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This is America: Checked In for the Checked Out

This is America: Checked In for the Checked Out

De: Rachel Bitecofer & Aaron Murphy
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From the front lines of protecting democracy, political analysts Rachel Bitecofer and Aaron Murphy, authors of Hit 'Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game (Crown, 2024), host a brief, weekly look at "what you need to know" about Trump 2.0. They're checked in for the checked out.

This is America is a callback to William L. Shirer's groundbreaking This is Berlin broadcasts from the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

Subscribe to Rachel's The Cycle on Substack at thecycle.substack.com.

Hit 'Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game:

hitemwhereithurts.com.

Rachel Bitecofer & Aaron Murphy 2025 Ciencia Política Mundial Política y Gobierno
Episodios
  • Episode 26: Thin Red Line

    Episode 26: Thin Red Line
    Sep 23 2025

    This week Rachel and Aaron discuss the Trump Administration’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death, his martyrdom, and what’s next on the march into authoritarianism. Plus, a trip to the front lines of Trump’s tariffs: rural America. Why are farmers feeling the pinch first? And Trump crosses a thin red line by ordering the U.S. Department of Justice to target his political enemies, facts be damned.

    LINKS:

    • Substack - The Cycle: From Goebbels to Google: Same Shit, Different Century
    • Truth Social: Trump says opponents are “guilty as hell” – without evidence
    • Hot Mic: “Our brand is in crisis”
    • Imperial March in Washington, DC
    • Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game
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    28 m
  • Episode 25: Dept. of War

    Episode 25: Dept. of War
    Sep 9 2025

    With Labor Day behind us, Trump’s honeymoon is over and his march into fascist authoritarianism is in full force. This week Rachel and Aaron look at his latest distraction from a nosediving economy and the Epstein Files: an armed, federal invasion of America’s third-largest city. Plus, market instability rocks America’ farmers as Trump’s tariffs take a toll, a grilling for RFK junior (and no, we’re not talking about his face), and Gov. Newsom’s master class in political mockery looks awfully familiar.

    LINKS:

    • Substack - The Cycle: A Blue Tsunami is Headed for Virginia and New Jersey
    • Substack - The Cycle: Democrats Want to Run on Affordability: Here’s How to Do it Right
    • American Soybean Association: ‘A trade and financial precipice’
    • Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game
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    27 m
  • Episode 24: 'Because We Can'

    Episode 24: 'Because We Can'
    Aug 12 2025

    Why are Republicans trying to give themselves an edge in Congress? In the words of one GOP lawmaker: “Because we can.” This week, Rachel and Aaron separate the facts from JD Vance’s alt reality as some Democrats prepare to fight fire with fire. Plus: Trump takes federal control over Washington DC. And South Park sends up America’s most notorious puppy killer.

    LINKS:

    • YouTube: President Trump holds news conference on plans to address D.C. crime
    • Gavin Newsom to Trump: ‘You Are Playing With Fire’
    • The Cycle (Substack): Appeasement Didn’t Work Then; It Won’t Work Now
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    20 m
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