Political maestro Cliff Schecter joins us to discuss his latest piece on the police chief of Oakley, Michigan, population less than 300, deputizing 100 people to combat ISIS and hides their identity, what that says about America, an update on the Midterms and the incredible amount of money spent on it so far.

Actor Richard Kind joins us to discuss his incredible role in FOX's new TV show Gotham, how he must play golf when he goes on radio, his recommendation of Red Oaks on Amazon, Kind's time on the New York Stage and his last role in Travesties, Sharknado 2, his recommendation of the show Transparent.

Also, Ebola in NYC, a Jimmy Reefercake song, Paul LePage, legalized marijuana, your calls and IMs.

Carne Ross the founder of Independent Diplomat explains the nationalism, what is progressive nationalism, the failures of Eurozone policies, austerity and democracy, the failure of Francois Hollande, worker cooperates and new economies and holding power accountable.

A #GamerGate supporter calls and to explain what drives the movement and its weird.

On The Fun Half: a final debunking of Sam Harris, right wingers want a state called Reagan, more fallout from #GamerGate and your calls and IMs.

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Chris Christie is sick of hearing about the minimum wage, he is lying and disgusting, a new video explains the "problems with Sam Seder", proving that Sam is Jewish, Progressives United Political Director Josh Orton explains why Scott Walker might get upset in Wisconsin, Republican leader says that some Wisconsin voters will vote against Scott Walker because they aren't "sharp" and Ebola hysteria still grips stupid people across the country.

On The Fun Half: Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Laurie Garrett explains why its ridiculous to blame the government for the lack of an Ebola vaccine, oops the United States accidently delivers weapons to ISIS, Kurdish TV releases a music video mocking ISIS, did Leon Panetta violate CIA rules in publishing his book, Andrew Cuomo's book gets destroyed by Amazon reviews, Democrats getting serious about turnout, Random Rush, George Carlin gets a street named after him, Bristol Palin explains her drunken brawl in Alaska and your IMs.

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Journalist and author of Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War James Risen explains the immense corruption of the "war on terror", Iraqi money laundering, the new mercenary class, the conman who claimed to read secret terrorism message on Al Jazeera and duped the CIA and the AirForce, the whistleblower Diane Roark and her abuse at the hands of the NSA, the case the Government is using against James Risen, why there hasn't been a single news story that has harmed national security during the "war on terror" and why Risen is willing to go to jail to protect his source.

On The Fun Half: Sam had to leave because of an emergency. Michael went through your IMs and followed up on Islam and #GamerGate and all your IMs.

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Nation Institute Fellow Dani McClain explains why Black women voters are key for the Democrats in the midterms, how grassroots organizers are connecting social and economic justice, Moral Mondays and shifting southern politics and voter suppression efforts and the 1014 elections.

Video game developer and women in tech advocate Brianna Wu explains #GamerGate and their campaign to harass her with death and rape threats that forced her family out of her home, what it's like to be a woman in gaming, and online internet, her experiences as a woman inside the video game industry, the broad implications #GamerGate has in the culture wars and political sphere and what we can do to agitate for a modern world that's safe for and accepting of women.

On The Fun Half: Ted Cruz calls Obama's blocked Surgeon General nominee an anti gun activist, the broader implications of #GamerGate and Islamophobia, Border agents fast tracking refugees back to danger in Central America and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains why Andrew Cuomo is so delusional, the best ways to vote against Cuomo in 2014, the state of play in the 2014 election, can Mitch McConnell still beat in Kentucky, why Democrats may pull off an upset in Georgia, Mary Landrieu and Mark Begich's run smart campaigns on Social Security, radical Republican Cory Gardner running a tight race against Mark Udall, why Iowa may also elect a crazy person to the Senate, Democrats say turnout is good, why Tom Harkin is sitting on money that could be used to defeat Joni Ernst, why Democrats will hang on in North Carolina and  Ebola panic and the midterms.

Isabel Gillies explains how her new book Starry Night  is doing, what her next project is, Isabel's rough parenting week,  Isabel suggested the movies All Is Lost and what makes a movie store.

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn confuses African borders with America's borders during an Ebola hearing, Fox & Friends have an amazing explanation for why we don't have a Surgeon General, media and the Ebola hype, did Alaska Congressman Don Young kill someone once? and your calls and IMs.

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Huffington Post Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim explains the story of Gary Webb the reporter who broke the CIA/Contra Cocaine dealing story,  John Kerry's role in exposing drug running, how the CIA loosened rules on reporting drug running, how the CIA created the Contras, Freeway Rick Ross and the Crack explosion, the mainstream media and the destruction of Gary Webb, why the LA Times hated Gary Webb, why The Nation went after Gary Webb, the racial politics of the Webb story,  why even the CIA was shocked at how successful the smear campaign against Gary Webb and the tragic end of Gary Webb's life.

Rick Scott refuses to appear on stage with Charlie Crist because Christ had a fan underneath his podium.

On The Fun Half: Ron Paul says "liberty not government" will save us from Ebola, how Libertarians are ruining Austin, the Wendy Davis race, Nikki Haley explains her bizarre reasoning for keeping the Confederate flag flying on the South Carolina State House and your calls and IMs.

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Citizen Radio co-hosts and co-authors of Newsfail  Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny explain what inspired their book, why Allison quit the Nation, diversity and progressive media, who Jamie and Allison read, the problems with Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, debating Stephen Colbert, why MSNBC is losing viewers, the future of online news, supporting values instead of teams, the real reforms we need, a Guarrilla strategy for independent media and if you had the power to change one thing in politics what would it be?

On The Fun Half: the CIA finds its own counter insurgency policies are failures, a new Ebola case in Texas, culture and the profit motive, money as distinct from value, why Millennials are driving less and your calls and IMs.

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Cornell University Professor Edward E. Baptist author of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism explains the absurd Economist review of his book that blamed him for not being fair to slave owners, stolen capital and stolen labor, slavery and the foundations of the global economy, the economics of slavery, the expansion of slavery in the United States, African Americans bodies as resources, torture and the legacy of slavery, Charles Ball and documenting slavery and the linkage between slavery and the development of the American economy.

On The Fun Half: protests continue in Ferguson, Cornel West arrested in Ferguson protests, tight midterm races, Mitch McConnell's insane lie on Obamacare and the Kentucky healthcare exchange, we could have had an Ebola vaccine without austerity, Scott Brown crashes UNH tailgate party and your IMs.

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Middle East Eye contributing writer CJ Werleman explains why the New Atheists don't understand terrorism, the real reasons for terrorism in the Middle East, oil politics and terrorism, foreign policy and atheism and the real nature of suicide terrorism.

On The Fun Half: Elizabeth Warren says Obama sided with Wall Street, listening to Malala Yousafzai, Marriage Equality comes to Alaska, celebrating indigenous peoples day and your calls and IMs.

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Attorney Michael Burg  of Burg Simpson explains how the drive against union labor is undermining building standards across the country, how corporations blocking Americans from the opportunity to go to Court, the propaganda against class action law suits, the most important post financial crisis law suit and why Wall Street criminals need to go to jail.

Consumer advocacy attorney Brandon Bogle explains the pharmaceutical industries scam testosterone products, targeting the aging male consumer, drug companies are marketing companies, how Pharma invents diseases and the health crisis created by Pharma scams.

Talk host David Pakman explains his impressions of the Mass Torts Conference, Dupont pollutes small town America, Supreme Court upholds draconian voter ID laws, the Republican voter fraud scam, why Republicans benefit from low voter turnout and Phyllis Schlafly says Obama is letting Ebola in America on purpose to make it more like Africa.

Attorney Roger Denton explains the danger of the blood thinning drug Xarelto, why the marketers behind Xarelto are lying about the safety of the drug, why Bayer Pharmaceuticals is so horrible and the FDA revolving door.

On The Fun Half:  how Sam gambles, why David Pakman always gets Ided, why Republicans target trial lawyers, is tipping a problem and your calls and IMs.

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Radio host and author Thom Hartman explains new research on how to reach conservatives on the climate crisis, do we need to fight climate change to "protect the American way of life"? The difference between the liberal and conservative minds, using conservative memes to fight climate change, how and why we can rebuild the American grid and the battle between private and public good in reversing climate change.

Attorney Peter Mougey of Levin Papantonio explains why regulation isn't working in America, Wall Street and regulatory capture, why fines on Wall Street make no difference, how the financial sector is threatening pension systems across America, why the big banks get away with everything, Eric Holder's pro corporate legacy, why we need trial lawyers in regulation and UBS's Puerto Rico retirement scam.

Josh Young author of And Give Up Showbiz?: How Fred Levin Beat Big Tobacco, Avoided Two Murder Prosecutions, Became a Chief of Ghana, Earned Boxing Manager of the Year, and Transformed American Law explains the amazing life of attorney Fred Levin and his incredible role in brining down big tobacco.

On The Fun Half: decentralizing energy, how will Sam will win his money back in Vegas, the importance of tort cases and holding corporations accountable and your calls and IMs.

