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.

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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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Dave Zirin author of the new book Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy explains why Brazilians are protesting against the World Cup, the unique style of Brazilian style, the growth of the moment against FIFA and the world cup in Brazil, FIFA as "invisible dictators", celebration capitalism and shock capitalism, how the World Cup is destroying the relationship between Brazilians and Soccer, the anti working class and anti civil liberties measures pushed through ahead of the World Cup, how protests against the World Cup have become more radical, wildcat strikes and direct action, the power of Pele speaking out against the World Cup and the standing in solidarity with Brazilians as they protest neo-liberalism during the cup.

Chiquita Banana opposes the 9/11 first responders bill because they fund terrorism in Columbia.

On The Fun Half: Big Earls restaurant in Texas says they don't want "fags" in their establishment, is Elizabeth Warren opening the door to run for President, how Bowe Bergdahl was released, why the right is trying to turn Bergdahl into the next Benghazi, Brian Kilmeade says Bergdahl's father looks like a member of the Taliban, Arizona Republican pretends to be Hispanic in run for Congress  and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Amanda Marcotte explains the "Pick Up artist" community, the junk science behind PUA theory, entitlement and sex, Elliot Rodger's rage and misogyny, how online dating advice for men mirror traditional gender roles, the misogynist context of the Santa Barbra mass shooting and smart advice for dating and relationship.

On The Fun Half: President Obama's bold new push to cut carbon, why natural gas production and global emissions are still a major threat, Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly debate inequality and both get it wrong, Bowe Bergdahl released from Taliban capture and thee right hates it, Game of Thrones reactions and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains the enduring power of gun myths, the absurd arguments that gun fanatics make against gun control, the domestic arms industry, tobacco and global warming denial, why Mitch McConnell is running scared on Obamacare, how he is lying about and how Democrats should campaign against corporate bureaucracy.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss, discusses the Kickstarter campaign for Teachers Lounge, suggested that we watch the Japanese film, Street of Shame, and he explains why Game of Thrones is so good.

Our surprise celebrity guest joins us with some big news you do not want to miss and your IMs.

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Independent political journalist Ari Paul explains how the far right won in European Parliamentary last week, the different factions of the far right, the criminal organization of Greece's Golden Dawn, the collapse of the center-left, why austerity drives far right politics and hope in Syriza's victory in Greece.

On The Fun Half: thank you  John McCain for giving us Joe the Plumber and Sarah Palin, Mitch McConnell's healthcare lie, Edward Snowden's NBC interview and John Kerry's absurd response, the horrifying misogyny of Stefan Molyneux and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Daniel Schulman author of the new Koch Brothers biography, Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America’s Most Powerful and Private Dynasty, explains how the Koch Brothers father built his business in Soviet Union, where the families far right politics come from, the Kochs and the John Birch Society,the paranoia of the Koch family, racism and the right, were the Koch children abused by their father? The Koch family feud, the Kochs and the Libertarian movement, the Kochs and corporate subsidies and how the Kochs play politically.

On The Fun Half: Ben Carson says the VA crisis is a "gift from God", the misogyny of Elliot Rodger, Pick Up culture, a Fox News therapist says Rodger might have been Gay, hacker Sabu released from prison after cooperating with the FBI and your IMs.

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Canadian political columnist and Libertarian activist Anthony Furey explains why he embraced Libertarian politics, debating the nature of regulations, why did we create government regulations, funding public universities, college education and success,does education infantilize young people? why we created Social Security, picking winners and losers, why Libertarians cannot be specific and what is the "free market" solution to food security solution.

And Sam makes a major announcement!

On the Fun Half: more responses to Libertarian delusions, more reactions to Sam's big news, father of a victim of the mass murder in Santa Barbra calls out Congress for their lack of action on guns and your IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains why Governor Tom Corbett's budget cuts have led to children dying in Pennsylvania Public Schools, Pennsylvania Democrats nominate a progressive in that states Governors race, are the "New Democrats" old news? Why progressive Democrats are doing well, why Mitch McConnell could lose the Kentucky Senate race, how Alison Grimes is playing tough, why Mitch McConnell, how the far right base took over the Republican Party, why there is no fight between the Tea Party and the Chamber of Commerce wing of the GOP, how immigration and the climate crisis play in the midterms and how the Democrats failed on the Benghazi Select Committee. Political satirist and Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, Randy Credico, Randy reflects on his Mayoral run against Bill de Blasio, is Andrew Cuomo to the right of George Pataki, Cuomo's austerity and plutocratic friendly policies, was Cuomo behind homophobic attacks on Ed Koch, why the fight against Andrew Cuomo has national implications and Randy suggested we all watch the movie We Live Again. And your calls and IMs.

