Will the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Break MAGA Media?
The Kicker1 Aug 2025

Will the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Break MAGA Media?

For the past few weeks, MAGA media and conservative podcasters have been torn apart over President Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga. Anna Merlan, a senior reporter at Mother Jones, joins The Kicker to talk about right-wing media’s efforts to change the subject—and whether their audiences will go along with it. Read more: *Anna Merlan on what happened the last time Trump’s team tried to satisfy right-wing media’s hunger for Epstein news *Merlan on how Trump has constructed a ...

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Jane Lytvynenko: Ukraine’s great ‘prebunk’

Jane Lytvynenko: Ukraine’s great ‘prebunk’

Over the past week, Ukrainians have used social media to document Russia’s attacks on civilians. Those efforts have been more effective at blunting the Russian propaganda machine than anything that ha...

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Eleanor Beardsley & Igor Kossov: The road out of Ukraine

Eleanor Beardsley & Igor Kossov: The road out of Ukraine

In the five days since Russia declared war on Ukraine, invading troops have drawn ever closer and their attacks have grown more deadly. Domestic and foreign reporters on the ground are struggling to d...

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Stuart Karle: Money and the politicization of press freedom

Stuart Karle: Money and the politicization of press freedom

While Sarah Palin may have lost her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the legal climate for journalists nevertheless seems to be getting worse.Stuart Karle is a media lawyer who has serve...

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Eleanor Beardsley: Putin and Biden summon the Cold War

Eleanor Beardsley: Putin and Biden summon the Cold War

The Biden administration on Friday warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen within days, and again advised Americans to leave Ukraine “now.” The advice is strangely at odds with what day...

11 Feb 202223min

George Packer: A dishonorable ending in Afghanistan

George Packer: A dishonorable ending in Afghanistan

As last summer’s efforts to aid evacuations from Afghanistan grew desperate, media debated who was to blame for the crisis. In his landmark piece “The Betrayal” for the Atlantic, George Packer reframe...

7 Feb 202228min

Tonga: Not for sale

Tonga: Not for sale

Typical disaster journalism follows a transactional track. Survivors give the press their stories to package and sell. In turn, the media validates the horror and solicits aid. But when Tonga faced a ...

28 Jan 202223min

Russia, Ukraine, and the front lines of information warfare

Russia, Ukraine, and the front lines of information warfare

Despite Ukraine’s efforts to downplay the threat, hybrid warfare between Russia and the west has already begun. Christo Grozev is the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, focusing on security thr...

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The Chicago ed beat: Why do politicians fight back when teachers want to feel safe?

The Chicago ed beat: Why do politicians fight back when teachers want to feel safe?

Education reporters cover one of the most emotional facets of the Covid-19 pandemic. The political obsession with keeping public schools open during the latest Covid-19 surge does not match the desire...

14 Jan 202221min

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