Saturday on This is Hell!
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9:10 - Author Mark Danner looks through Trump's song and dance routine, and sees nothing.
Mark wrote the piece The Real Trump for New York Review of Books.
10:05 - Writer Alexandra Chasin explores the pathologies of America's drug war architect, Harry Anslinger.
Alexandra is author of Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs from University of Chicago Press.
11:00 - Live from São Paulo, Brian Mier looks for signs of US involvement in Brazil's 2016 coup.
Brian wrote The US & Brasil's Coup of 2016, and translated Luciana Itikawa's piece The Golpista Everyman & the “Clean” City for Brasil Wire.
11:35 - Journalist Julianne Tveten explains why the Net isn't neutral for poor customers.
Julianne wrote the article Digital Redlining: How Internet Service Providers Promote Poverty for Truthout.
12:10 - Journalist Stefania Maurizi talks about losing her Julian Assange interview to the fake news cycle.
Stefania's interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was distorted by the Guardian's Ben Jacobs last month.
12:35 - In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen examines toxic masculinity and capitalism, like a boss.
Jeff is starting off 2017 on a high T note.