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Professor Stephanie Kelton Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City explains the Bretton Woods System and the end of the Gold Standard in the 1970s, why comparisons to the Weimar Republic and Zimbabwe made by austerity promoters are wrong, high inflation does not happen in well functioning democracies,  why we think about the deficit in the wrong way, the smart way to think about the Simpson Bowles austerity plan, the purpose of taxes, Hillary Clinton running on bringing down the debt and addressing the inequality crisis, Social Security and inequality, what Thomas Piketty misses, why labor needs to make a comeback and why fighting inequality must go beyond raising taxes at the top.

On The Fun Half: Progressive reform and taxes, debating Russian foreign policy, Democrats screw up Benghazi hearings, the Clintons and Benghazi strategy, would Bernie Sanders call out debt myths? Chipotle joins the one world conspiracy,  and your calls and IMs.

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Slate political reporter Dave Weigel explains what happened in the Georgia Republican Senate primary, what is the actual distinction between the Tea Party and the Republican establishment, the Chamber of Commerce and the Tea Party, how the Tea Party is winning the long term game, why Common Core is a potential big issue, did Matt Bevin hurt Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky GOP Senate primary? how competitive will the Kentucky general election be? the Oregon Republican Senate race and a stalking scandal, Can Kay Hagen hold on to her North Carolina Senate seat, her radical right wing challenger Thom Tillis, why Democrats may be in good shape in Arkansas, why Tom Corbett is in a big trouble in Pennsylvania and what are the 2014 sleeper races?

On The Fun Half: Florida Republican Ted Yoho says only property owners should be able to vote, Ben Carson says Obamacare is like slavery and Neo-Marxism, Ben Carson also has insane views Gay people, Pat Sajak says "global warming alarmists" are "racist" the FBI needs to softer on weed smoking employees in order to fight cyber crime, the NSA recording every single cell phone call in the Bahamas and your calls and IMs.

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Hey folks, today is a Members only show, but we still wanted to give you Freebies a teaser from today’s show. Listen to this teaser with Sam explaining what "establishment" Republicans winning actually means and Florida Republican lawmaker says that Common Core is a conspiracy to make kids gays. You can get the whole thing and more everyday by becoming a member! Members make the Majority Report possible. Please join us by becoming a MEMBER. You can also show your support by clicking thru to the DONATE button for a one-time donation. Thanks

Professor and Informed Comment Juan Cole explains India's election results, the controversial history of India's next Prime Minister Narendra Modi, why the Congress Party lost, the politics of the Hindu far right, the fusion of religious nationalism and free market policies, what led to Turkey's mining disaster, the Turkish integration of religious right politics and neo-liberalism and what comes next in India and Turkey.

On The Fun Half: Peggy Noonan says Republicans are focused on solving problems, Dick Cheney says Hillary Clinton deserves accountability on Benghazi, the Daily Caller loves climate change, more news from the "American Spring", Utah lawmaker calls for a return of firing squads and your IMs.

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Syndicated columnist Tina Dupuy explains Karl Rove's dirty trick aimed at Hillary Clinton, trying to stop Hillary before 2016, Republican smears and "asking questions", Marco Rubio's climate science denial and the mainstream media, why Michael Bogg's is gonna go down because of grassroots activism, Bogg's reactionary records, the "post Obama" mobilization, why Red State Democrats are running populist campaigns, how Democrats can exploit Republican weakness, the marriage equality wave, the rapid change on Gay rights, Fast Food workers and poor shaming, the fight to save Net Neutrality and the increased power of the left.

