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Audio recordings of regular posts, narrated by author and journalist Steven Beschloss, focused on democracy, justice, politics and society. america.substack.com
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Donald Trump Is a Criminal Mob Boss (opens the original)
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Barely does a day pass when we don’t see some brazen act of corruption by Donald Trump: the myriad ways he’s pocketed literally billions of dollars, taken foreign bribes, lawlessly built vanity projects with our money, demanded payments by private businesses, turned our federal agencies into fiefdoms of fealty, handed out pardons like candy and—ultimately—ignored the public’s interests. It’s appalling, wrong and can feel overwhelming. To better understand what’s happening and sort through how to
Confronting the Epidemic of Gun Violence (opens the original)
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There are nearly 400 million guns circulating in America—more than one for every man, woman, and child—and 263 mass shootings already in 2026. Yet this deadly reality seems to have all but vanished from the national news. I asked Shannon Watts, who founded Moms Demand Action the day after Sandy Hook in 2012, whether Americans have become numb to the gun epidemic. “I do think the media has run out of ways to tell the story,” she said. But”having conversations like this and making sure that it is
What Kind of Leaders Do We Need? (opens the original)
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Before we head into another jam-packed week, I wanted to share with you my conversation with the always insightful Stuart Stevens , who explained his righteous anger over the way that Maine’s senate candidate, Graham Platner, exited the race. This was a powerful illustration of the dangerous challenge our nation faces with too many candidates modeling sociopathic behavior—and too many voters attracted to it. Our conversation had a technical glitch at the end, but I think you’ll find it worth you
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