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Escalation Weekend: Three Days of Confrontations Between ICE and Protesters in Minnesota • Our partner Ford Fischer reports from the ground in Minneapolis, where tensions continue to rise
Escalation Weekend: Three Days of Confrontations Between ICE and Protesters in Minnesota
Our partner Ford Fischer reports from the ground in Minneapolis, where tensions continue to rise
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January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Escalation Weekend: Three Days of Confrontations Between ICE and Protesters in Minnesota • Our partner Ford Fischer reports from the ground in Minneapolis, where tensions continue to rise
ATW Livestream on Minneapolis Chaos Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
ATW Livestream on Minneapolis Chaos Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
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January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
ATW Livestream on Minneapolis Chaos Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
Listen to This Article: The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia • Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia
Narrated Version
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January 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Listen to This Article: The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia • Narrated Version
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting" • Matt equivocates and Walter does not as news of the Renee Good shooting comes in. Plus, a surprise new novel
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting"
Matt equivocates and Walter does not as news of the Renee Good shooting comes in. Plus, a surprise new novel
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January 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting" • Matt equivocates and Walter does not as news of the Renee Good shooting comes in. Plus, a surprise new novel
Who's to Blame in Minnesota? Five Cases Involving Police Shooting at Cars • For a long time, there was little data about police shooting at cars, let alone rules. Recently it's become controversial, but courts still vary wildly in their rulings. Five key cases
Who's to Blame in Minnesota? Five Cases Involving Police Shooting at Cars
For a long time, there was little data about police shooting at cars, let alone rules. Recently it's become controversial, but courts still vary wildly in their rulings. Five key cases
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January 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Who's to Blame in Minnesota? Five Cases Involving Police Shooting at Cars • For a long time, there was little data about police shooting at cars, let alone rules. Recently it's become controversial, but courts still vary wildly in their rulings. Five key cases
Fire Departments' New Emergency: Affording Their Trucks • Three companies have come to dominate the fire apparatus industry, putting the screws to our towns and cities.
Fire Departments' New Emergency: Affording Their Trucks
Three companies have come to dominate the fire apparatus industry, putting the screws to our towns and cities.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Fire Departments' New Emergency: Affording Their Trucks • Three companies have come to dominate the fire apparatus industry, putting the screws to our towns and cities.
America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting" • Matt equivocates and Walter does not as news of the Renee Good shooting comes in. Plus, a surprise new novel
America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting"
Matt equivocates and Walter does not as news of the Renee Good shooting comes in. Plus, a surprise new novel
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January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting" • Matt equivocates and Walter does not as news of the Renee Good shooting comes in. Plus, a surprise new novel
How Big Pharma Mixed Addiction With Social Justice • Opioid marketing teams planned to "educate women in their natural settings" — including "Tupperware parties" — that female "empowerment" meant demanding more pain pills.
How Big Pharma Mixed Addiction With Social Justice
Opioid marketing teams planned to "educate women in their natural settings" — including "Tupperware parties" — that female "empowerment" meant demanding more pain pills.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
How Big Pharma Mixed Addiction With Social Justice • Opioid marketing teams planned to "educate women in their natural settings" — including "Tupperware parties" — that female "empowerment" meant demanding more pain pills.
The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia • Expressing support for a loony housing appointee, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the latest politician to ratify a truly evil set of academic race theories
The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia
Expressing support for a loony housing appointee, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the latest politician to ratify a truly evil set of academic race theories
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January 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia • Expressing support for a loony housing appointee, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the latest politician to ratify a truly evil set of academic race theories
America This Week, Live on Monday 1/5/26 • A recording from Monday's live video
America This Week, Live on Monday 1/5/26
A recording from Monday's live video
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January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
America This Week, Live on Monday 1/5/26 • A recording from Monday's live video
Note on a Lawsuit • A brief note on a sordid affair.
Note on a Lawsuit
A brief note on a sordid affair.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Note on a Lawsuit • A brief note on a sordid affair.
