David Corn
Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones & Contributor, MSNBC

David Corn is a virtual guest at Crosscut Festival 2022. He is veteran Washington journalist and political commentator. He is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and an on-air analyst for MSNBC. He is the co-author (with Michael Isikoff) of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, a New York Times No. 1 bestseller. He is the author of the Our Land newsletter.
When: 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. RSVP for this free event now.
Where: Virtual
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Scheduled Appearances
Are Authoritarians Winning?
Russian President Vladimir Putin rattled the Western world with his shocking invasion of Ukraine, and authoritarianism appears on the rise around the globe. Meanwhile, threats to democracy feel just as real right here at home. WATCH NOW




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