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"That Feels Indefensible": MSNBC's New Direction Leads Rachel Maddow to Speak Out
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"That Feels Indefensible": MSNBC's New Direction Leads Rachel Maddow to Speak Out

As Joy Reid and Alex Wagner lose their shows, Rachel Maddow uses her platform to challenge management's decisions.

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MSNBC's major programming overhaul has sparked a rare public rebuke from the network's biggest star, with Rachel Maddow using her Monday evening broadcast to directly call out what seems like a purge of non-white hosts from the lineup. This isn't just another media reshuffling, but an example of how corporate decisions can undermine diversity while exec…

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