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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.
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Guests: Faiz Shakir, Julian Castro, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Dan Goldstein Tonight: the stunning, early defeat for the Trump-Vance administration—and the proof that political gravity does still exist. Then, the police report detailing sexual assault allegations against Trump's Pentagon pick is released. Plus, Linda McMahon and the Trump project to gut…
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The information environment is rapidly changing. And with more media sources at our disposal than ever before, we’re constantly navigating between online and IRL, or in real life spaces. How does that affect our understanding of the world around us, particularly in this unprecedented moment? Our guest this week has spent a lot of time thinking and …
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Guests: John Brennan, Michael Schmidt, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Sen. Bernie Sanders New alarms over Donald Trump's choices to preserve national security. Tonight: former CIA director John Brennan on the high stakes of Trump's picks. Then, new details on the federal investigation of Matt Gaetz from the New York Times as Republicans block the release of th…
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Guests: Noah Bookbinder, Sahil Kapur, Alexi McCammond, Jamelle Bouie, Rep. Lloyd Doggett The Matt Gaetz backlash isn't going away. Tonight: the latest pushback on Donald Trump's radical pick for attorney general. Then, two weeks after the election putting all that "mandate" talk into context as the Trump margin shrinks. And Congressman Lloyd Dogget…
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Guests: Kathleen Sebelius, Melanie Zanona, Harry Litman, McKay Coppins, Jamelle Bouie The push to break the system. Tonight: why the crank that Donald Trump wants in charge of American health symbolizes the entire approach to his second term. Then, the Republican Speaker tries to bury the Matt Gaetz report to save Trump's attorney general pick. Plu…
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Guests: Sherrilyn Ifill, Josh Chafetz, Maria Hinojosa, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez The cabinet picks keep on coming—and Republican alarm over Matt Gaetz is growing. Tonight: Sherrilyn Ifill on what's at stake with Donald Trump's picks to run DOJ. Then, new concern over a Trump plan to dissolve the Senate's constitutional role to install his scanda…
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Guests: Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Dan Goldman, Gov. Andy Beshear The president-elect makes his choice for Attorney General. Tonight: Senator Chris Murphy on what he's calling a "red-alert moment for American democracy.” And as Donald Trump is welcomed back to the White House by President Biden, the enduring problems for our constitutional order. Plus…
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Guests: Howard Dean, Liam Donovan, Faiz Shakir, Senator-elect Andy Kim Tonight: how to think about the Trump agenda by way of the last Republican to win re-election. Then, as the vote count climbs, a cautionary tale about snap judgements in the wake of defeat. Plus, the genuine drama in tomorrow's senate leadership vote. And the new senator from th…
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Whew, the past few days have been a lot. Like you probably, Chris hasn’t slept much this past week. There’s a lot to process given that Donald Trump is now president-elect… again. Our guest this week, who has worked as an organizer throughout numerous political ups and downs, points out that we “must not neglect the work of standing up right now to…
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