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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: Sen. Cory Booker, Betsey Stevenson, Mark Joseph Stern The Trump White House sets its sights on the social safety net. Tonight: the new "Big Lie" and the Trump threat to Social Security. Then, new reporting on the excruciating mistakes caused by the DOGE chainsaw. Plus, today's surprising defeat for Donald Trump at the Supreme Court. Then, t…
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Trolls have basically taken possession of the U.S. government. How have trolls been able to go from being mostly cordoned off in dark parts of the internet to gaining so much influence in American culture and politics? Our guest this week has spent years researching and reporting on-the-ground to learn more about how the battle online between the r…
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Guests: Ben Rhodes, John Brennan, David Remnick, Tim Snyder, Sen. Richard Blumenthal An appalling spectacle in the Oval Office as Trump and his cronies ambush the president of Ukraine—and make America and the world a more dangerous place. Tonight: the irreparable damage to the international order. And the craven response of MAGA Republicans. Want m…
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Guests: Jon Lovett, Jamelle Bouie, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Chase Strangio Trump starts to actively endanger the American economy. Tonight: a timely reminder of what happens when a democratic society chooses something massively self-destructive. Then, how the Trump administration used international diplomacy to get an accused sex-traff…
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Guests: Cass Sunstein, Alencia Johnson, Michelle Goldberg, Dr. Peter Hotez, Gov. Andy Beshear The unlawful Musk coup on full display as he leads the first cabinet meeting. Tonight: the lawless takeover of the federal government while Musk enriches himself at the expense of all of us. Then: America's first measles death in a decade—with an anti-vaxx…
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Guests: Sahil Kapur, Rep. Joe Neguse, Bob Bauer, Adam Serwer, Alexander Vindman Medicaid is on the table as Republicans pass a radical new budget bill. Then, who is really in charge of the made-up department doing all the cutting and firing? Plus, when the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is fired it's because DEI, but when Donnie Jr’s special…
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A defining feature of America from its inception has been physical mobility. And that physical mobility has been the engine of social mobility. But we’ve seen a great deal of economic and social sclerosis over the past few decades. Our guest this week has how, for many people, America has ceased to be the land of opportunity. Yoni Appelbaum is a de…
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Bipartisan backlash to Donald Trump's attack on an American ally. Tonight: the historic stakes of Donald Trump's support of Vladamir Putin. Plus, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the world's richest man and his takeover of American government. Sen. Bernie Sanders on his grassroots push to resist the Trump administration. And an exclusive interview with for…
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