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Alnoor Ladha the Executive Director of The Rules explains the roots of global poverty and inequality, why global institutions favor the wealthy, why social movements from Occupy to the African Awakenings are the future, the WorldVsBank protests and creating a new global movement.

Malaya Davis of the Ohio Student Association  explains the fight for justice for John Crawford, the unarmed black man killed in a Walmart, their three demands for the local Police and how the community has responded to their activism.

On The Fun Half: The Islam debate continues, Reza Aslan debunked? Brian Kilmeade says Generals should walk out of their meetings with President Obama, Rush Limbaugh says liberals want whites to get Ebola and your calls and IMs.

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Lawrence Lessig the head of MayDay PAC explains his strategy for radical campaign finance reform, big donors and our corrupt campaign finance reform, equality movements and those with power and without power, what candidates MayDay PAC is supporting, why MayDay PAC is putting a million dollars into the South Dakota Senate race,  the importance of South Dakota Senate race is crucial for campaign finance reform, the corruption of South Dakota Republican Senate candidate Mike Rounds and why we need to start voting on campaign finance reform.

Freelance journalist Eugenia Williamson explains the rightward drift of PBS, corporate influence and public broadcasting and the surprising role of President Clinton in PBS's move to the right.

On The Fun Half: Matt and Michael takeover. Chris Cuomo says that Reza Aslan is angry and that's why people are afraid of Muslims, Gretchen Carlson's word salad, Elisabeth Hasselbeck's ebola fear mongering, debating Sam Harris, Rush Limbaugh thinks Obama wants white to get ebola and your calls and IMs.

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Michael Macdonald author of  Overreach: Delusions of Regime Change in Iraq and Professor at Williams College explains the core motivations that led the Bush Administration to invade Iraq, why invading Iraq was about creating a neo liberal Middle East, chaos and the goal of market "paradise" in Iraq, breaking the Iraqi state, confusing the real problem with the invasion of Iraq, regime change and logic of disorder, Thomas Friedman and the elite reasons for the war in Iraq, delusions and propaganda in American foreign policy, Dick Cheney and what the neocons really wanted in Iraq and why the current war on ISIS will fail.

On The Fun Half: the Supreme Court allows marriage equality to proceed across the country, Ferguson protesters disrupt St. Louis symphony with moving Michael Brown requiem, Ben Affleck takes on Bill Maher and Sam Harris Islamophobia, and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter remembers Sam's role in Spin City, Fox News anchor says we can't trust Africans to get treatment fro Ebola because they go to "witch doctors", why the mid term elections matter, the implications of a Republican controlled Senate, the Senate race in South Dakota, Harry Reid and Tom Daschle feud, how Democratic leadership is messing up the midterms, why Democrats can still win on raising the minimum wage and increasing Social Security, Cliff predicts Alison Grimes will beat Mitch Mcconnell and how Chris Christie screwed New Jersey commuters.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss talks about what's next after Teachers Lounge, Film Guy Matthew's teaching method, why Sam does not go to movies anymore, Michael's review of Time Is Illmatic and Matthew suggests the movie Hellaware.

David and Jason Benham explain why losing their HGTV reality TV show for their anti Gay and anti Muslim activism is just like being attacked by ISIS, Scott Brown explains that no one really cares about equal pay and reproductive health and your IMs.

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Economist and author of The End of Normal, James K  Galbraith explains how our conception of normal economic growth was formed, how growth began to start favoring the wealthy over the working and middle classes, what led to the 2008 economic crisis, financialization and the culture of criminality, the problems with economic forecasting, why 2000 was a turning point, how the Bush Administration tried to keep the economy running, the problem with the term "Great Recession" the four horseman" of low growth, technology replacing labor and why a robust social safety net is the best response to the "End of Normal".

On The Fun Half: Ben Carson says learning about actual American history might make students want to join ISIS,  College Republicans release a demented new say yes to the dress ad targeting young women voters, birth control helps prevent unwanted pregnancy and your calls and IMS.

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The largest day of airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, why the White House is waving its own rules on civilian casualties, the death toll in Iraq and Syria, who is profiting from the new Middle East war, Iraqi Army drops ammo and food for ISIS fighters by mistake, new stunning Secret Service failures, Laura Ingraham blames first US Ebola case on Obama's "Core Ties To The African Continent", Michele Bachmann tells Value Voters Summit that the war is "about Islam", is the Tea Party gonna sit out the Kansas Senate race and the Kansas Tea Party's stunning demands to back the Kansas Republican senate nominee.

On The Fun Half: how to push the Democrats to the left, if the Republicans win Congress expect terrible trade agreements, pay gaps between rich and poor across the globe, the 1 Percent are more active than the rest of us, why the Secret Service is failing and your calls and IMs.

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The Koch funded  Americans For Prosperity mails out hundred of thousands of dishonest voter guides, local news bury's the lead, Bill O'Reilly offended by Stephen Colbert mocking his global fighting force idea, O'Reilly says Colbert has nothing useful to say, American troops will stay in Afghanistan, debating how to vote for in the midterms, the Obamacare provision that helps Red states, stunning Secret Service failures at the White House and how imminent was the threat from the Khorasan Group.

Reza Aslan schools CNN anchors on Islamophobia, why dropping bombs on Iraq and Syria won't help American security, why people forget George W Bush's legacy and your calls and IMs.

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Nikil Saval the Editor of N+1 Magazine and author of Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace explains the history of White Collar work, the rise of office politics, the the split between factory and office workers, the history of monitoring workers, Scientific Management and the fight against unions, gender politics and salary caps, the historical origins of Google's work culture, the goal of the "action office" and the unintentional rise of the cubicle, the work offices of informality and speed, surveillance and work and the costs of work "liberation".

Also Sarah Palin wants to bring truth back to 14 Pennsylvania Ave.

Are Democrats going to lose the Senate, will President Obama fold to Republicans? Is Iowa about to elect its own Sarah Palin to the Senate? Ferguson Police wear "I am Darren  Wilson bracelets" massive protests in Hong Kong, sectarian divisions are not the core problem in the Middle East, Rush Limbaugh keeps falling in the ratings, Random Rush, the New York FED clamps down on smart regulator Carmen Segarra and your calls and IMs.

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Professor and writer Vijay Prashad explains the context for the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the myth of sectarian violence in the Middle East, the implosion of Libya and lessons for Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey, why Turkey has been soft on ISIS and why solutions can only be found in smart diplomacy.

Also John Crawford shot with barely any warning.

Dinesh d'Douza gets a infomercial for his movies on Fox News, the insane new ad Republicans are running to get women voters, Fox hosts wonder if Women fighter pilots mean "there are boobs on the ground" and your calls and IMs.

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Janeane Garofalo reflected on the new war in Iraq and Syria, pro-war pundits and the military industrial complex, changing Democratic opinions on the Middle East, is America at eternal war? Why war criminals get away with it in America, war crimes and the right to be forgotten, how many civilians were killed? Why Robin Thicke is ruining Viacaden, the Syrian refugee crisis and why the climate crisis is getting worse.

The vaccine debate, what's good and bad about AirBnb, the sharing economy, why Janeane still does not have a computer, why Scotland chose to not go independent, has Bill O'Reilly apologised to Janeane? Bill O'Reilly gets schooled by Charles Krauthammer on his silly global mercenary and your calls and IMs.

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New York University Sociology Graduate student and Jacobin contributing writer Jonah Birch explains where the myth of the "culture of poverty" comes from, the roots of the culture of poverty idea, prison and African American men, racial discrimination  and incarceration, the myths of African American commitment to education and work, social context and "valuing" families and consequences "respectability politics".

America launches airstrikes on Syria targeting ISIS, Khorasan and the Al Nusra Front, the Middle Eastern countries backing American strikes and the cost of military action in Syria and Iraq.

How we name our Iraq wars, a disturbed vet jumps the White House fence, Rand Paul (or Randell Paul) wrote letters to his college newspaper calling taxes theft and people don't need Food Stamps, and your calls and IMs.

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Randi Weingarten the he President of the American Federation of Teachers explains what drove the Vergara v. California case, why attacking teachers will not help close the achievement gap, why ending teacher tenure will do nothing to improve educational outcomes, why the so called "reform" movement make teachers target for vilification, why austerity led to the blame of public school teachers, why dealing with poverty is essential for successful education outcomes, the Chicago Teacher's Union and the power of social justice unionism, teachers and the broader fight for social justice, why the Obama Administration's Race to the Top program is No Child Left Behind on steroids and ending testing fixation in schooling.

