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Chris Licht, CNN and the Failed Model of Centrist Media
The political media elite are viewing the story of CNN's downfall through the wrong prism
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Why the MAGA Right Loves RFK Jr.
The Far Right is pushing a Kennedy to help the MAGA Movement
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Hey Media: Stop Grading Republicans on a Curve
The political press is tripping over themselves to celebrate Kevin McCarthy for not falling on his face
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How to Avoid Another Debt Limit Debacle
Some seem to be learning the wrong lessons from the mostly drama-free extension of the debt limit
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Stuff You Should Consume - May 30, 2023
Welcome to this week’s edition of “Stuff You Should Consume,”— a weekly compilation of interesting political content for Message Box readers. “Are the…
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Debt Limit Update: Biden Outplays GOP on Final Deal
The debt limit is deal is far from ideal, but it's evidence Biden's strategy worked
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Debt Limit Update: The GOP Admits to Extortion
The media continues to normalize dangerously abnormal GOP behavior.
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Debt Limit Update: McCarthy's Very Weak Hand
The Speaker is talking tough to appease the right, but he needs the Dems to bail him out
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