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The DSR NetworkRight Now with Perry Bacon: Why Losing Stephen Colbert's Show Matters
In the latest episode, Perry speaks with Professor Meredith Conroy on why Trump is so afraid of The View, Colbert and Kimmel. Looking for More from the DSR…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 26: US Attacks Iran… AGAIN
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the latest attacks on Iran, the Pope’s bold new encyclical on AI, an important Texas primary battle today, and…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Tirades Take Unhinged Turn as His Epic Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
GOP discomfort with Donald Trump is growing. Republicans have effectively blocked taxpayer money for his ballroom, revolted against his corrupt slush fund for…
The DSR NetworkNTK: A Different (Smarter) Perspective on China
There was a shifting power dynamic during Donald Trump’s recent trip to China. Of course, this administration has been fraught with a foreign policy strategy…
The DSR NetworkDSR Weekly Wrap Up: New Fed Chair, Same Corruption
On the DSR Weekly Wrap up for this week, we break down Trump's Fed Chair appointment getting sworn in, Trump deploying 5,000 troops to Poland, a judge ordering…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms after Humiliating Fox Poll Hits
Donald Trump just got hit with an absolutely crushing poll from Fox News. Disapproval of his handling of the economy is at an all time high. His ratings on…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: Is Trump America’s Greatest Criminal Mastermind?
Donald Trump is playing Grand Theft: US Treasury. The corruption is absolutely mind-boggling, and we need to call it like it is - he is stealing our money for…
The DSR NetworkThe DSR Daily for May 21: Trump Says the Quiet Part Out Loud on Rising Prices
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump's doubling down on not caring about American's finances, the progressive win in Pennsylvania, Rubio's…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush Fund Prompts GOP Revolt
Republicans are starting to break with Donald Trump’s corrupt $1.8 billion slush fund. Vulnerable House GOPer Brian Fitzpatrick announced that he’s pursuing…
The DSR NetworkTrump’s Answer for Every Screw Up Seems to Be a New Screw Up
Donald Trump has returned from China. Did his meeting with Xi Jinping actually accomplish anything on the global stage? America’s foreign policy under this…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 20: The Unbelievable Corruption of Trump’s Justice Department
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the latest insanity from the Justice Department, the defeat of Thomas Massie in the GOP primary, a meeting…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Screws Himself So Badly on Tex. Race that GOPers Visibly Stunned
Donald Trump just endorsed MAGA nutjob Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary for Senate, potentially killing off establishment incumbent Senator John Cornyn. As…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 19: Trump Delays Massive Attack on Iran
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Trump claiming he has delayed a massive attack on Iran, a contentious Republican primary in Kentucky, a horrific…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Shakedown Takes Darker Turn, Unnerving Experts
Donald Trump has reached a “settlement” with his Justice Department in a $10 billion lawsuit he brought against the IRS. Under it, DOJ will create a new $1.8…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 18: Trump Drops Lawsuit Against IRS
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover Trump dropping his lawsuit against the IRS, the White House ballroom losing funding in the Senate, the WHO declaring an…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Rages Wildly at Journo—and Accidentally Exposes Big Iran Blunder
Donald Trump desperately wants the world to recognize his world-historical defeat of Iran. In an extended tirade, Trump raged wildly at a New York Times…
The DSR NetworkDSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump Returns from China… and He Doesn’t Seem Happy
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 15, we discuss Trump’s return from Beijing, the Supreme Court ruling that abortion pills can continue via telehealth, the…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: Gerrymandermaxxing: Can Dems Still Win in November?