On The Fun Half: journalist Sarah Jaffe joins us from the Flood Wall Street marches taking place in lower New York City, how Flood Wall Street is different from the peoples March on Climate Change, Sam's experience at the People's climate march, Alaska reporter quits live on air and says she is the owner of cannabis club, the lack of coverage of the climate march, Blackwater founder claims that he could have destroyed ISIS if not for Obama, Anonymous launches social media campaign against ISIS, Pam Geller will post more Anti Muslim ads on NYC buses and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist and Majority Report regular Cliff Schecter explains why Adrian Peterson should be in prison, why violence does not work in raising children, the culture of the NFL, Scotland rejects independence, why the Yes vote winning was always a long shot, the nature of the Ebola crisis, President Obama deploys troops to help control the Ebola outbreak, why the Obama Administration's response to Ebola is the best case of American intervention, Congress votes to arm Syrian "moderate" rebels, the the vote to fund Syrian rebels broke down, the new "security mom" demographic, how the midterms will play out and why not to trust President Obama with a Republican Senate.

On The Fun Half: Ben Carson claims that in order to understand President Obama you need to read "Mein Kampf", 64 percents of Americans can't name all three branches of government, the nature of American welfare programs and your calls and IMs.

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Chris Hayes explains "Girl  Talk Gate", the fight against the climate crisis and the struggle for abolitionism, the economics of slavery, the economics of slavery, the reliance on fossil fuels and how it blocks economic innovation, the resource curse and wealth concentration, innovation and the legacy of slavery, how slavery flowed through American society, the holistic strategy to transition to renewables, how we can get to a price on carbon, how to destroy the political and social standing of incumbent interests and the practical mechanics of ending the carbon economy.

On The Fun Half: what will make the Peoples Climate March a success? a British perspective on Scottish independence, why even if the Scottish independence vote loses its win for a progressive UK,  Massive inequality in Manhattan,  Greg Gutfield and Eric Bolling trash the poor and lie about welfare, Sam debates a Libertarian and your calls and IMs

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The Nation's John Nichols reporting from Scotland explains the intensity on the verge of the Scottish Referendum on independence, why what is driving the push for Scottish independence is the austerity agenda of the UK government, why the Scottish want to follow the scandinavian model, the case against independence, do smaller countries do better in the global economy, "Another Scotland is possible" and the Seattle anti WTO protests, what will happen to Trident Missiles if Scotland votes for independence, the role of Gordon Brown in the vote and what are the biggest implications for the United States.

Luke Herrine a student at New York Law School and of Strike Debt, how Stike Debt and Rolling Jubilee grew out of the Occupy WallStreet protests, how Strike Debt works, buying debt to abolish it, how debt markets work, Sallie Mae sells debt on the secondary market, how student debt is cutting into Social Security benefits,  the students who are already benefitting from Strike Debt and the need for a movement against student debt.

On The Fun Half: Jimmy Dore calls out Adam Carrolla, how selling debt works, a UK perspective on Scottish independence, "you need to read "Mein Kampf", Chris Hayes accused and your calls and IMs.

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Georgia State University Law Professor Timothy K. Kuhner author of  Capitalism v. Democracy: Money in Politics and the Free Market Constitution explains the history of campaign funding scandals, economic power and political exclusion, the choice between Milton Friedman and John Rawls in Buckley Valeo, why the right wing majority on the Supreme Court treats Thomas Paine the same as the Koch brothers, the function of the Supreme Court has been to protect private capital, restricting the scope of campaign finance regulation, bizarre free market ideology has run amok and campaign finance reform and overturning American oligarchy.

On The Fun Half: Rush Limbaugh says "no means yes if you know how to spot it", Rush Limbaugh's disgusting arguments on sexual assaults, Texas releases insane new far right school textbooks, Random Rush, will Sam make it on the third season of Maron, Arizona Republican Russell Pearce calls for sterilizing poor mothers and your IMs.

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Investigative Journalist Chris Woods explains when the Iraqi Government requested that the Obama Administration bring drones back to Iraq, the higher rates of airstrikes in Iraq, the Libya model and the fight against Isis, what US airstrikes have focused on so far, who controls the Mosul Dam now? Why have the Iraqi Army divisions collapsed so quickly? Isis and the broader Sunni revolt, what does backing Syrian moderates mean, why defeating Isis is not enough, how do we know what winning means? Why there are no honest brokers in Syria, why the Middle East needs a peace strategy, how Isis is using horrific cruelty and social media to bring the West back in the region and why Syria will be more complicated than Iraq.

On The Fun Half: Lindsey Graham says we need to bomb Isis before they kill us all, Texas Sheriff tells Fox & Friend's co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck that he will send any Isis he sees coming over the border straight to hell, what is Obama trying to do in Iraq? The Palin family get into a brawl and your calls and IMs.

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Political maestro Cliff Schecter explains what the results of the New York state primary means, Zephyr Teachout's impressive performance, Andrew Cuomo's machine, Teachout's revival of the New Deal anti trust message, the politics of the new gilded age, broadening the progressive coalition, African Americans and the Democratic establishment, Obama's Isis war and international legality, the problems of arming Syrian rebels, Saudi Arabia and the global funding of terrorism and our ongoing failure of policy in the Middle East.

The great Andy Kindler cannot hear his theme song, Kindler wants to know why the comrades at the Majority Report don't support freedom, why Sam is the only alternative voice and Andy still does not like what he is saying, why Andy had no feelings why Joan Rivers died, why Kindler hates Ricky Gervais and Sam and Andy's work on Bob'b Burgers.

The success of Internet Slowdown day, the worlds oceans and forests are absorbing less of our carbon dioxide, record student debt starting to cut into Social Security and your IMs.

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President Obama announces strategy against Isis, two witnesses claim Michael Brown had his hands up when he was killed by Darren Wilson, witnesses also claim that Michael Brown was shot with his back turned, Ted Cruz incoherent war plans for Isis and Iran and more evidence of a NFL Ray Rice coverup and Fox commentator Tamara Holder tells Sean Hannity ‘Anti-Testicular Police’ Are Ripping Off Ray Rice’ and your IMs.

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Timothy Karr Senior Director of Strategy at Free Press explains Internet Slow Down Day, why the FCC keeps getting Net Neutrality wrong, the telecom industry and FCC revolving door, why we need common carrier status, why the phone and cable lobby want to sell you more than an Internet connection, why the FCC ignores the public on Net Neutrality and why business models from Netflix to Reddit rely on an open Internet.

Zephyr Teachout embarrasses Andrew Cuomo in the New York Democratic Primary, the spending disparity between Cuomo and Teachout, why Cuomo is a good machine boss but a terrible candidate and will Bill De Blasio run for President.

President Obama to announce a major push against Isis, are we heading toward another Middle East debacle? And under what authority can President Obama bomb Syria.

On The Fun Half: Is Congress running scared on war? Governor Jerry Brown signs pad sick day leave for California workers, debating military action in Isis and your calls and IMs.

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Understanding the psychology of domestic abuse the NFL's disgusting record on domestic abuse, Fox & Friends shocking mockery of the Ray Rice beating video, Fox & Friends demented apology, President Obama set to launch a global war against Isis, did Syrian "moderates" sell murdered journalist to Isis?

On The Fun Half: what type of threat is Isis, successful HPV vaccine program in Australia, after 72 years together Iowa Lesbian couple get married, New York Judge approves Central Park Five case, Massachusetts District Attorney drops charges against climate activists because they were right, shocking right wing media pundit's claim of being shot by a group of black men is a lie and your calls and your IMs.

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Journalist and author of Amir Ahmad Nasr explains the historical and ideological legacy that created Isis, the fallout from US foreign policy in the Middle East, the role if Saudi Arabia in spreading dangerous fundamentalism and the global strategy for addressing Isis should be.

Andrew Cuomo awkwardly ignores Zephyr Teachout,

On The Fun Half: President Obama announces his Isis strategy, Iran Saudi Arabia and Isis, Obama reverses himself on immigration pledge, video of Ray Rice beating his wife surfaces, the disgrace of the NFL and Ray Rice, witness says Michael Brown has his hands raised, GamerGate, woman jailed for providing abortion pill to daughter and your IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains the bizarre politics of the Kansas Senate race, the independent who could win the Kansas Senate race, could Sam Brownback lose the governors race in Kansas? Can the Democrats keep the Senate? the minimum wage in the Arkansas Senate race, minimum wage the smart Democratic wedge issue, why Republicans are in trouble in 2016, more voter suppression in Ohio and former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell and his wife both found guilty of corruption.

Isabel Gillies talks about her new book  Starry Nigh, was Sam invited at the right time to Isabel's book launch, Kindles help kids read, how Isabel got her first book agent, will Isabel ever get on Bob's Burgers? And Isabel suggested the Joan Rivers documentary Joan Rivers: Piece of Work. 

PreK  and social justice, debating the legacy of Joan Rivers and why to vote for Zephyr Teachout, is looking at hacked celebrity nude photos a form of sexual assault? and your calls and IMs.

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Columbia Law Professor and progressive candidate for Lt. Governor of New York, Tim Wu explains the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, the national implications of the New York race, why Andrew Cuomo needs to be defeated, the many problems with the proposed Comcast Time Warner merger, fighting healthcare mergers, the possibility of Tim Wu winning and Zephyr Teachout losing, how Teachout and Wu could both win, the corporate special interest driven Cuomo Administration, why we should ban fracking, the battle to restore net neutrality and what is "dynamic" regulation.

