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The House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Impeachment is a big deal; if it doesn’t feel that way, it may be because the Trump administration has been such a blunt instrument that it’s hard to feel it can be contained or constrained by any deliberative procedure—and it also may be because corporate media have failed big time, presenting a critical story about asymmetrical power as a kinda boring, “both sides,” depends-who-you-believe Beltway story. And then claiming it’s the public that’s not interested.
We’ll talk with Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Her most recent book is Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral and Geopolitical Issues.
Transcript: ‘No Jury Ever Announces a Not Guilty Verdict Before the Trial’
And many people aren’t simply looking to Congress—hundreds of thousands took the street in advance of the House vote, demanding Trump’s impeachment and removal. Their anger will continue no matter what happens in the Senate. We talked about the people’s work with writer and organizer Dorothee Benz.
Transcript: ‘We Need to Do Everything We Can on All Fronts’
Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press, including the undercoverage of the National Defense Authorization Act, and corporate media criticism of Democratic “purity tests.”
