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Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more.
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Podcasts

Adam Kinzinger: Mortal Damage to the American Empire

“How Can You Look at Yourself in the Mirror?”

Due Process, RIP

The Dark World

What a Stupid, Stupid Day This Is

Gen Z's First Great Depression (w/ Jack Cocchiarella)

Telling MAGA It's Raining (with Will Sommer)

A Small-d Democratic Hero

RFK Jr. Is Handling Things Just About as Bad as Imaginable

The Real Cost of Trump’s Tariffs Around The World! (with Kori Schake)

There's Gotta Be More to Us Than Giving Up (with Jim Acosta)

Raising Awareness

Some Terrible Ways to "Fix" Theaters

Lessons From a Successful American Diplomat
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The Triad
Three things to read, from JVL.

Morning Shots
Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.

Overtime
Start your Saturdays with a roundup of what's happening in the news and around The Bulwark.

Press Pass
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.

The Opposition
Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.

Huddled Masses
A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.

False Flag
Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.

The Breakdown
A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.

Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood

MAGAville (Archived)
MAGAville (Archived) featured reporting from inside MAGA World, by Marc Caputo in 2024.
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Telling MAGA It's Raining (with Will Sommer)

Telling MAGA It's Raining (with Will Sommer)

Raising Awareness

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The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us

On Trade and Tariffs, Trump’s Stubborn Ignorance Shines Bright

This Was the Week Democrats Finally Got off Their Asses

Trump’s War on the Universities

Democrats Get the Smallest Amount of Good News

Five Questions for America’s Secret Police