On The Fun Half: Rafael Cruz says that the "average black does not understand" the minimum wage, Antonin Scalia's death penalty poster case turns out to be based on a wrongful conviction, debating the rise of Isis, Michael Bloomberg wants to be CEO of his old company again, Random Rush on the Fast Workers strikes and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist David Sirota explains the pay to play pension schemes orchestrated by the Chris Christie Administration in New Jersey, why New Jersey taxpayers have paid a billion dollars in fees to Wall Street, how Chris Christie is rewarding campaign contributions from Wall Street, the stunning conflicts of interests in the New Jersey pension system, why New Jersey only has an acting Attorney General right now, the FCC rule that Republican governors need to overturn before they run for president in 2016, austerity advocate Erskine Bowles breaks pay to play rules in North Carolina, pension bankruptcy myth and how Wall Street is like the arms industry.

On The Fun Half: Sean Hannity hosts Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson for his insights on Isis, Washington Post oped writer pushes Scott Walker for President does not disclose that he co-wrote a book with Scott Walker, Rafael Cruz says that the "average black does not understand" the minimum wage,  and your calls and IMs.

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John Marciano author of Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet, explains revolutionary history of the metric system, the metric system and the demands of global capitalism, how America is already a metric society, Sputnik and the push for an American metric system, the blowback against the conversion to the metric system in the 1970s, why labor and cultural leaders opposed the change, the vast historical roots of the metric system and the world would be different if we embraced the metric system.

On The Fun Half: New York City universal Pre K  launches, Eric Cantor goes to work for Wall Street, Fast Food workers set to strike again for living wages, could Tim Wu beat Kathy Hochul in the New York Lt.Governors race, singer CeeLo claims that its only rape if the victim remembers the assault 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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Cliff Schecter explains why the Democrats may not keep the Senate, the possible 50/50 Senate split, Mitch McConnell's war against the minimum wage and self enrichment, what Mitch McConnell thinks his job is, will McConnell's campaign manager face criminal charges, why Democrats might keep the North Carolina Senate seat,could Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu win the Democratic primaries in New York state? The competing narratives of Isis and what was the Neo-con strategy in the Middle East?

Film Guy Matthew Weiss explains the changing nature of Astoria, Weird Al Yankovic and the problem with modern comedy, the problem with the "sharing" economy, promoting Teachers Lounge and Matt shills for Jim Norton, Sam's evolving view of Continuum and Matthew suggested everyone watch the movie Ishtar.

More on the Project For A New American Century, And your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Patrick Cokburn explains how Isis developed out of Syria and Iraq, the origins of Isis in Al Quada in Iraq, Sunni repression in post Saddam Iraq, what Hillary Clinton misses about arming moderate rebels in Syria, what regional powers support Jihadi fighters, the strategic miscalculation with the Assad regime, the Sunni community and Isis in Iraq, the brutality of Isis, what accounts for Isis's power and military capacity, how Isis uses social media, Iran's hatred of Isis, the Kurdish strategy, why a Kurdish group considered a terrorist organization is most effective in fighting Isis, the choice between Assad and Isis, how fast is Isis growing? And how much of a global security threat is Isis?

On The Fun Half: Iowa State Senator admits to taking bribe to switch his support from Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul, Mitch McConnell's campaign manager implicated by the bribery story, the New York Times endorses Tim Wu for NY LT governor, Ben Stein explains that all tall young black men are armed and your IMs.

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Journalist Dana Goldstein author of the new book The Teachers Wars, explains why teachers are held responsible for the American inequality crisis, if we want teachers to make a broader impact why we need structural policy solutions, the gendered dynamics of teaching, why we can't support teaching in the age of austerity, the policy implications of merit pay, how the Obama Administration helped create the standardized test hysteria, what tests are meant for, the historical roots of the Teach For America model, what we can do to support teachers and what really harms inner city schools.

On The Fun Half: nine year old given Uzi and accidentally kills shooting instructor, New York Times declines to endorse Andrew Cuomo, why poverty is always the issue in education, President Obama's ambitious new global climate push, Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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Professor William Lazonick explains how companies have turned from employment security, how corporate leadership structures are hurting the entire economy, what stock buy backs, how stock buy backs are different from traditional stock purchasing, how Ronald Reagan deregulated the stock market, why the FCC can't monitor buybacks, why stock rewards have become more and ore popular, the similarity between stock buybacks and pump and dump schemes, how these schemes keep wages down, the real story behind executive pay, why Reagan economic policies failed to put money in the economy, why real wages used to track productivity growth, the 1980s focus on stock price and the destruction of wages and the radical financial reform that is needed.

On the Fun Half: respectability politics and protesting police killing, Fox pundit Andrea Tantaros says Eric Holder is running the Justice Department like the Black Panthers, and your calls and IMs.

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Demos Senior Policy analyst Catherine Reutschlin explains how markets the libertarian myth of a color blind free market, how markets can perpetuate racism, private prisons, why the "sharing" economy is not color blind and how race and inequality cannot be separated.

D. Brian Burghart, editor of the Reno News & Reviews, explains the Fatal Encounters project, creating the only database of deadly police shootings in the nation, what he's learned since starting this crowdsourced national database project, how the local, state, and federal government doesn't want you to know the data behind police shootings and what you can do to help.

On The Fun Half: how ISIS uses social media, how progressives can respond to real security threats, Dinesh D'Douza compares Ferguson protesters to ISIS, new disclosures on the shooting of a young black man in Walmart in Ohio, Congresspeople taking the water bucket challenge voted to cut funding for ASL research and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains why the NRA isn't defending the rights of Ferguson's black community, the NRA's racism, militarized police and the African American community, where the situation in Ferguson stands now, all the issues that the crisis in Ferguson raises, the militarization of American society, the "stand your ground" culture, how the press is covering Ferguson and why we are still not getting past race in America.

Comedian and New York gubernatorial candidate Randy Credico explains his recent unjustified arrest, why Randy faces years in prison for getting abused by the police, Randy's rival for the Democratic Party nomination Zephyr Teachout, why to vote for Credico or Teachout in the Democratic primary, is Andrew Cuomo vulnerable? And why to vote for Randy for Governor.

Random Rush, could Andrew Cuomo actually lose? And your IMs.

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8/21/14

Citizen journalist Mariah Stewart explains the tension between the police and the African American community in Ferguson, the culture of police harassment of the black community in Ferguson, how Mariah began covering the Ferguson protests, the generational differences in the Ferguson protests, the difference between daytime and nighttime protests, is Ferguson calming down? the role of local schools and churches in Ferguson, why police are not wearing badges in Ferguson, the time Mariah was tear gassed and where the community goes from here.

On The Fun Half: Missouri Highway Patrolman threatening to kill a protester caught on tape, Don Lemon surprised to learn that a member of the National Guard in Missouri used the N Word, Missouri City Councilman blames his posting racist pictures on Facebook for being a Republican, St. Louis Police kill Kajieme Powell and your calls and IMs.

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Princeton's Eddie Glaude Jr. explains the larger meaning of the crisis in Ferguson and the murder of Michael Brown, "conflict porn" and why we don't get to the bottom of race in America, why white supremacy is the disease that undermines America, white supremacy can be practiced by anyone, the politics of respectability, President Obama's reluctance to engage on Ferguson is a expression of our racism, why shouldn't African Americans expect more from President Obama? the Police culture of abuse and harassment of African Americans, how Ferguson challenges the African American establishment, the intersection between race and poverty and why treating populations as disposable blocks America's democracy.

On The Fun Half: John Gibson uses the Michael Brown tragedy to remind everyone of what a complete idiot he is, Fox Radio host Todd Starnes says President Obama is behind "Michael Brown tragedy", Rick Perry indicted, James Foley beheaded by ISIS, why the police are out of control in Ferguson and why there is no accountability and your IMs.

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John Nichols explains what a progressive economic plan would look like and the state of the Netroots and progressive politics in 2014. Also for Members Only! from the Air America archives an interview with "Saddam Hussain" or Fred Armisen and a conversation with Rick Perlstein.

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A collection of interviews Sam conducted at Netroots Nation 2014, including with RJ Eskow a Senior Fellow at Campaign For America's Future, progressive Senate candidate Shenna Bellows explains why she is taking on Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race and for Members only! an interview from the Air America days with the great George Carlin.

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From the deep archives of the Air America days an interview with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman on her book The Exception to the Rulers, her thoughts on the Bush era and the role of a truly non-corporate media. Also for Members only! an interview with independent filmmaker John Sayles.

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Michael and Matt breakdown the problems in Hillary Clinton's foreign policy vision, why Democrats are still stuck in dead ideas, how anti immigration hysteria is fueling the growth of the Klu Klux Klan, debunking Ukraine conspiracy theories and remembering Robin Williams.

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Professor Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture), explains the politics behind the food we eat, how we can make better choices and the future of food policy in America.

Middle East analyst and commentator Holly Dagres explains why US airstrikes against ISIS are needed, the unique threat that ISIS poses to Iraq, the failures of Nouri al Maliki's leadership, sectarian violence and Iraq's future and what are the best policy options moving forward.

