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David Rothkopf is CEO of The Rothkopf Group, a media company that produces podcasts including Deep State Radio, hosted by Rothkopf. TRG also produces custom podcasts for clients including the United Arab Emirates. He is also the author of many books including Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power, Superclass, Power, Inc., National Insecurity, Great Questions of Tomorrow, and Traitor: A History of Betraying America from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump. His daily newsletter "Need to Know" is available at davidrothkopf.substack.com.
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Why Trump’s War on Democrats Threatens Democracy Itself
UTTERLY ANTI-AMERICANIn just a few days the president has show his opponents will be harassed, targeted, and punished. We need to resist.

Trump Has Us On His Escalator to Hell—But There is a Way Off
DECADE OF DONExactly 10 years ago, he began a descent and pulled us down. We are tarnished, sullied and divided—but there is a reason for hope.

How Iran Puts Trump’s Impotence on Full Embarrassing Display
SHRUNKEN AND SHRIVELEDAll the reasons Trump is the opposite of a 4-D chess player are on brutal display in the Tehran rubble.

Why Trump’s Birthday Parade Risks Being a Dark Turning Point
CRYSTALIZING MOMENTThe president is, once again, disrespecting our armed forces by hijacking the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebrations—and turning it into a party for himself.

It’s Summer in Trump’s America and Fascism Is in Bloom
WARNING: WORSE TO COMEPresident Donald Trump seeks to send a message that, unlike past presidents, he does not derive his powers from our laws.

Don’t Let Your Glee Make You Forget Your Loathing
MONSTER Vs. MONSTEROne is King Kong. One is Godzilla. Enjoy the fight but remember: They’re both true monsters.

Why Dems Have a Secret Super-Spreading Epidemic: Trump Envy
IT’S CONTAGIOUS!Though the White House might say otherwise, it could become more prevalent than Trump Derangement Syndrome.

What Do We Even Call Our Current Trump Catastrophe?
ARE YOU SH-TTING ME?Talk to a psychiatrist about our leader—and we should all be talking to a psychiatrist in this moment—and the term they use is almost certainly going to be batsh-t.

Trump’s Budget Bill Marks a Murder-Suicide Pact for America
BEAUTY AND THE BEASTTrump and the GOP will celebrate its likely passage with a pyrotechnic display of lies, to help them “justify” more tax cuts and other benefits for the rich and powerful.

Trump Thinks He’s All Powerful. He’s Got It All Wrong
FALLING SHORTOur country’s leader is a corrupt, demented criminal seeking to undermine our most fundamental freedoms—and our standing in the world order.
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