The Contrarian Pod
The Contrarian Pod
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Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen bring you the best of The Contrarian's unflinching journalism to defend democracy—truthful, not neutral. Listen for political and legal analysis, uncompromising interviews, and steps for actionable resistance in defense of democracy.
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The podcast delves into topics such as political and legal analysis, economic discussions, and cultural commentary with episodes that include insightful conversations on tariffs and inflation featuring economists like Justin Wolfers and Jared Bernstein, along with legal battles pertaining to high-profile cases like that of E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump.

Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen bring you the best of The Contrarian’s unflinching journalism to defend democracy—truthful, not neutral. Listen for political and legal analysis, uncompromising interviews, and steps for actionable resistance in defense of democracy.
Donald Trump has launched a unilateral, unconstitutional and reckless war against Iran that has inflamed the entire region.
He also wants more money to pay for it. Even with over $900 billion for the Defense Department, he wants more.
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and I talked about how this reckless and unnecessary war, and why wee shouldn’t give another dime to the Trump administration to pay for it.
And on Coffee with the Contrarians, political data analyst and pollster G Elliot Morris [20:48] swung by to explain why Democrats prevailed in Texas, why turnout was so high, and the coalitions Democrats will need to construct in order to be victorious in the upcoming Midterms.
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