Freelance journalist Dion Beary explains why race is a problem in professional wrestling, why there has never been an African-American WWE World champion, how black professional wrestlers are often portrayed as characters based simply on their blackness and and why the sport fired one its most important stars for confronting racism inside the WWE.

On The Fun Half: Sarah Palin releases her most incoherent video yet, income inequality might be even worse than thought because of tax evasion, police kill two more unarmed black teenagers, James O'keefe crosses the US Mexico border in an Osama Ben Ladan mask and your IMs.

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Political strategist and weekly guest Cliff Schecter explains why President Obama is the fourth President in a row to bomb Iraq, the human rights crisis in Iraq, the potential goals of military strikes in Iraq, why humanitarian intervention might be justified to save the Yazdi community, the austerity crisis in Cincinnati and Detroit, the Tea Party virus and local politics, defending Cincinnati's history from the Tea Party and creditors, why the right and corporations benefit from polarization and the Republican impeachment of Bill Clinton.

Marc Maron explains the difference between Sam's radio voice and his normal voice, the best ways to deal with anxiety, what's bothering Marc, why Maron does not listen to the Majority Report, Sam's latest mishap in terrestrial radio, the latest on the podcast troll lawsuit, Adam Carolla fights the good fight on podcast trolls, what Marc is gonna do in Tampa and will Sam ever be on Marc's podcast or TV show?

Victoria Jackson loses her bid for a County Commissioner in Tennessee, the distinction between military action in Iraq and Syria and your IMs.

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Historian Rick Perlstein author of The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, explains "wacky packages" and the cultural politics of the 1970s, the rights absurd plagiarism charges, the role of terrorism in left politics in the 1970s, Nixon and the beginning of elite impunity, what was good about the 1970s, the 1970s and questioning institutions, right wing politics and the division backlash, Goldberg, Nixon and Reagan and the tree phases of conservative backlash, the Exorcist and Reaganism, the complex political legacy of Jimmy Carter and and what really drives the conservative movement.

On The Fun Half: Matt's apology, ISIS in Iraq possibly on the verge of mass ethnic cleansing, supporting the Kurds against ISIS, conversations between Palestinians and Jewish teenagers, the debate within the Jewish community, Peter Beinart shames the odious Ben Shapiro and your calls and IMs.

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Greg Mitchell author of Atomic Cover-up: Two U.S. Soldiers, Hiroshima & Nagasaki explains why the history of the United States dropping nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki matters, the stunning civilian death toll from Hiroshima, the examples we are still living from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, why dropping a nuclear weapon had no strategic justification, why Hiroshima was picked as a target, the cover up of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan's current nuclear policy and its history, how we are still distorting the history of Hiroshima, President Obama's shift in policy toward Hiroshima and the dangerous legacies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

On The Fun Half: Right Wing Mandela swings by, Random Rush, why voter fraud should be treated like climate denial, the CIA redacts a Senate report on its torture practices, Rand Paul's lame excuse for fleeing from a dreamer, Israeli memories, President Obama is not exceeding his authority on immigration and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Rafia Zakaria explains the brutal track record of the Taliban and ISIS in attacking women, the all female ISIS brigade that monitors women, medieval imagery, Islamic insurgencies, the Orientalist imagination and how to address global human rights systemically.

Congressman Mo Brooks says there is a "war on white people"

On The Fun Half: Congressman Steven King confronted by two Dream Act young adults, a former Israeli General says there are no civilians in Gaza, Stephen Colbert owns anti public education spokesperson, a children's Open Carry book, the myth of the "fake" geek girl, Fox ignores the Benghazi report and your IMs.

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Daniel Levy the Director of the Middle East Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations explains the strategy behind Israel's attack on Gaza,why Benjamin Netanyahu is a both a risk averse and ultra right wing Prime Minister, Netanyahu's Greater Israel strategy, how Palestinians could practice more effective politics, grassroots organizing and Israel/Palestine and why the Palestinian movement must fight anti semitism.

Breaking down the Benghazi commission report.

On The Fun Half: President Obama acknowledges we tortured people, but still no accountability for the CIA, Rula Jebreal calls out Fox for having o Arab news anchors, Eric Garner's death ruled a homicide and Jon Voight's crazy Israel column and your IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains the outbreak of Ebola, the policy failures of the United States in public health and infrastructure, why neo-liberalism is endangering our public health, Congress fails to act on the humanitarian crisis at the border, the Republicans attack on child refugees, why Republicans are pushing impeachment and Democrats can take advantage of them on it, the CIA spies on the Senate, will the Intelligence services ever be held accountable? And calling out deregulation.

Isabel Gillies explains her love of her Majority Report theme song, Isabel's upcoming book, Isabel's son likes his Mom's theme song, Sam does a Hugo from Bob's Burgers for Isabel's son , Isabel suggests the movie Chef , playing in theaters and Sam and Isabel's movie memories.

On The Fun Half: debunking Gaza myths, Cory Booker the new Evan Bayh?And your calls and IMs.

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Law professor and author of Other People’s Houses: How Decades of Bailouts, Captive Regulators, and Toxic Bankers Made Home Mortgages a Thrilling Business Jennifer Taub explains the problem with the term "Cramdown", the story of the Noblemans and fraud in the housing market, the transformation of the Savings and Loan industry, why tax payers hold the bag for bad loans, homeowner protection and the two sides of the bankruptcy code, how housing protections would have helped homeowners and protected the economy, the failure of federal regulators, how banks can choose who regulates them and the structural reforms we need to protect the housing market.

On The Fun Half: the crisis in Gaza, the IDF calls up 16,000 more reservists and requests more ammunition from the United States, Joe Scarborough calls Israel out for indiscriminate bombing in Gaza, Andrew Cuomo involved in witness tampering? Dick Morris now in the retirement scam industry,  and your calls and IMs.

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New York Gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout explains why she is challenging Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Party Primary, Cuomo's betrayals on labor, public education, immigration, his one percent agenda economic agenda, why Cuomo is making inequality worse, Zephr's commitment to public education, Andrew Cuomo's corrupt conduct on his own corruption commission, the crisis of corruption in New York state, how corrupt is Andrew Cuomo? The real reform that New York needs, Cuomo's anti immigrant running mate and what challenging Cuomo means for the progressive movement and the future of the Democratic Party.

On The Fun Half: The National Labor Relations Board acts to protect fast food workers rights, conservatives launch Reaganbook, Gaza fight continues, and your calls and IMs.

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The Andrew Cuomo campaign admits to being behind strange protesters following Zephyr Teachout, Stuart Varney defends corporate tax dodging on Fox & Friends and he and the friends get all their facts wrong, Israel bombs Gaza's only power station, Israeli peace protesters march in Tel Aviv, Medicare and Social Security in even better fiscal shape than we realized, the massive success of Social Security and Medicare, the bizarre paternalism of Paul Ryan's poverty plan, Geraldo Rivera says youth is the greatest asset women bring to a relationship, Rula Jebreal's fallout at MSNBC, why America is a center left country, the insane push to impeach President Obama,

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Pando Daily Senior Editor Mark Ames explains how he discovered the Reason Magazine "special issue" on Holocaust denial, pro Apartheid Libertarians, why Holocaust revisionism is important for far right politics, the Kochs and Holocaust deniers and the Libertarian quest to demonize FDR.

Dinesh D'Souza accuses Google of conspiring to keep his movie out of top search results.

On The Fun Half: Buzzfeed editor Benny Johnson fired, conflict intensifies in Ukraine, Hamas not behind the murder of three Israeli teenagers, Congressman confuses American officials of Indian descent with members of the Indian government and your calls and IMs.

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Weekly guest and political strategist Cliff Schecter explains the importance of Montana Senator John Walsh's plagiarism scandal, do Democrats have a pick up opportunity in the Georgia Senate race? David Perdue's upset win in the Georgia Senate primary, economic populism in southern Senate races, will Andrew Cuomo's corruption finally catch up with him? The odd political relationship between Cuomo and Chris Christie, is Zephyr Teachout gaining momentum and the creepy protesters going after Zephyr Teachout.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss tells us the latest news on his pending marriage and his new web series called the Teachers Lounge, why Sam isn't in Teachers Lounge and Matthew suggested The Rules of the Game directed by Jean Renoir.

NFL only suspends Ray Rice for two days after he beats his wife unconscious, Ben Stein's disgusting sex scandal and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Ryan Deveruaux explains the documents that explains how the government determines whether or not you are a terrorist, why the document is not classified but still tightly guarded by the federal government, what agencies play a role in the terrorist selection process, does being "dangerous to property" make you a terror suspect, Stop and Frisk and terror watch lists, how an individual is nominated for a terror watch list, who is monitoring the terror watch system? How to reform the terrorism watch list system.

On The Fun Half: should the international community invade Gaza? One caller says we should, lots of debates follow, Zephyr Teachout's anti corruption run against Andrew Cuomo, did Michael Bloomberg unintentionally call for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza? Bloomberg also loses his temper on Wolf Blitzer and your calls and IMs.

