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Prem Thakker

Prem Thakker was previously an associate writer for breaking news at The New Republic. His work has appeared in The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, CNN podcasts, and his newsletter Better World.

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April 21, 2023
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Fox News Accidentally Touts Benefits of the Green New Deal
Sean Hannity (almost) sees the light.
April 20, 2023
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Tennessee Republicans Issue Stupidest Possible Statement on Gun Control
Republican lawmakers are really creative when it comes to ignoring their own constituents.
April 20, 2023
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Top Tennessee Republican Who Voted to Expel Democrats Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Charges
Tennessee Republicans are suddenly under the spotlight after voting to expel Democratic lawmakers—and it’s not looking good.
April 20, 2023
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Cop City Protester Was Shot 57 Times; Had No Gunpowder Residue on Hands
The police narrative on the murder of the environmental activist known as “Tortuguita” is quickly falling apart.
April 20, 2023
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Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Fox’s Election Lies and Violent Radicalization
Fox is getting a big tax break on its settlement with Dominion. Meanwhile, it continues radicalizing its viewers, like the person charged with shooting Ralph Yarl.
April 19, 2023
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House GOP’s Debt Ceiling “Plan” Calls for Medicaid and SNAP Work Requirements
The Republican proposal would fail at addressing the debt but would succeed in making people’s lives worse in more ways than one.
April 19, 2023
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Elise Stefanik Likes to Talk About Crime Until It Happens in Her Own District
A 20-year-old woman was shot and killed after her friend turned into the wrong driveway. That was in Republican Representative Elise Stefanik’s district.
April 19, 2023
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Tennessee Lowered Permitless-Carry Age on the Day of the Nashville Shooting
Younger Tennesseeans will not be prosecuted for carrying a gun without a permit.
April 19, 2023
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Fox Faces Another, Much Bigger Defamation Lawsuit Than Dominion’s
Smartmatic USA says it “remains committed” to holding Fox accountable.
April 18, 2023
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God Didn’t Want Ralph Yarl to Be Shot
Every detail in the story of the shooting of a Black teenager is worse than the last.
April 18, 2023
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For Some Reason, Dominion Settles With Fox in Defamation Lawsuit Over Election Lies
This was set to be an unprecedented trial, forcing Fox executives and insiders to the stand.
April 18, 2023
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Iowa Senate Rolls Back Child Labor Law in the Dead of Night
While most of their constituents were asleep, Iowa Republicans voted to make it easier to hire minors to work in places like meat freezers.
April 18, 2023
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Democrats Begin to Call for Feinstein’s Resignation
Republicans are not going to help Democrats replace Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee. So there’s only one option left.
April 17, 2023
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The Catholic League Probably Should Have Thought Twice Before Chiming In on Budweiser
The organization got torn apart on social media by those who remember the church’s famous scandals: “Makes sense, I know you want to encourage people to bring their kids.”
April 17, 2023
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Trump’s Plans for the Federal Workforce: Weird Tests and Mass Firings
America’s top civics knower also promises to pile on more corporate deregulation—even after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the derailment in East Palestine.
April 17, 2023
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Ron DeSantis’s Director Is Literally Cheering on LGBTQ Parents Fleeing Florida
The Florida governor’s aide-de-camp is attacking hardworking everyday Floridians on Twitter.
April 17, 2023
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Expert Witness Throws Jim Jordan’s Latest Troll Job Into Hilarious Disarray
The Judiciary Committee chairman brought his traveling road show to New York City to fearmonger about crime, only to be told: “Now do Ohio.”
April 14, 2023
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C-SPAN Cameras Embarrass Kristi Noem After She Says NRA Is More Than Old White Guys
Is this … woke?
April 14, 2023
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Republican Says More Kids Are Suicidal Because Social Media is Pressuring Them to Be Trans
Yes, you read that right.
April 14, 2023
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Tennessee Republicans Kill Red Flag Bill That Could Have Stopped Nashville Shooting
The move comes after thousands of protesters demanded lawmakers take action on gun control.

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