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We’re Hosting a Live Chat With Richard Hasen, Election Law Expert

Professor Richard L. Hasen will stop by The Hive to chat with Prime members, Friday. January 29th at noon EST. Get your questions in here! He’ll be chatting about election law and his book PLUTOCRATS UNITED, which explores how both left and right wings avoid the key issue of the new Citizens United era: balancing political inequality with free speech.

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Live Chat on Religion & Public Policy, 3PM EST

The CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, Dr. Robert Jones, will be stopping by the Hive for a live chat on the intersection of religion and public policy in America.

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We’re having a Live Chat on religion and public policy in The Hive, Wednesday at 3PM Eastern

The CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, Dr. Robert Jones, will be stopping by the Hive for a live chat (sub req) on the intersection of religion and public policy in America.

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Live Chat with Mark Fenster: author, professor and researcher of conspiracy theories

Mark Fenster, a University of Florida law professor and expert on conspiracy theories, will visit the Hive for a chat with Prime members today at 2PM Eastern.

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Live Chat with Mark Fenster: author, professor and researcher of conspiracy theories

Mark Fenster, a University of Florida law professor and expert on conspiracy theories, will visit the Hive for a chat with Prime members.

Fenster, the author of Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture, studies how and why conspiracy theories circulate and the effects that they have on culture and politics. He’s also working on a forthcoming book on government secrecy, which asks why are we never satisfied with the amount of information the government discloses.

He’ll be stopping by at 2 PM on Friday January 15th to answer Prime members’ questions about his research and the conspiracy theories currently bubbling away on the fringes of the American political sphere. Please drop them here at or before 2 PM Friday. See you then!

Live chat with “TRUMP: The Greatest Show on Earth” author Wayne Barrett 5/23 at 12:30 p.m. EST

Wayne Barrett, author of the book “TRUMP: The Greatest Show on Earth: the Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention” will stop by on Monday May 23rd to chat with TPM senior editor Catherine Thompson about the updates to his book and the presumptive GOP nominee, Donald Trump. Follow along with Catherine and Wayne’s chat and submit your own questions too.

New Merch!

We put a little spin on Donald Trump’s favorite campaign catchphrase…

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Crowdsourcing The Crazy: We need your Golden Dukes ideas!

We’re now accepting nominations for Golden Dukes! Now is your chance to submit ideas for, in Josh Marshall’s words, “the year’s best purveyors of public corruption, outlandish behavior and The Crazy.” More info here.

TPM’s 15th Anniversary Merch

Do you love TPM? Have you loved TPM since the very beginning when it was better knows as Talking Points Memo with Joshua Micah Marshall? What better way to show off your love than some new TPM merchandise?

Celebrate TPM’s 15th Anniversary with some special edition merch over at Shopping Points Memo. And, if there’s anything you’d like to see in the store, but don’t see, shoot us an email at talk@talkingpointsmemo.com with ideas!

Live Chat: Writer & Historian Rich Yeselson, Wednesday at 2 PM Eastern

We’re excited to announce that writer and historian Richard Yeselson will be visiting the Hive for a live chat with Prime members (sub req). Richard wrote the first installment of TPM’s “March to Inequality” series, tracing the connection between the decline of the American labor movement and the increase of income inequality.

A contributing editor at Dissent, Richard has been writing about labor issues and the economy for years, and has bylines at The New Republic, The Nation, and The American Prospect.

He’ll be stopping by at 2 PM tomorrow November 18th to answer your questions about the US labor movement, how to address income inequality, the 2016 election, and his TPM feature story. Please drop them here at or before 2 PM on Wednesday, and check out some of Richard’s articles below.

The Decline of Labor, The Increase of Inequality (Talking Points Memo)

Labor At A Crossroads: Will Diversity Foster A New Solidarity And Save The Movement? (The American Prospect)

Happy Labor Day. Are Unions Dead? (The New Republic)

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