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Legal writer Scott Lemieux explains the three prongs of Obamacare, the misleading read of the ACA that conservatives are using to attack tax subsidies under the ACA, why the writing of the ACA assumed that some states would not create exchanges, the bizarre reading given by Republicans on the DC Circuit on the ACA, why the 4th Circuit uphold the subsidies, sneaky conservative judicial activism, why conservatives want the courts to do their dirty work in destroying healthcare reform and why the case may end up at the Supreme Court.

On The Fun Half: Rick Perry's border stupidity, Jorge Ramos explains why putting National Guard on the border absurd, Fox New analyst Ralph Peters says Obama is afraid of  Putin, Andrew Cuomo lied about and attempted to influence the Moreland anti corruption commission, Fox & Friends complains about Spanish language emergency operators and your calls and IMs.

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Bob Ivry the author of The Seven Sins of Wall Street: Big Banks, their Washington Lackeys, and the Next Financial Crisis Bob Ivry explains why the sin of pride is the defining sin of Wall Street, why the 2008 financial crisis fully demonstrated the power of the big banks, the lost feeling of shame, the Citigroup settlement, the political constraints on Wall Street accountability, moral hazard, why Wall Street knows they can count on taxpayer protection, what Dodd Frank misses, why we need smaller banks, where the next financial crisis might come from and how Tim Geithner was able to distort the Obama Administration's financial crisis response.

Two Republicans on the DC Circuit Court gut Obamacare but you probably don't need to worry.

On The Fun Half: President Obama's failure to address the refugee crisis at the border, Rick Perry's border theatrics, a horrifying advertisement for the British National Party youth wing, Benjamin Netanyahu says a "‘A Man’s Gotta Do What a Man’s Gotta Do’, when Israel liked Hamas and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Nida Khan explains the importance of Bill Maher's Gaza and women beating tweet, how opinion on the Middle East is shifting through social media, the death toll in Gaza, creating space for progressive Israeli voices in American media and the possibility of a ceasefire.

Also the latest on the shooting down of flight MH17

On The Fun Half: John Kerry's probably intentional hot mic, Israeli politician calls for ethnic cleansing, how to own your right wing relatives on Reagan, the latest on the shooting down of flight MH17, MH17 conspiracy theories and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Nida Khan explains the importance of Bill Maher's Gaza and women beating tweet, how opinion on the Middle East is shifting through social media, the death toll in Gaza, creating space for progressive Israeli voices in American media and the possibility of a ceasefire.

On The Fun Half: John Kerry's probably intentional hot mic, Israeli politician calls for ethnic cleansing, how to own your right wing relatives on Reagan, the latest on the shooting down of flight MH17 MH17 conspiracy theories and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Charlie Pierce explains his family history and the immigrant experience, the humanitarian crisis at the US Mexico border, how our policies in Central America helped create a culture of violence, Republican Affordable Care Act delusions, the state of Netroots and Elizabeth Warren's attack on "free trade".

Stephanie Kelton ssociate Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City explains why we are still in an economic mess, how Kansas destroyed its economy with Arthur Laffer's silly economic ideas, will Sam Brownback lose to a liberal?

Blogger Gaius Publius explains the split between the progressive movement and the Democratic Party and  progressive energy and Democratic accountability.

Matt Duss, Ali Gharib, Heather Hurlburt: why Russian separatists shot down a passenger plane, conspiracy theories and accidents, what could sooth the crisis in Ukraine, Israel's ground invasion of Gaza and what America can do to hold Israel accountable?

Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas explains the evolution of Netroots Nation, how the Netroots have gained in power and maturity and how to be a good activist.

Reactions to the Joe Biden speech and your IMs.

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From Netroots Nations journalist David Dayen explains the evolution of Netroots Nation, the shift from outsider to insider status at Netroots Nation, voters verse interest group blocks, Andrew Cuomo's sleazy Wall Street coverup as New York Attorney General and will Karen Lewis run against Rahm Emanuel for Chicago Mayor?

Jay Tomlinson of Best of the Left explains the goal of Best of the Left and whats next for the left after the Obama Administration.

Lily Eskelsen García the President elect of the National Education Association how to properly judge teachers, the call for Arne Duncan to resign, finding the "bad teacher" and ignoring poverty, why testing insanity needs to change.

Chris Savage of Ecletablog explains the Detroit water crisis, why residents are getting their water cutoff, why the local residents pay the price for for fiscal abuse and robber baron exploitation and what is happening with Detroit pensions.

On the Fun Half: Josh Orton reflected on the history Netroots and the shift from the blogosphere to political organizing at Netroots, Hillary Clinton on Jon Stewart, Israel and civilian casualties, the first time Kyle met Kyle Shank and your calls and IMs.

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Muslim Republican activist Saba Ahmed explains why she joined the Republican Party, the Islamophobia inside the conservative movement, social conservatism and Islamic values, can the GOP ever be more tolerant and the refugee crisis at the US Mexico border.

Rachel Kurzius, SiriusXM producer and film/theater critic, explains how the new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes film fits into modern politics, the films political and social themes, how the film fits into the Plant of the Apes universe, and how it reminded her of the shock doctrine.

On The Fun Half: the three factions in Palestinian politics, what Hamas is demanding in exchange for a ceasefire, holding Israel accountable, a Republican Congressional candidate confuses a bus full of kids going camping with refugee children from Central America, the KKK's friendly face, Megyn Kelly smears Dr. Tiller again and your calls and IMs.

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Glenn Greenwald author of No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State, explains why so much information the NSA collects is not collected from NSA targets, why the NSA's information gathering is ripe for abuse, the NSA's spying on specific Muslim civil society leaders, why a persons political views can lead to NSA surveillance, why can't condemn Hoover and demonize Snowden, why we allow bigotry towards Muslims and what would real reform look like?

Journalist David Dayen explains how private equity and hedge funds are moving into rental property markets, why financial firms are failing in rental markets, why financial speculation is creating mini housing bubbles across the country and what we should watch out for next. Journalist and undocumented citizen Jose Antonio Vargas detained on the US Mexico border, why are treatment of child refugees at the border should be a source of national shame, Israel continues bombardment of Gaza, Ben Shapiro accuses the Obama Administration of being "borderline Jew-hating", Tea Party hack Rick Santelli gets humiliated on CNBC for being wrong about everything and your IMs.

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In These Times contributing editor explains what the Supreme Court did in the Harris V Quinn decision, the history of home healthcare workers labor organizing, the Supreme Court's assault on work traditionally done by women, could the Harris decision force more grassroots organizing? Why unions are essential for women's rights, unions and home care patient advocacy and how workers are defined in labor law.

How Kansas destroyed its economy by cutting taxes, the humanitarian crisis at the border, why many of the children and the border should be considered refugees.

On The Fun Half: Sam's relationship with Jon Stewart, right wing conspiracy theories on President Obama's immigration strategy, what's driving violence in Central America, Pastor Pastor Jeffress says Jesus would want a border fence, fake border control group confuses soccer jersey with a Muslim prayer rug on the border and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains humanitarian crisis on the border, the right's call for arming the border, dehumanizing children fleeing gang violence in Central America, children and the cruelty of the American right, changing attitudes towards drugs and progressive cultural change, what industries are lobbying against drug legalization? The Republicans absurd lawsuit targeting Obamacare, are the Republicans are moving toward impeachment? Most people are loving Obamacare (including lots of Republicans) and did the Koch Brothers ads help Obamacare?

Andy Kindler complains about the Majority Report Internet connection, breaks down the Emmy nominations, the comedy nominations, debating Veep, Andy shares his thoughts on Louie, Andy rips into Bill Maher, why Anthony Cumia is obviously a racist and why Opie & Anthony fans are the worst.

Reviewing Matt's debate with a "Mens Rights Activist", new Jimmy Reefercake song, Fox & Friends made to look like fools by its own audience and your IMs.

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Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies History at Columbia University and author of Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East Rashid Khalidi explains why Palestinian suffering is not covered in the American mainstream media, why the day to day grinding reality of the Occupation is not covered int he American press, why Gaza is an open air prison, what solutions are possible now? Why Israel/Palestine is one state now, why the United States has failed in its role as a peace broker, why the United States is all bark and no bite on the Occupation and the changing nature of the domestic American politics of Israel/Palestine.

On The Fun Half: California truckers go on strike, Elizabeth Warren asks NASDAQ CEO why he thinks the public does not trust Wall Street, debating China and the US debt, Sam makes a major announcement and your calls and IMs.

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Barbara Madeloni explains the progressive campaign she ran to become the President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, why corporate education is dehumanizing, preparing students for democracy, unions and teacher power, the myths created by the corporate "reform" movements, why poverty is the problem, why corporate models of performance are a bad model for life and education, why unions need to work to create new movements for social, economic and racial justice, connecting unions and parents, taking on high stakes testing regimes and how race is deployed in the education "reform" debate.