On The Fun Half: A mining disaster in Turkey kills over 200 people and leads to mass protests in Turkey, Alex Jone's confronted by a father of a Aurora victim, crazy Chief Mark Kessler returns with a new insane video, the "American Spring" comes to Washington to overthrow President Obama and it is hilarious, ways to protect Net Neutrality, Randi Rhodes last day on radio and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist and author of Presidents’ Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power Nomi Prins, explains the roots of the deep connections between bankers and the White House, how Teddy Roosevelt's trust busting stopped when it came to the banks, the bankers and foreign and military power, how President's from Carter through Obama made the banks less accountable, FDR the Kennedys and the financial industry, bankers and World War II, why bankers supported Glass Steagall in the 1930s, how Washington became an insurance policy for the banks recklessness, Timothy Geithner and bank worship and President Obama's relationships with Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

On The Fun Half: Scott Brown gets the Senate to kill an energy bill, economics and libertarianism, Alex Jones promotes "Inforwars Life: Super Male Vitality", Alex Jone's epic scam machine, Harry Reid comes out against Michael Boggs and your calls and IMs.

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Ken Silverstein an Senior Investigative Reporter for First Look Media and author of he Secret World of Oil explains the hidden world behind global oil markets, how oil generates conflict, middlemen and the oil trade in developing countries, Exxon and the "crime" family running Equatorial Guinea, cheap oil for Americans and bribery, why oil creates so few jobs, why oil companies like bribes, corporations and the "uncertainty" of democracy, the unique nature of oil and weapons, how much money Tony Blair is making being a pr flack for the oil world and how to truly reform the secret world of oil.

On The Fun Half: Timothy Geithner shocking lack of understanding of how Social Security works, Sam's new battle with Indie Mike, for the millionth Social Security does not contribute to the debt, Sam debates a Libertarian, Harry Reid comes out against Michael Boggs on the Federal Bench and your calls and IMs.

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Hey folks, today is a Members only show, but we still wanted to give you Freebies a teaser from today’s show. But, we do have this great segment on Rand Paul revering himself on voting rights.  Members make the Majority Report possible. Please join us by becoming a MEMBER. You can also show your support by clicking thru to the DONATE button for a one-time donation. Thanks

The Nation's Ari Berman explains a Wisconsin Judges striking down of that states Voter ID law, why the decision was sweeping and important, the right's absurd voter fraud theories, what really motivates Voter ID laws, the importance of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, collecting data on Voter ID laws, why the burden of Voter ID laws is on the voter not the state, new cases in North Carolina and Texas, how the Bush Administration helped create the voter fraud myth and why is Rand Paul coming out against Voter ID laws.

Sabrina Joyce Stevens the Executive Director of Integrity in Education explains a new study documenting a stunning amount of fraud and waste in charter Schools, how lightly regulated Charter schools are, the lack of data available on charter schools, why charter schools were never supposed to be an industry, are charter schools succeeding or failing in their traditional mission? And how charter schools are doing "less with more."

On The Fun Half: Marco Rubio used to not be "a scientist man" but now is now ready to reject climate science, how Republicans are planning for 2016, new video emerges of President Obama's far right Judicial nominee Michael Boggs, Random Rush, obnoxious atheists and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains why President Obama's Georgia judicial nominee Michael Boggs is so controversial,  Bogg's far right record, the deal Obama cut with Georgia Republicans, the only difference between the Tea Party and the establishment Republicans, why North Carolina is the Senate race to watch in 2014, how the Republicans will try to use Benghazi in the midterms, why Republicans want to use Benghazi to protect themselves from Hillary Clinton, will Republicans impeach Obama if they retake the Senate and What really happened in Benghazi?

Isabel Gillies explains why she is calling in from the park, is Isabel a "helicopter" parent? walking by Bill de Blasio's house in Park Slope, how Isabel wrote her first book on her BlackBerry and Isabel suggested the French film, Blue Is the Warmest Color and Sam is uncomfortable.

On The Fun Half: Sam debates a Libertarian, why Libertarians are at odds with reality, why no "pure" markets exist, how Democrats can reach to younger voters and your calls and IMs.

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Stephen A. Bezruchka  a Senior Lecturer for Public Health at the University of Washington explains how stress hurts infant mortality rates in the United States, America's high rates of maternal deaths, how stress is the 21st century tobacco, how to measure public health, America's horrible record in comparative health, why fifty countries have lower infant mortality rates than the United States and how inequality drives the American public health crisis.

