Cliff Schecter discussed: the Iranian president's wishing of Jews a happy new year, pondered the chances of the Syria war resolution passing congress, why the Republican leadership holds no sway in the House, how losing the Syria vote would effect Obama's poll numbers, why we never learn the lessons of blowback, America's and its allies use of chemical weapons and the many nightmare scenarios for Syria and America.

Director David Wain: explained how Sam inspired Wet Hot American summer, why David Wain wants to live close to his children, he and Sam discussed "the Gawker" how much David likes Who's the Caboose, he and Sam debated House of Cards and recommended the The China Syndrome. 

The Obama Administration will let states move ahead with Marijuana decriminalization, the role of the climate crises in Syria and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Ali Gharib: explained why the Obama Administration is panicking in making its case for war, how Congressional oversight has already slowed down the move towards intervention, why hawks don't want to discuss Iraq or Afghanistan and what we can do to help the Syrian people.

On The Better Half: Anthony Weiner yells at a voter and he is right, Australia's Prime Minister's amazing statement in favor of marriage equality, Joe Wilson asks John Kerry an insane question and your IMs.

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Matt Duss of the Center For American Progress: explained how Syria's uprising turned into civil war, the refugee crises outside of Syria's borders, the role of climate change and economic stagnation in the Arab uprisings, Syria's strategic importance to Iran, Russia and America, what can airstrikes achieve, why the US has little grounding international law for moving alone against Syria, could the parties return to negotiations and will congress give President Obama authority to attack Syria?

On The Better Half: Fukushima still leaking radiation, chief Kessler's most amazing video yet? Pat Robertson says Gay people give aids through "secret rings" Random Rush, why nuclear power companies are not to be trusted, John McCain plays poker on his iPhone during the Syria war hearings and your IMs.

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Rolling Stone's, Matt Taibbi: explained the problem with the new student loan bill in Congress, why student loans lead to indentured servitude, how we could make college more affordable, why the student loan crises is like the housing crises and how student loans are crushing young people and the middle class.

On The Better Half: the Libertarian learning annex returns, why action in Syria needs international sanction, why markets and society are different and your calls and IMs.

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Happy Labor Day! Today on the program we bring you a collection of great speeches that celebrate labor and people power from FDR, Mario Savio, John Lewis, & more!

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NSA whistle-blower Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack, DOJ whistle-blower, on the government’s intimidation and personal destruction of whistle-blowers as well the Obama Administration's use of the Espionage Act and journalist Tim Shorrock explained the war on transparency.

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Sarah Jaffe, explained the origins of the fast food workers strike in New York City, the impossibility of living off of fast food wages and low paying jobs become middle class jobs through organizing. Also Sam took apart a plutocrat Donahue Peeples on Up With Chris last winter and he gave an incredible play by play and from Ring Of Fire an interview with Harper's columnist Thomas Frank.

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On today's show recording of Sam's hosting an event in support of freeing journalist Barret Brown who faces criminal charges for his journalistic work exposing the private security firm Stratfor. Speakers include Wikileaks attorney Michael Ratner, Icelandic MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir, activist Alexa O'Brien and much more.

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8/26/13

The Center For American Progress's Ruy Teixeira: explained why raising the minimum wage is overwhelmingly popular, how the minimum wage splits the Republican coalition, how Democrats can can win on this issue and the importance of progressive economics for Democratic success.

On The Better Half: the NSA spied at the UN, NSA employees spied on love interests, Assad uses chemical weapons in Syria, Donald Trump sued for fraud and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter: explained how the NFL pressured ESPN not to do a documentary on player safety, are the new leaks in the Uk Independent designed to undermine Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald, does the NSA even know what Edward Snowden took? And the conviction of Chelsea Manning and the rights sickening exploitation of the Lane murder to promote guns and racism.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss talked Mike Leigh and Ray Carney, the legacy of film studies professor Ray Carney, why the digital age hasn't always meant more artistic diversity, he offered several sites to track independent films and he recommended the documentaryHow To Make Money Selling Drugs and the film What Maisie Knew.

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