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Check out the Declaration’s list of grievances

It’s time to recapture our freedoms.

2 hrs ago •

22:39

Jen Rubin & Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Reconciliation Bill's passage through the Senate

A recording from Jennifer Rubin's live video with Rep. Raskin

17 hrs ago •

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Rep. Jamie Raskin

Call Your Representative

U.S. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121

22 hrs ago •

The American people are driven by fairness and decency

Everyone who has a heart and conscience needs to rail against indecency if we are to retain any semblance of our American ideals.

19 hrs ago •

Norman Ornstein

Evening Roundup, July 2

Featuring Jen Rubin and Neera Tanden, Jen and Ezra Levin, Eliza Orlins, Shalise Manza Young, Norman Ornstein, Josh Levs, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and…

16 hrs ago •

18:23

How they vote tells you everything: Ezra Levin on the destructive results of the Reconciliation Bill

"They know that the more people learn about this, including Republicans, the more they oppose it."

16 hrs ago •

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2:12

Eliza Orlins explains the Diddy verdict

Sean “Diddy” Combs was just acquitted of the most serious charges against him—sex trafficking and racketeering.

16 hrs ago •

Imagine a Black woman head coach in the NBA. In this time.

Dawn Staley’s resume demonstrates that she's capable. Trump would have had a meltdown.

17 hrs ago

Stop saying 'this isn't who we are'

What we're seeing now is who we've always been.

18 hrs ago

Live Chats

22:39

Jen Rubin & Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Reconciliation Bill's passage through the Senate

A recording from Jennifer Rubin's live video with Rep. Raskin

17 hrs ago •

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Rep. Jamie Raskin

Big Tech & The Democratic Backslide (ft. Jen Rubin, Carole Cadwalladr & Yael Eisenstat)

A recording from Jennifer Rubin and The Citizens's live video

19 hrs ago •

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Carole Cadwalladr

59:49

Coffee with Contrarians 7/2

A recording from Coffee with Contrarians LIVE 06/30

24 hrs ago •

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29:49

Contrarian special: how to still stop the cruelest bill

A recording from Jennifer Rubin's live video

Jul 1 •

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23:05

Immediate Reaction To Cruelest Bill Ever

A recording from Let's Do Lunch LIVE 06/24

Jul 1 •

Jared Bernstein

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32:34

Democracy Movement

The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement

Wednesday: A large turnout at a town hall in Kansas, budget bill protests in Washington, D.C., and California, planning for July 4 events, and more.

22 hrs ago •

The Democracy Index

Jul 1 •

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The Democracy Index

Jun 20 •

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1:40

An Ode to the Flag

Last week, millions across the United States said no to kings—reclaiming the Constitution, the flag, and our future.

Jun 20 •

Culture Corner

Jeff Bezos's big fat Venetian wedding proves one thing

Money can't buy you class, but it can buy you a bunch of famous guests.

Jul 1 •

Documentary Spotlight: Call Me Dancer

A young man from Mumbai is determined to make it as a professional dancer in this moving story about the resilience of artists

Jun 27 •

Seven satirical war films that are somehow less ridiculous than real life

Trump's bumbling decision to bomb Iran recalls classic comedies from Dr. Strangelove to In the Loop—but is much less funny

Jun 26 •

For better and sometimes for worse, Barbara Walters understood how power works

A documentary about the legendary broadcaster highlights both her savvy and her unseemly connections

Jun 24 •

Links

Big Tech & The Democratic Backslide (ft. Jen Rubin, Carole Cadwalladr & Yael Eisenstat)

A recording from Jennifer Rubin and The Citizens's live video

19 hrs ago •

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Carole Cadwalladr

59:49

The Big, Bad Bill passed the Senate: Neera Tanden on what's next

"These people know Trump is asking them to vote for legislation that will hurt their constituents."

20 hrs ago •

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13:01

In crackdown on women’s health, the White House gets an assist from legacy media

When news confusion puts lives at risk

20 hrs ago •

Josh Levs-They Stand Corrected

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