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This Week in Democracy – Week 12: Torture, Tariffs, and Trump Tyranny
Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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Team Zeteo
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Trump and the Reality of Betrayal
Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on Trump's devastating anti-immigrant policies, his treatment of allies, and the destructive history…
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Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Trump’s Art of the Deal: Attacking Voting Rights and Your Money
On this episode of ‘America Unhinged,’ Francesca and Wajahat react to the House passing a sweeping voter suppression law and Trump’s massive flip-flop…
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Team Zeteo
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Forget Trade. Here’s the Real Reason Trump Wants Tariffs
A power-crazy president is using tariff relief to force big business to kiss his ring.
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Mehdi Hasan
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The Best and Worst Case Scenarios for Trump’s Trade War
Trump offered investors a modicum of hope with a 90-day pause in tariffs on most countries. But no one can say what he'll do next.
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John Harwood
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Trump Goes After US Citizens as Supreme Court Hands Him a Win on Deportations
Francesca and Wajahat react to Netanyahu’s Oval Office visit and SCOTUS ruling on the Alien Enemies Act. Plus, Kat Abughazaleh talks about weak…
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Team Zeteo
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‘People Will Become Destitute’: Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Backfiring
Francesca and Wajahat react to Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs backfiring. Plus, finance journalist James Surowiecki breaks down how the tariffs will…
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Team Zeteo
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Mehdi Debunks Vance’s Immigration Lies
Dishonesty, incompetence, and more. Zeteo's founder speaks his mind on the current US vice president.
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Team Zeteo
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Tom Homan Is the Face of Trump’s Cruelty
Trump's 'border czar' has 'no moral line,' say his critics, and the man himself proudly brags that he doesn't care about judges, the rule of law, or…
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John Harwood
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Elon Musk Spent $20 Million On This Election… and Lost!
Francesca and Wajahat react to JD Vance’s lies and Elon Musk’s bad bet in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Plus, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran…
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Team Zeteo
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The MAGA and Musk Fever Dream to End Democracy
Elon’s in. Project 2025 is moving forward. And Trump has told us the plan out loud.
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Max Flugrath
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Kristi Noem Uses Infamous El Salvador Prison in a Dystopian Photo Op
Francesca and Wajahat on RFK’s cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, Kristi Noem using migrants as a photo op, and MAGA’s attacks on…
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Team Zeteo
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