
Vatican officials warned the fund would be 'unmanagable' in a decade, ten years before Pope Francis warned of 'difficult decisions' to come.
The Pillar∙9 min read
The Contrarian
The Contrarian
Apr 7
Take Your Ball and Go Home: Sportswriter Pablo Torre and Jen Rubin on Trump’s failed Appropriation of Sports
“We’re seeing so much B.S. on sports from this White House that it infuriates anyone who actually knows sports”
Jennifer Rubin and Pablo Torre∙ 17 min watch
Lincoln Square Media
Lincoln Square Media
Apr 7
America Chose Trump, But It's Far From Over
Now, to save the country we love, we have no choice but to stop him - and we will.
Joe Trippi∙5 min read
The Bulwark
The Bulwark
Apr 7
RFK’s Anti-Vax Flock Turns on Him
RFK endorsed the MMR vaccine. His followers want to go MMA on him for it.
Will Sommer∙4 min read
Zeteo
Zeteo
Apr 7
‘Toxic Nostalgia’: Nobel Laureate on Why Trump Is Pissing Off the World
Paul Krugman joins Mehdi to discuss the ramifications of Trump’s trade wars and the impact of tariffs on the global economy.
Mehdi Hasan and Paul Krugman∙ 29 min watch
The Contrarian
The Contrarian
Apr 7
One Day that Shook the World
By Marvin Kalb
6 min read
Racket News
Racket News
Apr 7
Do Your Own Research: The Economy
In good times, companies lie about their stability, and analysts lie about markets. In a crisis, the press doesn't know what it's talking about. Where to find your own data
Matt Taibbi∙22 min read
Drop Site News
Drop Site News
Apr 7
Under Relentless Israeli Bombing and Lacking Everything, a Gaza Hospital Is Triaging Genocide
Inside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, Palestinian doctors are losing patients they could have saved because of shortages of supplies and medicine
Abubaker Abed∙7 min read
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Apr 7
Why we’ll have a recession
Trump wants to get it over early in his term, so he and his fellow billionaires can buy up everything cheap and then enjoy the ride upward
Robert Reich∙3 min read
The Contrarian
The Contrarian
Apr 7
Dawn Staley’s impact is reflected in coaches past and present
Her appreciation of the Black women who came before and her support of those who follow are proof that wins or losses won’t dictate her legacy. The opportunities created will.
6 min read
Racket News
Racket News
Apr 7
ATW Livestream Tonight at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT
On tonight’s episode of America This Week, Matt and Walter will discuss the anti-Trump protests that took place across the United States and around the world on Saturday.
Racket Staff∙1 min read
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
Apr 7
Paul Krugman on Tariffs
A recording from Paul Krugman and Mehdi Hasan's live video
Paul Krugman and Mehdi Hasan∙ 29 min watch
Very Serious
Very Serious
Apr 7
Business Leaders Are Afraid to Tell Trump He's Wrong, But Won't Be Afraid to Cut Jobs and Raise Prices
Trump has squelched public dissent, but that won't save him from business retrenchments that raise costs, kill jobs, and make him and his party unpopular.
Josh Barro∙4 min read
The Contrarian
The Contrarian
Apr 7
North Carolina is asking people to vote according to rules the state hasn't set
Five months out, chaos continues in a state Supreme Court race that was counted, recounted and audited.
6 min read
Marcus on AI
Apr 7
Deep Learning, Deep Scandal
Some of the big tech giants may be playing fast and loose with AI
Gary Marcus∙4 min read
The Contrarian
The Contrarian
Apr 7
Senator Angus King and Jen Rubin on the attacks against our Constitution
"When you have executive, legislative, and judicial power in one set of hands, that's the perfect definition of tyranny"
Jennifer Rubin and Senator Angus King∙ 12 min watch