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With CPAC in the rearview mirror, it's clear that the GOP is pushing purity onto the party. We know where this leads because we've seen it happen before. The threat is existential. Reed Galen, Joe Trippi, Trygve Olson, and Stuart Stevens discuss why the absurdity of CPAC isn't all that funny. Tuesday, March 7, 7p ET.

The Fox owner knew Donald Trump was lying and chose ratings over responsibility. What will it take to stop the dangerous propaganda?

Trump recognizes the need to be the "Strongman" voice for his base and used his CPAC speech to echo Fascist leaders like Mussolini and Hitler.

Ken Harbaugh talks Lucas Kunce talks about why he thinks he's the right person to unseat "Corporate Country Club Republican" Josh Hawley in 2024 and why it's time Missouri voters turn their backs on Hawley.

Fox and its cast of propagandists intentionally lie to their viewers as a means to profit. The rewriting of history to portray its allies in a favorable light is exactly why Victor Shi writes we must begin to disavow them in all areas as a legit media source.

Fox News and lying have become synonymous over the past few weeks, thanks, in large part, to the revelations in the Dominion v Fox case. Teri Kanefield breaks down the how, why, and at what cost of Fox's lies.

Rick invites good friend Molly Jong-Fast back to talk CPAC and who wasn't there, and how will GOP nominee wannabes will handle it when Trump unleashes the lies and insults. Plus, Rick puts an antagonistic group on this episode's Enemies List.

This week, Joe talks DeSantis' cringiness, why Trump going to war with Fox is good for America, the "yuuuge" danger Fox is facing, and what the media keeps getting wrong about the 2024 GOP primary and the absurdity of talking Biden "succession" plan when the guy's killin' it as POTUS!

Two years into office, President Biden has strong support from young voters. But Victor Shi writes there is work to build passion and mobilize the largest eligible voting base for 2024.

A year after its application to join the EU, Ukraine has proven its leadership in defending democracy and the principles of the EU stands. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo writes that now is the time for membership and to give Ukraine the fighter jets needed to defeat Putin and protect Europe.

Rick and Stuart discuss the cowardice of Ron DeSantis, MAGA as the America Sucks Party, and how CPAC has gone from fringe to frightening.

State Supreme Courts are a target of the Right. They've succeeded in packing them with cronies in Ohio and North Carolina. Next target: Wisconsin in April.

Yes, DeSantis is a little dumpy and seems pretty dimwitted, but he's also dangerous and the perfect malleable vessel for the GOP writes Amee Vanderpool.

Nikki Haley 2024? Ha! Haley has received much-deserved scrutiny, some of the toughest from digital strategist Kaivan Shroff, Senior Advisor at the Institute For Education. Kaivan and Rick get into why Nikki will never be president. And one year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rick has a message for Putin and the GOP. Of course, Rick also has a new name on the Enemies List - someone who could be one of the most dangerous people in America.

Latest Burn the Boats podcast with Ken Harbaugh.

Will Sommer joins Rick to talk about QAnon's infiltration of the GOP and his new book, "Trust The Plan." And in his first "Week That Was" segment, Rick gives his take on Ukraine, Ohio, and more.

Every day, we see examples around the country of why teaching and studying Black History in our schools is essential and efforts to prevent that from happening. Teri Kanefield shares some of what she learned while researching the biography of Thurgood Marshall, reminding all of us that our need to learn and better understand doesn't end.

Ukraine and an international alliance led by Biden are doing their part to defeat Putin, but the fight is threatened by the Right's sympathizers within the U.S. Victor Shi reminds us that democracy's survival hinges on winning the battles in which we all must engage.

Biden's visit to Kyiv and his bold rallying of NATO and European allies this week was a high point in post-Cold War American foreign policy. He understood the stakes, the risks, the rhetoric, and the optics of the moment.