Jon Schwarz

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Before joining First Look Media, Jon Schwarz worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was a research producer for Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s contributed to many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and Slate, as well as NPR and "Saturday Night Live." In 2003, he collected on a $1,000 bet that Iraq would have no weapons of mass destruction.

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The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 2, 2023. The Senate passed legislation to suspend the US debt ceiling and impose restraints on government spending through the 2024 election, ending a drama that threatened a global financial crisis. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The Debt Limit Bill: Yet Another Triumph for Bipartisanship

Democrats and Republicans have previously joined hands to support the invasion of Iraq, huge corporate tax cuts, and more.

Simi Valley, CA - February 06:Dr. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA, Monday, February 6, 2023. Kissinger was on hand for the 112th birthday celebration of former President Reagan. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

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Henry Kissinger, History’s Bloodiest Social Climber

America’s schmanciest people love Kissinger. Is it in spite of his monstrousness or because of it?

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: The dome of the U.S. Capitol is reflected on January 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. One year ago, supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for Joe Biden. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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The Debt Limit Is Just One of America’s Six Worst Traditions

Believe it or not, the debt ceiling is an improvement on what the United States used to do.

UNITED STATES - MARCH 15: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attends a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee markup in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Josh Hawley Won’t Let Go of His Manhood

In his new book, the senator from Missouri unsuccessfully addresses a genuine problem.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: A group of Senate Republicans hold a news conference to urge the White House and Senate Democrats to pass the House GOP legislation that would raise the debt limit and cut federal spending outside the U.S. Capitol on May 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Joe Biden has invited Congressional leaders to the White House next week to negotiate a compromise to prevent the federal government from defaulting on its debt, which may happen as early as June 1. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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What the Debt Limit Fight Is Actually About

It’s not about debt at all. It’s about turning back the political clock 100 years.

FILE -- Tucker Carlson speaks in National Harbor, Md., on April 21, 2023. Fox News said Monday, April 24, 2023, that it is parting ways with Carlson, its most popular prime time host who was also the source of repeated controversies and headaches for the network because of his statements on everything from race relations to LGBTQ rights. (Leigh Vogel/The New York Times)

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I Really Think You Should Read Tucker Carlson’s Last Speech Before Fox Fired Him

Carlson showed himself as the paragon of propaganda, courageously telling the Heritage Foundation gala exactly what it wanted to hear.

The American and Fox flags fly outside the News Corp. Building and Fox News Headquarters, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in New York. Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company's defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the United States for nearly three years. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Who’s Paying Fox’s $787.5 Million Settlement With Dominion? You Are!

If you pay for cable or satellite TV, you’re subsidizing Fox News, whether you watch it or not.

The Tea Party holds an Exempt America from Obamacare rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Ted Cruz (TX) and Sen. Rand Paul (KY) attended the event (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)

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10 Years After My Cancer Diagnosis, the Right Is Still Trying to Kill Me

In 2013, I had great health insurance, and it probably saved my life.

DELRAY BEACH, FL - MARCH 10: Benjamin B. Ferencz, former Chief Prosecutor for the United States Army at the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war crimes after World War II, at his home, March 10, 2016 in Delray Beach, Florida. He is a world renowned advocate for the establishment of an international rule of law and of an International Criminal Court. (Photo by Brooks Kraft/ Getty Images)

Obituaries for Nuremberg Prosecutor Erase His Beliefs About the U.S.

Benjamin Ferencz repeatedly said George W. Bush and his administration should be tried for the Iraq War.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., departs court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Investors suing Tesla and Musk argue that his August 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private with funding secured were indisputably false and cost them billions of dollars by spurring wild swings in Tesla's stock price. Photographer: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Elon Musk Wants to Cut Your Social Security Because He Doesn’t Understand Math

No, Elon, Japan is not a “leading indicator” just because of your billionaire vibes.