Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Jamelle Bouie discuss Trump’s assault on Portland, the filibuster, and Julian Zelizer’s new book about Newt Gingrich’s power tactics.
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Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Jamelle Bouie for the New York Times: “The Border War in Portland”
Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party by Julian E. Zelizer 
The Weeds: “Biden Reloaded”

Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:
Jamelle: Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi
Emily: Amicus Presents: “The Class of RBG” by Dahlia Lithwick 
Dahlia Lithwick and Molly Olmstead for Slate: “The Class of RBG” 
Dahlia Lithwick for Slate: “It’s Amazing to Me How Distinctly I Remember Each of These Women
The Lie That Binds by Ilyse Hogue and Ellie Langford
David: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Listener chatter from Joshua Bennet: Ann Gibbons for Science: “Why 536 Was 'the Worst Year to Be Alive'” 

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