Summary: Aimee and Benjamin tackle the fallout from the Russia investigation. They discuss the media and the blob, the way these institutions "collude," and the anti-democratic implications that result: manufacturing consent for a securitized and anxious body politic. | Further Reading | https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2017/05/10/trussiagate-is-a-neo-mccarthyite-distraction/ https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2018/07/20/why-every-president-tries-to-make-nice-with-russia-and-why-it-never-works/ https://taibbi.substack.com/p/russiagate-is-wmd-times-a-million
