Adam Jentleson and Pablo Torre: This Country Is Being Scammed

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com From politics to sports, business, and tech, the rich are breaking the rules, looking out for their friends, and still getting rewarded in the end—maybe with the help of a little trip to the White House with a POTUS gift in hand. For the midterms and beyond, Adam is bullish in his new book about the Dems' prospects to win on a grand scale and pass the kind of policies that help regular people. Part of the trick is cooling it on the purity tests over fraught issues like Israel. And in this Trump era, when accountability is so scarce, Pablo shows with his Pulitzer-winning reporting on the LA Clippers that consequences are still possible. Plus: Trump fatigue seems to be settling in, Fetterman only cares about fighting with other Democrats, the NCAA doesn't like capitalism, and the WNBA may be on the cusp of a heyday. Adam Jentleson and Pablo Torre join Tim Miller. show notes: * Adam’s new book, “Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power” * Sarah’s book out today, “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time” * Pulitzer-winning reporting by “Pablo Torre Finds Out” on the Clippers * Chris