Healthcare

DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Minnesota Officials Face-off with Trump Admin

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 9th, we discuss the showdown between Minnesota officials and the Trump administration, the…

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In Search of Optimism About 2026

It’s been a disastrous year in American politics. Donald Trump is going around naming everything after himself and proclaiming everything…

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DSR Daily December 18: Trump’s Unhinged Prime-time Address

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump’s prime-time address, the House passing a healthcare bill without ACA subsidies,…

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Reflecting on Rob Reiner and his Legacy

Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were tragically murdered. Their son, who has history of struggles with addition and mental…

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MAGApocalypse Now

The Republican Senate just voted against extending the Affordable Care Act. Twenty million people could lose their healthcare coverage soon,…

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DSR Daily November 24: Mamdani Charms Trump at White House

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover the strange White House meeting between Trump and Mamdani, MTG’s shocking resignation…

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The Cruelty Is The Point

As deeply disturbing as our current political situation is, the consequences of dysfunction in Washington on average Americans is what really…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up October 31: Trump Slashes Refugee Cap

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 31, we cover the administration’s shocking new refugee cap, Trump calling for the…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump’s Shutdown Strategy in Savage Rant

Surprisingly, Marjorie Taylor Greene has emerged as a forceful critic of the GOP stance in the government shutdown fight. Greene…

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The Big Reason Trump and MAGA Must Be Held to Account

“When they go low, we go high” is officially dead—and David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein are here to unleash a…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Wrecked Trump’s Entire Shutdown Strategy

With the government shutdown fight dragging into its second week, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rolled a grenade into the GOP…

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Post-9/11 We Tried to Unite, Following the Kirk Shooting it’s the Opposite

Yesterday, on September 10th, 2025, Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Today, September 11th, marks the 24th anniversary of the largest terrorist…

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JD Vance’s Scamming of Trump Voters Takes Ugly Turn in Vile New Rants

to ape Trump’s style. Vance lied about the bill’s health care cuts and dissembled wildly about its expected impact on rural hospitals—both times smearing undocumented immigrants…

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Even the Dems Can’t Screw Up the Messaging Now! Right?

As we approach the Fourth of July weekend and as America nears the 250th anniversary of its independence, the current…

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Special SCOTUS End of Term Pod: A Broken Court Continues to Break America

Legal expert Dahlia Lithwick joins David Rothkopf to discuss the Supreme Court decisions that capped off this term. How do…

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The DSR Daily for May 13: Trump’s Gulf Tour Begins

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down President Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Eric and Don Jr.’s new…

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America’s Deepening Health & Science Crisis is Worse Than You Think

Health and science are under siege. The attack on long-held principals of science and our healthcare system certainly isn’t new,…

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Trump Reveals a Surprise Weakness in Unhinged New Vaccine Ramblings

On Monday, Donald Trump issued some rambling, tortured claims. He bent over backwards to reassure people about Robert F. Kennedy…

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Hurricanes, Hypocrisy, Healthcare and More

It’s been a whirlwind of a week, and Norm and Kavita are back to discuss it all: Hurricane Milton in…

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How to Make Your Health Insurance Actually Work For You With Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter, as a former executive at Cigna, has a lot to say on the state of health insurance in…

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