Our democracy is failing. As we approach the midterm elections this year, the Republicans are doing all they can to corrupt our electoral process. With the…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s GOP Allies Admit He’s Toxic as New Poll Stuns Analyst: “Scary”
NBC News reports that some vulnerable Republicans are privately worried about use of the slogan “MAGA majority” to describe the GOP effort to hold the House…
The DSR NetworkNTK: The Real Significance of the Trump China Summit
Presidents Trump and Xi have been all smiles at the first summit in Beijing in nearly nine years. Yet there is something profound happening beneath the…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 14: Xi Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the friendly start to the China summit, JD Vance’s latest attempt at damage control, the South Carolina governor’s…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Iran Tirade Visibly Rattles GOPers as Leaks Expose New Blunders
The fallout continues from Donald Trump’s startling rant admitting that he isn’t concerned with how the Iran war is impacting Americans’ finances. On…
The DSR NetworkRight Now with Perry Bacon: We’re in the Midst of a Massive Attack on Black Political Power
Two political scientists weigh in on the high court's support of partisan gain over multiracial democracy as states battle over district-based representation…
The DSR NetworkCounting The Ways Trump’s China Trip Is Likely to Go Off The Rails
Donald Trump is in Beijing. As if tensions between the US and China haven’t already been rising for years, this visit comes during Trump’s war in Iran, rising…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 13: Trump’s Beijing Trip Begins
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Trump arriving in Beijing, the Pentagon weighing a name change for the war with Iran, Kash Patel’s fiery Senate…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage Boils Over at Journos as Inflation Data Takes Brutal Turn
Donald Trump just got hit by crushing new inflation data: Consumer prices rose at their fastest rate in several years. Importantly, Trump’s war with Iran is a…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 12: Trump’s Millionaire Fan Club Heads to China
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the business executives going to China with Trump, the Supreme Court clearing the way for Alabama republicans to…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Sunsetting Visibly Worsens as Aides Go Full Cult All Around Him
We’ve noticed a jarring disconnect. Even as Donald Trump’s mental decline visibly worsens, his aides’ cultlike praise for him is proportionately growing. To…
The DSR NetworkSiliconsciousness: The Great and Good Disruptive Power of World Models
Leading the way in artificial intelligence doesn’t just take the most powerful chips and biggest data centers — it takes a cultural shift towards AI literacy…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 11: Trump’s Many “Ceasefire” Failures
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Trump’s rejection of Iran’s peace proposal, Trump’s upcoming China summit, the latest on a hantavirus outbreak on a…
The DSR NetworkRight Now with Perry Bacon: These Democrats Have a Real Chance of Being President
With no clear Democratic heir apparent, big-name progressives like AOC and underdog stars like Graham Platner contend for a spot in the most unpredictable…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Vile Plot to Rig Midterms as Crushing New Poll Hits
After the Virginia supreme court blocked the Democratic redistricting plan, which would have netted Democrats four more House seats, Donald Trump celebrated…
The DSR NetworkDSR Weekly Wrap-up: When Is a Ceasefire Not a Ceasefire?
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 8th, we discuss even more disputes over the Iran ceasefire, big losses for Keir Starmer in the UK, the US revoking passports…
The DSR NetworkRight Now with Perry Bacon: Inside the Unpredictable California Governor’s Race
David Dayen explains how California’s unique "top-two" primary nearly locked Democrats out of the governor’s mansion—until a strategic endorsement from Donald…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trumpworld Unnerved as Damning Leaks Expose His Worst War Blunders Yet
Officials have leaked word to The Washington Post that they believe Iran can survive Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for three to four months…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: The Disease that is Killing the Justice Department… and Much of DC
The Justice Department is unrecognizable. It continuously violates and obstructs true justice. Instead, it effectively serves as Donald Trump’s own private law…
The DSR NetworkNTK: Six Months to Election Day: How Do Dems Win?
The midterms are getting close, and Democrats are poised for a huge victory over an incredibly unpopular Republican Party. And yet, nothing is guaranteed in…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 7: Border Czar Promises Mass Deportations On the Way
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Iran’s review of the latest US peace proposal, Tom Homan and Todd Blanche promising more deportations to come, the…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage at Pope Backfires as Poll Reveals He’s Losing Fight Badly
Donald Trump has been raging at Pope Leo’s criticism of the Iran war for weeks, and he just unleashed his most vile attack yet. Trump accused the Pope of…
The DSR NetworkTrump’s Iran Fiasco Is Turning Into a Hinge of History
Trump may not be making America great again, but his is making Iran strong again. This fiasco of a war has revealed major American diplomatic and military…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 6: US and Iran Close On End to War… Or Are They?
