Today on TAP: Russian anti-liberalism won the allegiance of Western communists in the 1930s and has won over Trumpist Republicans today.
Vladimir Putin
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The GOP Putin Cult
Today on TAP: House Republicans won’t consider aid to Ukraine because, as a homophobic thug, Putin personifies their values.
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A Make-or-Break Year for a Ukraine in Limbo
Between its stalled counteroffensive and divisions in the U.S. and Europe, Ukraine is stuck in a doom loop.
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The New Speaker Is Not Just Trump’s Man; He’s Putin’s Man, Too
Today on TAP: Whence Mike Johnson’s opposition to funding Ukraine’s defense? Putin is his fellow gay-bashing bro.
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Does Jay Powell Want to Elect Trump?
Today on TAP: Most of the sources of inflation are either the result of the Fed’s own policy, or have nothing to do with domestic demand, such as the rising price of oil.
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MAGA and MR(Russia)GA Worship the Same Bloody Gods
Today on TAP: It grows hard to distinguish the Putinists from Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Putin’s War Goes Sideways
Ukraine is starting the summer campaign, and his pet mercenary warlord marched on Moscow.
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On Russia, Where the Past Is Never Past
Today on TAP: The Wagner Group mutiny re-enacted aborted coups of yore.
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Authoritarians Having a Bad Time
The Left Anchor hosts discuss recent setbacks and defeats of global right-wing forces.
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No Time to Waste a Good War
When the fighting stops in Ukraine, the West must ensure a generous settlement—and keep building a revitalized coalition of democracies.