On The Fun Half: Rep. Louie Gohmert says Obama is allowing immigrant across borders to make "America blue", Ben Carson says the Obama Administration is engaging in a "Leninist" plot and your calls and IMs.

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Former Shin Bet head calls out the Benjamin Netanyahu Government for the latest outbreak of violence in Israel/Palestine, the racism and expansionist policies that drive the current Israeli right, getting real about power in Israel and Palestine, new NSA revelations show the NSA has been monitoring individual emails, Snowden proven right again, New York moves to legalize Medical Marijuana, more horrible fallout from the Hobby Lobby decision and the new lawsuit that could kill Obamacare.

On The Fun Half: Anthony from Opie & Anthony is racist and fired, the Senator Robert Menendez fake prostitution scandal may have been created by the Cuban intelligence service, Random Rush, Steve Doocy says something insane about the Hobby Lobby decision and your calls and IMs.

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Religion scholar and author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, Reza Aslan explains the latest outbreak of violence in Israel/Palestine, how the Netanyahu Government has worked to maintain and expand the Occupation, why the Two State solution is dead and what a binational state might look like.

On The Fun Half: Anthony Cumia fired and his fans freak out, British Judge is depressed that he has to punish a rapist, conservatives drive coal powered trucks, Matt Binder responds to the Voice For Men challenge, Rick Perry pushes border conspiracy theories, conservative Muslim surprised that Republicans are bigoted and your IMs.

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Professor Zeynep Tufekci explains how Facebook manipulated user results in order to study Facebook users emotions, the business model of Facebook, can Facebook influence elections, undermining public funding for social science research, the genuine power of social media and how to regulate and reform social media business practices.

Lawrence Lessig explains how he became focused on the problem of campaign finance, why campaign finance reform needs to be cross partisan, what bills in Congress to support now, the purpose of May Day PAC and why finance reform is the fundamental reform.

On The Fun Half: Elizabeth Warren campaigns for Red State Democrats, thirteen states raise their minimum wages and the results prove Libertarians wrong again, Pew finds stunningly stupid attitudes on poverty, Marijuana legalization Democratic wedge issues, Louisiana Republican Congressional candidate releases the most amazing "global warming hoax" ever, Thad Cochran campaign conference call crashed by right wing blogger wonders why black voters were "harvested", and your calls and IMs.

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Professor Juan Cole author of the new book  The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East, explains why most Muslims do not take ISIS proclaiming a Caliphate seriously, the shifting politics of Kurdish independence, why oppression of Sunnis is fueling the crisis in Iraq, divisions in Sunni politics, will the Al Maliki government grow more inclusive? Who are the "New Arabs"? The median age of the Arab world, the cultural and political values of Arab millennials, how Egyptian politics have been altered, multicultural politics in the emerging Middle East and where are the youth leaders of the Arab uprisings in of 2011 now?

On The Fun Half: California bigots harass migrants in Murrieta California, Georgia's new gun law leads to a showdown in a convenience store, New York Cities and towns can now ban Fracking, Rick Perry now a metro sexual, Congress will not pass vital highway legislation and your calls and IMs.

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Director Brian Knappenberger, the director of The Internet’s Own Boy explains what drove Aaron Swartz, why Aaron asked radical questions and pushed for radical solutions, his shift from Silicon Valley to reform politics, how Aaron inspired Lawrence Lessig to work toward getting money out of politics, the draconian legal prosecution that Swartz faced, why there was not a large campaign to drop charges against Swartz, why Swartz was downloading documents from JSTOR and how the legal system drove Aaron to take his own life.

On The Fun Half:  the Governor of Maine Paul Lepage meets with Sovereign Citizens, Chris Christie is a bullshit artist, Men Rights advocates hold a "Mens Rights" conference, Fox News wonders if there is a "war on men" and your calls and IMs.

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Think Progress Justice Editor Ian Millhiser explains what was at stake in the Harris v Quinn decision, how the right wing majority attacked healthcare workers, how the right is "weaponizing" the first amendment, how the Court can do more to destroy unions in the future and the radical departure from precedent in the Hobby Lobby decision.

Writer and activist Katie Klabusich explains how the Hobby Lobby decision will undermine women's health and rights, the shocking misogyny of the Roberts Court and the buffer decision and harassment of women at reproductive clinics.

On The Fun half: Rick Santorum thinks maybe the founders were right to restrict the right to vote, Facebook experiments on its users, Blackwater threatens to murder a State Department investigator and your calls and IMs.

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Rolling Stone's Guy Lawson explains the distinction between Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel, Mississippi Tea Party leader Mark Mayfield commits suicide, the FBI investigating Rupert Murdoch, the progressive Australian Prime Minister Murdoch destroyed, the tall poppy syndrome, will Murdoch's crimes catch up with him? The game of access journalism and how Donald Rumsfeld created arms dealing loopholes at the Pentagon.

Scott Lemieux of Lawyers, Guns & Money explains the Supreme Court decision on recess appointments, the history of recess appointments, why if the Republicans take control of the Senate they will not enforce labor rights, the McCullen decision and buffer zones, why the Supreme Court did not ban buffer zones outright and why the Supreme Court found that the Massachusetts buffer zone should have been less restrictive of speech.

IKEA raises its workers wages, is IKEA's CEO a Soviet plant? Massachusetts raises minimum wage to $11 an hour and your calls and IMs.

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Professor Philip Mirowski author of Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown, explains the intellectual history of Neo-liberalism, what Neo-liberals believe, making capitalists think differently, the role of think tanks in Neo-liberalism, the mythology of market supremacy, how Facebook teaches you to be a Neo-liberal agent, shaming and Neo-liberalism, how policy movements are built, climate and the affordable care act and Neo-liberal power and how the left can respond to Neo-liberal dominance.

On The Fun Half: money and building progressive politics, Ann Coulter says that Soccer is a sign of America's "moral decay" and your calls and IMs.

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Thad Cochran wins his Senate Republican Primary against Chris McDaniel, McDaniels refuses to concede, will the media go on another "Tea Party is dead" binge? What Thad Cochran owes African Americans, the epic Tea Party money scheme, Right Wing Mandela launches his own Tea Party group, Supreme Court rules that police need warrants to search cellphones phones.

On The Fun Half: a Scott Walker voter commits serial voter fraud, how hard voting fraud is to get away with, Gary Oldman issues a epically stupid apology for his epically stupid Playboy rant, how to debunk the right, Federal Court strikes down another Gay Marriage ban, Random Rush, Scott Brown cheats on his pickup truck, North Carolina ignores a report on the economic costs of global warming and your calls and IMs.

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Independent journalist Beth Schwartzapfel explains the persistence of American prison labor, how little is provided to prisoners, half of prisoners have full time jobs, invented felonies and the end of slavery, how prison labor is exploited, why OSHA can't intervene to protect prison labor, the economic costs of imprisonment, the return of debtors prisons, is the right shifting on mass incarceration? Why we incentivise prisoners to continue committing crimes, paying prisoners a minimum wage, job training recidivism and private prisons and modern slavery.

On The Fun Half: closing programs that help workers, is Alex Jones shills for Iodine supplements, the Alex Jones strategy, new Chris Christie bridge scandal and more, Gary Oldman's insane Playboy interview and your calls and IMs.

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Foreign Policy journalist Ali Gharib explains why President Obama might be planning a drone war in Iraq, Obama's secret wars, the failures of Bush and Obama's foreign policies, why no one is addressing the roots of terrorism and what happens next in Iraq.

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On The Fun Half: Dick Cheney implies that President Obama might be guilty of treason but means "no disrespect", Judith Miller says we should no no accountability on Iraq, an Arizona State Senator investigates Chemtrails and the Tea Party not so into African Americans voting in Mississippi and your IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains why Dick Cheney needs to be in prison for war crimes now, why Dick Cheney was right about Iraq in 1994, why Dick Cheney is even worse than other war promoters,Cheney's failures as CEO of Halliburton, the Cheney criminal enterprise, Governor Scott Walker accused of engaging in a criminal scheme, how far the Walker accusations could go, how creepy it is to meet Ralph Reed, more Chris Christie criminal investigations and why he is probably headed to jail.

Isabel Gillies debates who is more  tired with Sam, Isabel still does not have the Majority Report App, Isabel promises to listen to Sam's new radio show, Isabel's next book and she recommended the Ken Burns documentary  The Central Park Five and the horrifying racial politics of the Central Park Five.

On The Fun Half: the CIA's Osama Bin Laden devil doll, Rick Perry says " ‘I’m more Jewish than you think I am’ and your calls and IMs. And for Member's Only, an interview with Juan Cole from Ring of Fire.

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Terry Bradshaw does not trust Hillary Clinton on Benghazi, why the anti Muslim video really did play a role in the Benghazi attacks, more accountability for stupidity in today's world, battle for a major oil refinery in Iraq, why Iraq is falling apart, what airstrikes will mean in Iraq, why the Obama Administration wants Maliki to go, the return of Ahmed Chalabi, Megyn Kelly calls Dick Cheney and lets him off the hook and what Jonathan Chait gets wrong about the Iraq war debate today.

