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Joe Ragazzo is the publisher at TPM, overseeing the design, product and revenue staffs out of the New York City office. Joe used to be a journalist but realized if some journalists don't figure out how to make journalism financially sustainable, there won't be any left. He also says Go Browns.

Trump’s Razor Merch!

Check out the latest addition to TPM’s merch store: a Trump’s Razor shirt and mug! The items feature a custom illustration of “Trump’s razor” and the definition of the phrase Josh popularized — both are printed on high-quality materials. Buy them here and get ready to explain Trump’s latest antics by pointing at your shirt or mug!

Live Chat with Laith Alkhouri, Tuesday at 12:30 P.M. EST

Laith Alkhouri is the author of “ISIS Has Lost Land, But It Still Has a Giant Foothold In Cyberspace” for TPM’s The Arch and a co-founder and director of Middle East & North Africa research at Flashpoint, where he heads the counterterrorism desk and directs the jihadist threat intelligence service. He has assisted law enforcement in terror investigations, and his team works on identifying latest trends in the Deep Web used by terror groups and their supporters.

Laith will be taking questions about online radicalization, the Deep Web, and how the Islamic State uses online media on Tuesday, Sept. 13th — drop them in now or between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday.

Josh is doing an AMA on Reddit at 2 PM EST

You can ask Josh literally anything you want to ask him today at 2 PM over on Reddit. Join here.

Live Chat w/ Amanda Bellows, author of profile on filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, 8/27 1 p.m.

Join us in The Hive for a live chat with Amanda Bellows, the author of the latest TPM Longform on the mysterious black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Micheaux’s films were one of a kind and his work paved the way for African Americans in Hollywood — check out the piece here, and drop in your questions at or before 1 p.m. EST on Friday, August 26!

TPM Is Hiring A Digital Publishing Intern

TPM is hiring a Digital Publishing Intern to join our publishing team working out of our New York City office.

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Live Chat with author/TPM Prime contributor Joan Quigley today at noon EST

Joan Quigley is the author of “Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation’s Capital” and “The Black Woman Who Led the Fight Against Jim Crow – And Why No One Has Ever Heard of Her” featured in TPM’s new longform magazine The Arch. She’ll be stopping by the Hive (sub req) today to talk more about the topics covered in the piece, from Barack Obama’s inaugural reference in 2009 to his father not being served, Black Lives Matter as a contemporary platform for activist women, and the way that Terrell set a precedent for Rosa Parks.

Joan will be answering questions at noon — drop them in now or join us during the live chat.

Live Chat with author/TPM Prime contributor Joan Quigley Aug. 2nd at noon EST

Joan Quigley is the author of “Just Another Southern Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation’s Capital” and “The Black Woman Who Led the Fight Against Jim Crow – And Why No One Has Ever Heard of Her” featured in TPM’s new longform magazine The Arch. She’ll be stopping by the Hive (sub req) tomorrow to talk more about the topics covered in the piece, from Barack Obama’s inaugural reference in 2009 to his father not being served, Black Lives Matter as a contemporary platform for activist women, and the way that Terrell set a precedent for Rosa Parks.

Joan will be taking questions tomorrow — drop them in now or joing us during the live chat.

Live Chat w/ Tierney Sneed and Lauren Fox right now in the Hive

Hey! Tierney and Lauren are answering questions in the Hive from the Democratic National Convention!

Live Chat: Reed Richardson, author of “American Rifle: A Biography of the AR15”, Thursday at noon

Reed F. Richardson, author of “American Rifle: A Biography of the AR-15” for TPM’s new longform magazine The Arch, will stop by the Hive (Prime sub req) tomorrow to talk more about the topics covered in the piece. Submit questions on the history of the AR-15, its cultural and political role, and understanding the symbolism behind “America’s rifle.”

Drop your questions in now or between 12 and 1 p.m. EST on Thursday.

Come chat with Lauren Fox & Tierney Sneed in The Hive!

TPM reporters Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed are in The Hive (Prime sub required) taking questions from Prime members about covering the national conventions, what they are and aren’t excited about, as well as the general state of the election. Come join!

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