Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

The Jim Acosta Show's Jim Acosta breaks down Trump's culture war. Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson digs into his run for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former congressional candidate Isaiah Martin breaks down Trump warning Kansans that the U.S. will burn like France if Democrats take Congress. Veteran Fred Wellman digs into his run for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson stops by to talk about Trump’s very bad week. Later in the show, we’ll talk to author Thomas Frank about his new book, The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emmy Award-winning producer of Veep and Succession and New York Magazine columnist Frank Rich stops by to talk about Trump’s willing collaborators. Later in the show, we’ll talk to MSNOW’s Ali Velshi about Trump’s disastrous economy.   MS NOW launched its MS NOW Membership. It is now available for download in the App Store, on Google Play, and online at ms.now. As part...

How the Right Lost Its Mind author and To The Contrary host Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump’s new low approval rating. Later in the show, we’ll talk to Semafor’s Dave Weigel about the trends he’s seeing in the midterms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MS NOW launched its MS NOW Membership. It is now available for download in the App Store, on Google Play, and online at ms.now . As part of it, Lawrence O’Donnell hosts “The Very Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” where each week he takes Members behind the scenes and shares the one thing he couldn’t fit into his show but still wants them to know. See omnystudio.com/...

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson stops by to talk about the weaponization of Trump’s Justice Department. Later in the show, we’ll talk to Senator Tammy Baldwin about holding Trump accountable. Plus, as a bonus, journalist and author Beth Macy joins us to talk about her run to flip Virginia’s 6th Congressional District. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psycho Politics’ George Conway stops by to talk about Trump destroying America with debt. Then we’ll talk to The New York Times’ Carolyn Ryan about the signs she sees for how the midterms will go. Then, as a bonus, Timothy Snyder stops by to talk about Trump’s increasingly extreme rhetoric. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Platypus Economics’ Justin Wolfers stops by to talk about why Trump overstepping in elections will hurt his economy. Later in the show, I’ll talk to Alex Gibney about his new documentary, Musk , and why Big Tech doesn’t want you to see it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s fantasies of Iran nuking two U.S. cities. Later in the show, I’ll talk to legendary author Michael Lewis about his new book, Blockers , about the people helping keep the U.S. government from falling apart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson stops by to talk about Trump hanging out with all the wrong people. Then we’ll talk to The Nation’s Bhaskar Sunkara about how socialist issues can deliver for the American people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’ve Had It’s Jennifer Welch stops by to talk about her new book, Not Today, Fascists. Then we’ll talk to Senate candidate Adam Hamilton about his campaign against Senator Roger Marshall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Run for Something’s Amanda Litman stops by to talk about the hidden forces helping Democrats win the midterms. Then we’ll talk to journalist Elliott Rodriguez about his run to flip Florida’s 27th District. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens stops by to talk about Jack Smith’s damning testimony to the Senate. Then we’ll talk to Mahmoud Khalil about his new book, No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the consequences of Trump being the most unpopular president of all time heading into a midterm election. Then we’ll talk to journalist Anand Giridharadas about his new book, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MSNOW’s Antonia Hylton stops by to talk about Tucker Carlson criticizing Trump’s lack of concern for the American people. Then we’ll talk to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about her run to unseat Governor Greg Abbott. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk Trump wrecking the American economy. Then we'll talk to Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer about Trump’s justice department giving Ghislane Maxwell preferential treatment.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Good Liars’ Jason Selvig stops by to talk about Trump’s crackdown on the media. Then we’ll talk to author and Organize Against the Machine host Garrison Lovely about his new book, Obsolete: The AI Industry’s Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us—and How to Stop It and the host of the podcast Organize Against The Machine.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman stops by to talk about Trump being tempted to invoke the Insurrection Act. Then we’ll talk to Mother Jones’ David Corn about his new book, How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump helping Democrats get a blue wave. Then we’ll talk to Pushkin’s Jacob Weisberg about his new book, Profiles in Cowardice . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Political commentator Ashley St. Clair talks about Elon Musk’s plans for civil war. Then we’ll talk to author Bradley Onishi about his new book, American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Washington Sun’s Evan McMorris-Santoro stops by to talk about the death of Trump’s mail-in ballot schemes. Then we’ll talk to the Searchlight Institute’s Adam Jentleson about his new book, Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump weaponizing the DOJ against Governor Newsom. Then we’ll talk to Johnny Garcia about his run for Texas’s 35th District. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Runaway Country’s Alex Wagner stops by to talk about her new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and the Raid on America’s Courts . Then we’ll talk to author Salman Rushdie about his new documentary, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s aides giving up on persuading him. Then we’ll talk to Representative Brendan Boyle about how Democrats fight back against an unpopular president. Plus, as a bonus, we’ll talk to congressional candidate and singer Bobby Pulido about his tight race to flip a red district in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley. See om...