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February 21, 2026
Listen to This Article: How Politicians Smear The World, Vol. 1: The Contract
Narrated Version | As the scandal involving British spying on journalists deepens, we're learning more about connections to earlier scandals in the U.S. and beyond. Part One in a Series
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February 19, 2026
How Politicians Smear The World, Vol. 1: The Contract
As the scandal involving British spying on journalists deepens, we're learning more about connections to earlier scandals in the U.S. and beyond. Part One in a Series
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February 16, 2026
Listen to This Article: The Death Throes of Keir Starmer's Government
Narrated Version | British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Government is imploding thanks in part to Labour’s decision to spy on reporters, including Americans. On Friday, more rats jumped ship
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February 15, 2026
Listen to This Article - EXCLUSIVE: Brits Spied on Racket, Other Journalists
Narrated Version | The Keir Starmer-aligned group Labour Together had former Racket editor Matt Taibbi and contributor Paul Holden investigated, then passed details to an office in the GCHQ, their ...
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February 14, 2026
The Death Throes of Keir Starmer's Government
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Government is imploding thanks in part to Labour's decision to spy on reporters, including Americans. On Friday, rats jumped ship
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February 12, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Brits Spied on Racket, Other Journalists
The Keir Starmer-aligned group Labour Together had former Racket editor Matt Taibbi and contributor Paul Holden investigated, then passed details to an office in the GCHQ, their NSA analog
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February 9, 2026
From the Old Editor: "We Care If It's True. We Don't Care Why."
Introducing the Racket reboot.
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February 9, 2026
America This Week, 4 PM Monday ET: Unsolved Stories, Elusive Reality
After announcing a new routine, Walter and Matt return to discuss not the news, but reality itself
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February 6, 2026
Note from the Editor
America This Week takes a pause, and other notes
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February 3, 2026
America This Week, Monday Live Show 2/2/26
A recording from Monday's live video
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February 2, 2026
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
Join Walter and Matt for another episode of America This Week Live.
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February 1, 2026
"Brave New World"
Part One of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." Excerpt from America This Week, episode 166.
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January 31, 2026
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 30, 2026: “Marriage Advice From Matt and Walter, and Minnesota”
On the self-annihilating trend, plus the unexpected relevance of Brave New World
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January 30, 2026
Listen to This Article: The Politics of Neither
Narrated Version | Polls are increasingly clear: both Republicans and Democrats are rapidly losing the public's confidence. Do more people want to end the culture war than win it?
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January 30, 2026
America This Week, Jan 30, 2026: “Marriage Advice From Matt and Walter, and Minnesota”
Watch now | On the self-annihilating trend, plus the unexpected relevance of Brave New World
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January 28, 2026
The Politics of Neither
Polls are increasingly clear: both Republicans and Democrats are rapidly losing the public's confidence. Do more people want to end the culture war than win it?
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January 27, 2026
America This Week, Live on Monday 1/26/26
A recording from Monday's live video
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January 26, 2026
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
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January 26, 2026
Listen to This Article: Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered
Narrated Version | The death of globalization is the real headline from the international self-indulgence festival at Davos
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January 24, 2026
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks."
Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.
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January 23, 2026
Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered
The death of globalization is the real headline from the international self-indulgence festival at Davos
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January 23, 2026
America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks."
Watch now (131 mins) | Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.
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January 22, 2026
Listen to This Article: Bluesky Brain, X Brain: Two Viral Stories From Minnesota
Narrated Version | The social media divide means audiences are no longer obsessing about the same video outrages. Episode 1: the arrest of ChongLy Thao versus the Cities Church
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January 21, 2026
Listen to This Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. is the Leader We Need
Narrated Version | Martin Luther King, Jr. stressed our common humanity, which would have made him unpopular with almost everyone today.
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January 21, 2026
America This Week Live, Tuesday 1/20/26
A recording from Matt Taibbi's live video
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January 21, 2026
Bluesky Brain, X Brain: Two Viral Stories From Minnesota
The social media divide means audiences are no longer obsessing about the same video outrages. Episode 1: the arrest of ChongLy Thao versus the Cities Church
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January 20, 2026
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
Join Walter and Matt for another episode of America This Week Live.
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