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The Fractured States of America, Partisan Media Unlike Ever Before – CNN
America is self-segregating into separate political realities and partisan media is largely to blame. Our media helped create our #FracturedUSA with 78% of Americans now unable to trust each other on basic facts, according to a Pew survey.
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Fractured States of America, How Did We Get Here? – CNN
Our Fractured USA is deeply divided, but it wasn’t always this way. President Eisenhower might have said it best: “the middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.”
New Series on the Fractured States of America – CNN
This week, I’m launching a series on the problem of polarization with CNN Opinion. E Pluribus Unum, out of many, one, is literally the opposite of ‘Us Against Them,’ the demagogue’s eternal calling card. Watch now.
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30 Years Later, Have We Forgotten the Lessons of the Berlin Wall? – CNN
30 Years Later: Have We Forgotten Lessons of the Berlin Wall? “Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred.” – former Czech president Václav Havel.
Follow the Money, Follow the Ads – CNN
Less than 90 days out from the Iowa caucuses, we’ve already seen more than $100 million spent on political ads from political candidates. In today’s Reality Check I look at what works, what doesn’t, and what’s got people talking in … Continue reading
How Right Wing Media Pushed Trump Toward Impeachment – CNN
Right-wing media pushed two discredited Ukraine narratives that President Trump just can’t quit. Congratulations, everybody. This is the first time a president’s belief in a conspiracy theory led to an impeachment inquiry.
One Word That Sums Up the President’s Impeachment Strategy – CNN
President Trump’s impeachment strategy can be summed up in one word: denial. It’s a hell of a drug. It lets you ignore inconvenient facts… and instead just live in a self-serving fantasy land. My latest Reality Check for CNN’s New … Continue reading
Secrets of Mueller Investigation Revealed by CNN – CNN
The newly-released, highly-redacted interview notes from the Mueller investigation, obtained as a result of a FOIA request by CNN and BuzzFeed show that Trump was obsessed with obtaining Hillary’s emails and who planted the idea of Ukraine meddling in his … Continue reading
Trump Allies Question Loyalty of Military Heroes – CNN
President Trump and his allies are questioning the loyalty of military heroes and life-long public servants who have testified in the impeachment inquiry.
The Lock-Them-Up Election – CNN
“The ‘Lock Them Up’ Election”: We’re headed for something ugly in the United States — an election in which hard partisans on both sides want to see their opponents jailed. This is banana republic stuff, and it’s happening on our … Continue reading
Trumps Demands Credit for Al-Baghdadi Death, Slams Obama in Process – CNN
In the history of American presidents announcing the deaths of enemies, President Trump’s speech about al-Baghdadi sticks out. We know that size matters a lot to this President, but we didn’t know it extended to the killing of terrorists.
The Danger or Democrats Lurching to the Left – CNN
Democrats are still more than capable of screwing up the 2020 election by lurching too far left and playing into Republican hands, despite support growing for Trump impeachment.
The Strange Ukraine Backstory of Impeachment – CNN
Apologies to the Talking Heads, but you might ask yourself… how did we get here? I’m talking, of course, about Ukraine becoming Ground Zero for America’s impeachment inquiry. And it’s a good question! It begins long before President Trump asked … Continue reading
Disinformation Complicates Syrian Crisis – CNN
Deunking the misinformation coming out of the White House following President Trump’s order to withdraw US troops out of northern Syria. As Trump’s own former special envoy Brett McGurk said, “Mr. President: With all due respect, none of this is … Continue reading
That 70s Show: 2020 Election Edition – CNN
The 2020 election can be called “That 70s Show.” All the top-tier presidential candidates are over 70 years old for the first time in modern US history. My latest Reality Check for CNN New Day.
Gay Rights: Overcoming Polarization and Prejudice – CNN
On the eve of CNN’s presidential town hall on gay rights, I chart America’s gains on gay rights and the obstacles that still exist. We’re still capable of bridging deep cultural divides and making progress, however fitfully and imperfectly.
Impeachment Then and Now: Comparing Trump to Nixon – CNN
“I want you all to stonewall it.” That’s what Nixon said during the Watergate impeachment inquiry and now the Trump administration is echoing his approach.
Why Does Trump Keep Advancing Putin’s Foreign Policy – CNN
Trump has undone decades of Republican warnings about Russia as a bad actor on the world stage. In today’s I look at how the President’s recent foreign policy decisions, including pulling US troops from northern Syria, have helped advanced Russia’s … Continue reading
Absurdity Alert: Trump Makes Corruption a 2020 Issue – CNN
President Trump’s attempt to “reframe his re-election around being an anti-corruption crusader” doesn’t add up. They’ve proposed cutting the budget devoted to “fighting corruption” by 40%.
President Trump’s Reality Distortion Field Strategy – CNN
A “very stable genius” who “watches his words carefully” wouldn’t be talking about coups and treason and civil war. None of this is normal.