Salon.com: Pundits agree: Paul Ryan is retiring because he sold his soul to Donald Trump

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Columnist and CNN commentator Sally Kohn weighs in on “Salon Talks” about his decision and what it says overall about President Donald Trump’s influence on the party and the future for Republicans. "I have a lot of compassion nowadays for my conventional Republican friends in this political climate,” Kohn said on “Salon Talks.” “I think it really sucks for them." Watch the video above to hear Kohn’s full analysis. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . [Could this scenario take down Trump?]( He’s correctly predicted every presidential election since 1984, including Trump’s win in 2016, and now he’s predicting his demise. In an updated publication of his book “The Case for Impeachment,” distinguished professor of history at American University Allan Lichtman describes the reasons, process and aftermath of a possible impeachment of Donald Trump. On “Salon Talks” Lichtman laid out the case for impeachment and its possible impact on American politics. Lichtman stressed the fact that impeachment does not have to be “catastrophic.” To learn more about Lichtman’s book “The Case for Impeachment” and the recent additions, watch the full episode above. Tune into SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unhinged Hannity blasts Comey, Clinton]( Sean Hannity rails against James Comey, Hillary Clinton and “deep state crime families” Charlie May --------------------------------------------------------------- [Is organized labor ready for a comeback?]( Organized labor’s mini-comeback: Union membership ticked up in 2017, after long downturn Bob Hennelly --------------------------------------------------------------- [Enjoy multiple observation scenarios]( This dual-use telescope works for land and sky Salon Marketplace --------------------------------------------------------------- [Holocaust remembrance is a global affair]( Poland’s new Holocaust law ignores the global act of remembrance Dan Reynolds --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [The risk of nukes and North Korea]( Laura Rosenberger, an alumni of the State Department and National Security Council with an expertise in North Korea, discusses one of the most sobering aspects of US-North Korea relations, namely, the possibility that the end result is nuclear war. "I really wish that I could say the risk of nuclear war with any country in the world is zero, and I certainly wish that I could say the risk of nuclear war with North Korea is zero," Rosenberger told Salon. "However, I think the risk is no risk, no amount of risk is really acceptable in this scenario with North Korea. Unfortunately I do think we are in a very difficult period of time with North Korea. Nuclear was is obviously the worst case scenario." Rosenberger, who is the current director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a bipartisan, transatlantic initiative aligned with The German Marshall Fund that is trying to counter Russian efforts to undermine American democracy, added, "There's a lot of things that worry me about North Korea even before we get to the nuclear war scenario. So my biggest concern is actually the risk of miscalculation between the U.S. and North Korea." Watch the video above to hear the three reasons why we are entering into a very difficult time with North Korea. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . [Salon Talks: Screenwriter Tony Gilroy]( Tony Gilroy, the screenwriter behind the Bourne movies and the writer and director of Oscar-nominated film “Michael Clayton,” joined Salon’s executive editor Andrew O’Hehir to discuss the making of the spy thriller he wrote and produced, “Beirut.” The film starring Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike is based upon a screenplay Gilroy first developed decades ago about a former U.S. diplomat who is sent to negotiate for the life of a friend he’s left behind in Beirut. Despite an illustrious career penning successful Hollywood movies, including “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Gilroy was admittedly the last person to think “Beirut” would ever actually get made. Originally written in 1991, studios labeled Gilroy’s thrilling screenplay too political to green-light production at the time. “It was perceived as being politically inflammatory at the time,” Gilroy told Salon. “It was really like it had this radioactive vibe to it that was like just a little too, it was just a little to political with some particular sensitivities to get made back then.” Decades later, Gilroy received a call he never expected from a production company with the funding to actually bring his script to the big screen. After 10 weeks of rewrites to finalize the script, it was ready. “It was an interesting rewrite to collaborate with yourself over 30 years,” Gilroy said. 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