Evening Roundup, March 31
Featuring Jen Rubin, Jamie Riley, Adav Noti, Azza Cohen's "Split Screen," Marvin Kalb, RJ Matson, and "Talking Feds": with Jonathan Alter, Alisyn Camerota, David French, and Harry Litman
Not Tired of Winning Against Trump
The pace of MAGA bullies’ outrageous, unconstitutional, and downright cruel shenanigans has accelerated. Last week, Donald Trump and his MAGA thugs pressured Skadden Arps law firm and Columbia University into submission; tried to strip bargaining rights away from hundreds of thousands of federal workers; ordered JD Vance...
Let's Go Wisconsin!
Yesterday, we sent a special mailing to our Contrarians in Wisconsin, pulling together a few of our videos and columns about tomorrow’s critical State Supreme Court race. For all those in the state or those of you with friends who live there, Election Day is Tuesday, so make your plan to vote—or encourage a local friend to do so!
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Find protests in your area...
Does Trump Bear NO Responsibility?
By Marvin Kalb
Standing above the “Signal group chat” scandal, undermining his administration, is an aloof President Donald Trump, who—last I looked—was elected in November 2024 to be the chief executive of the United States, responsible for the nation’s security.
Fail, Columbia
RJ draws several editorial cartoons each week for his substack, e pluribus cartoonum, and for Roll Call, the newspaper of Congress and Capitol Hill. His work is widely syndicated to print newspapers by Cagle Cartoons.
Hegsethive Pride
After revealing details of a military operation on a Signal group chat that included a reporter, the Administration circled the wagons, minimizing the episode & declining to undertake a real investigation. A terrific panel of Jonathan Alter, Alisyn Camerota, & David French joins Harry Litman.
As we write, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is on the Senate floor speaking for as long as he is physically able to denounce the idiocy, illegality, cruelty, and gobsmacking incompetence of the Trump Administration. The intent is to disrupt normal business and make "good trouble" in the words of the late John Lewis.
These are not normal times. We must find 'not normal' ways to resist and protest this lunacy in order to wake us all up from the nightmare. Call or email Senator Booker's office to express your support. 202-224-3224 in Washington; 973-639-8700 in Camden.
Praying and hoping they get it right in Wisconsin!!!