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Air Date 3/7/2025
Corruption, for those who indulge, isn't just a perk of power, it can also be a method of maintaining it. Trump is not bothering to hide the corruption he's working to facilitate or how it's geared toward supporting his desire for unchecked power.
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KP 1: President Trump's Second Administration and Project 2025 - Trump's Terms - Air Date 2-11-25
KP 3: The Gangster Presidency - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-15-25
KP 4: Trump's Theory of Power - Brennan Center for Justice - Air Date 2-5-25
KP 7: D.C. Gutted. Grassroots Galvanized. - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 2-22-25
(56:17) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the impact of corruption
DEEPER DIVES
(1:05:38) SECTION A: THE CABINET OF GREED
(1:48:28) SECTION B: QUID-PRO-QUO
(2:10:58) SECTION C: CORPORATE INTERESTS
(2:48:08) SECTION D: KING TRUMP
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Credit: “HANDS OFF THE CFPB RALLY at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” by Elvert Barnes, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped
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Air Date 3/7/2025
Corruption, for those who indulge, isn't just a perk of power, it can also be a method of maintaining it. Trump is not bothering to hide the corruption he's working to facilitate or how it's geared toward supporting his desire for unchecked power.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: President Trump's Second Administration and Project 2025 - Trump's Terms - Air Date 2-11-25
KP 3: The Gangster Presidency - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-15-25
KP 4: Trump's Theory of Power - Brennan Center for Justice - Air Date 2-5-25
KP 7: D.C. Gutted. Grassroots Galvanized. - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 2-22-25
(56:17) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the impact of corruption
DEEPER DIVES
(1:05:38) SECTION A: THE CABINET OF GREED
(1:48:28) SECTION B: QUID-PRO-QUO
(2:10:58) SECTION C: CORPORATE INTERESTS
(2:48:08) SECTION D: KING TRUMP
SHOW IMAGE
Description: A protestor holds up a sign that says “Stop The Billionaire Grift!”
Credit: “HANDS OFF THE CFPB RALLY at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” by Elvert Barnes, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen
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