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
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January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
Let's Make a Happy New Year • After a tumultuous 2025, we start on a clarifying journey
Let's Make a Happy New Year
After a tumultuous 2025, we start on a clarifying journey
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January 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Let's Make a Happy New Year • After a tumultuous 2025, we start on a clarifying journey
Five Craziest Things About the Epstein Case, Part 2 • On civil liberties and the hearing in which women testified against Epstein after his death
Five Craziest Things About the Epstein Case, Part 2
On civil liberties and the hearing in which women testified against Epstein after his death
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December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Five Craziest Things About the Epstein Case, Part 2 • On civil liberties and the hearing in which women testified against Epstein after his death
America This Week Live on Monday 12/29/25 • A recording from Monday's live video
America This Week Live on Monday 12/29/25
A recording from Monday's live video
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December 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
America This Week Live on Monday 12/29/25 • A recording from Monday's live video
ATW Livestream Today at *6 PM ET/5 PM CT
ATW Livestream Today at *6 PM ET/5 PM CT
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December 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ATW Livestream Today at *6 PM ET/5 PM CT
Listen to This Article: Candace Owens, Great American Basket Case • Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: Candace Owens, Great American Basket Case
Narrated Version
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December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Listen to This Article: Candace Owens, Great American Basket Case • Narrated Version
Candace Owens, Great American Basket Case • With a set of boulders bigger than Brigitte Macron's, Candace Owens is single-handedly restoring pride in American conspiracy-theory craftsmanship
Candace Owens, Great American Basket Case
With a set of boulders bigger than Brigitte Macron's, Candace Owens is single-handedly restoring pride in American conspiracy-theory craftsmanship
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December 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Candace Owens, Great American Basket Case • With a set of boulders bigger than Brigitte Macron's, Candace Owens is single-handedly restoring pride in American conspiracy-theory craftsmanship
Listen to This Article: The Jeffrey Epstein Saga is the Worst-Reported Story of All Time • Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: The Jeffrey Epstein Saga is the Worst-Reported Story of All Time
Narrated Version
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December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Listen to This Article: The Jeffrey Epstein Saga is the Worst-Reported Story of All Time • Narrated Version
Note to Readers: No Livestream Today • America This Week is taking the week off
Note to Readers: No Livestream Today
America This Week is taking the week off
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December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Note to Readers: No Livestream Today • America This Week is taking the week off
Life in the Fast Lane With Robinhood Markets • At least in a real casino you get some free drinks and maybe a free suite if you lose enough
Life in the Fast Lane With Robinhood Markets
At least in a real casino you get some free drinks and maybe a free suite if you lose enough
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December 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Life in the Fast Lane With Robinhood Markets • At least in a real casino you get some free drinks and maybe a free suite if you lose enough
"Train Dreams" • Excerpt from America This Week, episode 162.
"Train Dreams"
Excerpt from America This Week, episode 162.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Train Dreams" • Excerpt from America This Week, episode 162.
Listen to This Article: Are White Men a "Lost Generation"? Interview With Author Jacob Savage • Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: Are White Men a "Lost Generation"? Interview With Author Jacob Savage
Narrated Version
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December 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Listen to This Article: Are White Men a "Lost Generation"? Interview With Author Jacob Savage • Narrated Version
Transcript - America This Week, Dec 16, 2025: "Trump's Speech and the 'Lost Generation' of Men?" • Discussing Jacob Savage's viral Compact essay, plus werewolves of the West in "Train Dreams."
Transcript - America This Week, Dec 16, 2025: "Trump's Speech and the 'Lost Generation' of Men?"
Discussing Jacob Savage's viral Compact essay, plus werewolves of the West in "Train Dreams."
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December 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Transcript - America This Week, Dec 16, 2025: "Trump's Speech and the 'Lost Generation' of Men?" • Discussing Jacob Savage's viral Compact essay, plus werewolves of the West in "Train Dreams."
In Response to an Epstein Comment • It never ends.
In Response to an Epstein Comment
It never ends.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
In Response to an Epstein Comment • It never ends.