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover reports that Iran and the US may be close to a memo to end the war, the key takeaways of yesterdays primaries, Howard…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Ballroom Saga Takes Brutal Turn for GOP as Midterm Panic Worsens
Donald Trump hasn’t thought this one through. Politico reports that Republicans are grappling with rising “anxiety” about the midterms. A key reason: Trump’s…
The DSR NetworkSiliconsciousness: AI Prepares for a Political Pivot
The tech bros could be in for a rude awakening come November. We’ve seen the big names in AI increasingly cozy up with Republicans, but they may have forgotten…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 5: Trump Admin Desperately Pretends that Iran War is Over
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the administration trying to convince everyone the war is over, important primaries in Indiana and Ohio, Trump…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Is About to Unleash
Last week, the Supreme Court gutted protections against racial gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is already urging Republicans to capitalize on it. We recently…
The DSR NetworkRight Now with Perry Bacon: The Supreme Court Is Lying About Racism in America
Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw warns of the "green light" for states to suppress Black representation. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily May 4: Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Sends Oil Prices Skyrocketing
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship, the ongoing spat between Friedrich Merz and Trump…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Damning Admission of War Blunders as GOP Angst Grows
Donald Trump has declared the war “terminated,” but he’s still rejecting Iran’s peace proposals while again threatening it with massive war crimes. And in an…
The DSR NetworkDSR Weekly Wrap-up: The Many Misadventures of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers Act, the end to a record-setting DHS shutdown…
The DSR NetworkWords Matter: It Is a Make or Break Moment for America
The Supreme Court is taking away your rights. The ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act isn’t based on sound legal decision-making - it represents strategic…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Fiasco for Trump as Leaked GOP Memo Warns of Epic Midterm Bloodbath
Public polls are showing that Democrats now have the advantage over Republicans on the economy, a milestone. Strikingly, Politico reports that a newly-leaked…
The DSR NetworkRight Now with Perry Bacon: Why Janet Mills Dropped Out of Maine’s Senate Race
Perry Bacon speaks with former NBC News correspondent and editor for the Midcoast Villager in Maine, Alex Seitz-Wald. Right Now with Perry Bacon: a…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily April 30: Supreme Court Demolishes Voting Rights Act
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling wearing the Voting Rights Act, the ballooning costs of the Iran war…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage at Jim Comey Backfires as Case Against Him Goes Off Rails
Donald Trump’s use of state power to persecute his enemies is escalating. The Justice Department indicted James Comey for allegedly threatening Trump with a…
The DSR NetworkTrump Meets a King and Prepares for an Emperor
King Charles III delivered a welcoming yet pointed speech during his visit to the US on Monday. Donald Trump was too distracted by his gifts from the king to…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily April 29: King Charles Royally Shades Trump During Visit
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover King Charles’s speech to Congress, Oil prices skyrocketing yet again, the Senate blocking measures to prevent war with…
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Krugman: Trump Screwed Himself Badly on Iran—and May Not Even Know It
In today’s episode, economist Paul Krugman lays out an expansive case that Donald Trump holds a losing hand in the war with Iran. Krugman argues that Trump…
The DSR NetworkSiliconsciousness: The King Kong v. Godzilla of A-holes and Other Big Stories of AI
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in court, but beyond the high-profile legal drama, a wave of industry-shifting stories is unfolding. Mat Honan…
The DSR NetworkAI, Energy and Climate: IEA’s New Energy and AI Report: Thomas Spencer and Siddharth Singh
The International Energy Agency just released a new report on energy and AI, updating its landmark report on that topic last year. The new report – called Key…
The DSR NetworkDSR Daily April 28: Correspondents’ Dinner Suspect Charged as White House Lashes Out at Democrats
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the charges against the suspected Correspondents’ Dinner attacker, Trump’s displeasure with the latest Iranian peace…