On The Fun Half: Glenn Beck's Iraq invasion apology contains a lot of lies, the Supreme Court rules in favor of a Hedge Fund over Argentina, House progressives push to protect net neutrality, Brian Schweitzer makes an ass of himself, debating education reform, Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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Lina Khan a policy analyst at the New America Foundation explains why Amazon is not accountable to customers in the same way as Target, the tobacco settlement and how evidence is made public, how government regulation and private suits have a symbiotic relationship, why Jury awards hold corporations accountable, how a leading liberal justice began undermining civil torts, Mitsubishi V Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, how arbitration has been increasingly imposed on the legal process, why we need Class Action suits, why Congress, how corporate contracts are imposed and what one anti trust case against American Express tells us about the future of the ability to hold corporations accountable.

On The Fun Half: more information on what really doomed Eric Cantor, Obama captures Benghazi ringleader and Fox says its to help Hillary Clinton's book sales, debating the minimum wage, skills and wages, Alex Jone's Super Female Vitality and your calls and IMs.

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Holy Cross Education Professor Jack Schneider explains the implications and the problems with the Vergara v California decision, how and why do teachers improve? The trouble with standardized test scores, how American teachers are not supported, why we don't invest in professional development for teachers, the complexity of the American education system and why reformers don't like it, what school bureaucracy protects, the "brand: problems with public schools, why anti public school mythology is self fulfilling prophecy, how the idea of Charter Schools mutated and speaking out for Public Schools.

On The Fun Half: Random Rush, North Carolina Senate Candidate Thom Tillis says the "traditional population" in America is fairly stable, Republican Muslim student taunted at Heritage Foundation event on Benghazi, new Benghazi conspiracy theories and your calls and IMs.

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Matt Duss of the Center For American Progress explains the roots of Iraq's current crisis, why the surge and the Sunni awakening did not create a new political culture in Iraq, how Iraq's Sunni's are repressed, how powerful is ISIS? Internal Sunni divisions in Iraq, why the Kurds are succeeding, remembering the full history of failure in Iraq and what could armed intervention achieve?

Also a Republican journalist look for ways to reduce school shootings without actually reducing them

On The Fun Half: Ari Fleischer forgets what year we invaded Iraq, Judith Miller is still talking about Iraq, all the war hawks who it it wrong and what they want now, a Muslim journalist insulted at a State GOP convention in Texas, , Alex Jones reporter shouts about injustice after being arrested for trying to break into a military base and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains the shocking defeat of Eric Cantor, how David Brat has fused the religions of Christianity and Libertarianism, why Eric Cantor is such an A Hole, why Republicans will be in greater disarray, Elizabeth Warren to campaign for Alison Lundergan Grimes, Cliff's pick in the Kentucky Senate race, the time George H.W. Bush resigned his position at the NRA, Iraq comes apart, the frauds and criminals that brought us the Iraq invasion, does it all go back to Iran Contra? Remember what Thomas Friedman and other wrote about the Iraq invasion, John McCain getting every single thing about Iraq wrong and why Iraq was patient zero for the crisis the the Republicans unleashed on America.

On The Fun Half: Scott Esk a A conservative Christian Tea Party Republican candidate running for the Oklahoma House says that it would be fine to stone Gay people, conservative talks role in beating Eric Cantor, debating UN intervention in Libya, the right's delusions about foreign policy and your calls and IMs.

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UN Dispatch's Mark Leon Goldberg explains how Iraq's government Nouri al Maliki, has been unable to stop growing violence in the country, the violent extremism of ISIS and their political and religious goals, Iraq and Syria and the Sunni Shia divide, how wide is support for ISIS? Kurdish independence, will Turkey intervene? How ISIS spread from Syria and the most basic things the Obama Administration can do.

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The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim explains why Eric Cantor may have been upset in his primary, why we shouldn't underestimate the "jerk factor", why Eric Cantor could not control the Tea Party beast, how Eric Cantor beat himself, what Cantor's loss means for Republican leadership, why the next possible Republican Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy is really bad at his current job and what are the legislative implications of Cantor's loss.

Peter Galuszka a Contributing Editor for Style Weekly in Richmond Virginia explains who the new Republican Primary voters? The resentment against Eric Cantor, how did the anti Cantor message spread? What was the role of far right radio in Brat's win, Eric Cantor's unforced error, the Democratic candidate Jack Trammell, David Brat's position on the minimum wage and is Brat vulnerable because of his far right views on immigration.

David Brat says there are no real differences between Tea Party values and Republican values. He is also funded in his Libertarian work by a bailed out bank and he flubs an easy question to the minimum wage.

On The Fun Half: Scottie Nell Hughes the Chief Correspondent For the Tea Party News Network, the Tea Party response to David Brat's claim that the Tea Party and the Republicans share identical principle, David Brat's position on minimum wage, a Republican Congressman Jeff Miller claims that dinosaurs going extinct prove global warming isn't real, Saint Louis Archbishop designate Robert Carlson claims he didn't know child sexual abuse was illegal in the 1980s and your calls and IMs.

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David Huyssen, a Lectuer at Yale University and author of Progressive Inequality: Rich and Poor in New York, 1890–1920, the historical mixed records of progressive reformers of the 19th century, the surge in industrial violence in the 1880s and 1890s, modern state violence and inequality, progressives and "instructing" the poor, when the wealthy paid to watch the poor eat in Madison Square Garden, why charity can't deal with poverty, structural poverty in New York in the 1890s and the child mortality rate, arson rings, the goals of the early progressive movement, why the progressives did not advocate for bottom up empowerment, what really created social mobility, privatization and the ongoing failure to address poverty at its root and why serious wealth redistribution is unavoidable to solve problems.

On The Fun Half: Alex Jones spins conspiracy theories after two of his fans go on a killing spree, Alex Jones explains how he would stage a false flag, Alex Jones explains why the killers liked him and the Pauls on Facebook, hint its a Obama/Zuckerberg conspiracy, Las Vegas shooting spree undercuts another dangerous NRA myth, crazy libertarians ideology, why have a concealed carry permit? Family tradition and guns, Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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Dr. Robert Lustig President of the Institute For Responsible Nutrition explains the food myths that are driving disease in America and around the globe, why not all calories are created equal, the collusion between food industry and government, the myth of individual responsibility and what we need to do to end the American public health crisis.

On The Fun Half: George F. Will calls being a sexual assault victim a "coveted status", Virginia Republicans engage in bribery to block healthcare expansion, Bowe Bergdahl and his family get death threats, Rand Paul says we should trade Democrats instead of Taliban, why President Obama was right to make that prisoner swap and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist and weekly guest Cliff Schecter explains Majority Report Matt Binder's massive twitter win, Mississippi Democratic Candidate Travis Childers strikes a populist tone on economics, Chris McDaniels and the GOP move toward the far right, how Republicans disown their policies, why Thad Cochran is in trouble, Chris McDaniels many scandals, McDaniels previous work as a right wing shock jock talking about learning Spanish, does a McDaniels nomination mean Democrats have a chance in Mississippi? The NRA flip flops on Open Carry Texas, the full insanity of the gun movement and separating fact from fiction with Bowe Bergdahl.

Andy Kindler explains why he does not have a movie suggestion, the Andy Kindler and Walter Block voice test, why he loves Stephen Colbert's move to replace Dave Letterman, Andy's Jimmy Fallon impression, Andy also not impressed by Craig Ferguson,  the Marc Maron debate, who Andy likes on MSNBC and who he does not, who he does not and Kindler's backhanded Louie compliments and recommends the documentary Religulous.  

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Suresh Naidu an Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University explains the public image of economics, the false assumption that economics is right wing, inequality and the trade and technology myth, why income inequality increases, the political uses of the wealth tax, why inequality needs to be addressed globally, understanding the structure of the economy, what Thomas Piketty misses in his critique, robots and middle class jobs, coercive exchange and economic and understanding capital and political power.

On The Fun Half: Rick Perry says President arraigned the Bergdahl prison swap to distract from the VA scandal, "President Obama" responds to Perry, Keith Ablow says President Obama isn't connected to America, how the right distorts economics,  and your calls and IMs.

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Ian Millhiser a Senior Constitutional Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress Action Fund explains the major cases coming before the Supreme Court in June, President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB and how the Republicans are exploiting federal loopholes to kill regulation, harassment at abortion clinics, the attack on public sector unions at the court, could Scalia save the unions? The case against the Supreme Court and the major implication of the Hobby Lobby case.

Adam Green of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee explains the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, a big progressive win in New Jersey, the importance of the Iowa Senate race, California progressive Mike Honda wins on expanding Social Security, a major Democratic failure in California and what real centrism really is.

On The Fun Half: Fox News Psychiatrist Keith Ablow calls Bowe Bergdahl a narcissist who is addicted to adventure, Joni Ernst the hog castrating Senate candidate deletes a tweet sending prayers to Bowe Bergdahl, how to actually win Democratic primaries, and your calls and IMs.

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