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The Corpse of NPR Pats Itself on the Back

When the Trump administration and congressional Republicans choked off $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funds, NPR CEO Katherine Maher celebrated NPR’s liberation from the “Congressional funding Sword of Damocles over our heads.” Thanks in part to Maher’s disastrous stewardship, the sword fell, the head and now the corpse is out congratulating itself: Maher said she’s seeing a spike in donations. Hooray.