On The Fun: the roots of the terrorist Boko Haram organization in Nigeria, conservative pundit SE Cupp says Bill Nye is being a bully for talking about climate science, Bundy supporters threaten federal employees, Fox's most tasteless mention of Benghazi and your calls and IMs.

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Matt & Michael hosted Pando Daily Senior Editor Mark Ames who explains the origins of the Silicon Valley wage suppression cartel, how George Lucas helped create the scheme, how Steve Jobs perfected, how Google, eBay and other top Silicon Valley firms conspire to engineers wages, the internal emails that show the attitudes of Valley CEOs, towards workers and the DOJ investigation and lawsuit that exposed the cartel.

On The Fun Half: South Africa votes, why some Hollywood stars are avoiding the White House correspondence Dinner,  Turkey's "deep throat", Alabama Judge says only Christianity is protected by the Constitution and your calls and IMs.

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Thomas Frank author of The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism, explains the main takeaways from Thomas Piketty's book, what Piketty gets right and wrong, why the debate on inequality is over, the importance of the Estate Tax? Mad Men and the "conquest of cool", punk rock and how punk rock was mainstreamed, how "cool" was conquered by the advertising industry, the Situationists, advertising and youth culture, buying products for either authenticity or efficiency, what Bill Clinton failed to do  how consumer culture became revolutionary and politics reactionary and inequality and the future of consumerism.

On The Fun Half Half: new Walter Block mix, debunking minimum wage myths, Occupy activist Cecily Mcmillan convicted of assaulting a Police Officer in an outrageous sentence, the record of Police abuse by the Officer in the Mcmillan case, more cases of Police brutality, how to reduce Police abuse, Nun sentenced to prison time for protesting a nuclear research facility and your calls and IMs.

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Blogger and 2014 Hillman Prize winner Digby (Heather Parton) explains what she will say in her Hillman address, her writing on economic and social justice, how progressives put pressure on the Democratic Party, fighting conventional wisdom on cutting the social safety net, inequality and structural problems in politics, the self replicating nature of inequality, the stunning amounts of money plutocrats are throwing into politics, the success of Thomas Piketty's book, Piketty's argument on the nature of inequality, are we on the verge of a real political argument in America? What will the Obama Administration do with a Republican controlled Senate? how the austerity consensus keeps dragging down the economy and the Benghazi "scandal" and the Republican scandal industry and remembering the Bill Clinton scandal era.

On The Fun Half: Our new Walter Block mix, Iowa Republican Senate candidate Jodi Ernst's new guns, leather and Obamacare ad, Thom Hartmann's run in with Walter Block, Satanists seek crowd sourced funding for Satan statue to be built in oklahoma, Cliven Bundy fan threatens to cut Harry Reid's balls off and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains his visit to the NRA convention, why crazy new gun laws in Georgia empowers crazy people, a mass shooting in a "must carry" town in Georgia, crime keeps going down in contrast to NRA fear mongering, the horrifying arsenals on sale at the NRA convention, a Maryland gun dealer gets death threats for trying to sell a "smart" gun, why the gun companies want criminals to have access to guns, should Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Stephen Breyer retire from the Supreme Court? So President Obama can appoint a new Justice, the danger of a Republican dominated Senate, why Democrats need to be more aggressive in the mid terms, Seattle moves towards a 15$ minimum wage and more states push for higher wages.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss explains his new project editing a comedy web series created by Ted Alexandro, reviews yesterday's debate between Sam and Professor Walter Block,Ted Alexandro steps into the conversation and explains his series, the film premiere of the movie Detonator which Matthew edited he Matthew suggested the film Ice  directed by Robert Kramer.

On The Fun Half: did Fox news block Shep Smith of Fox News from coming out of the closet? a call from South Korea with numbers on the amount time Professor Block had in yesterday's debate, a major Subway crash in South Korea, Professor Block's disgusting comments on racial discrimination, the trailer for an amazing new creationist movie, Rush Limbaugh's ratings are tanking and your calls and IMs.

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Professor Walter Block proposed that laissez faire free market exchanges are the best way to organize society, how Block thinks the United States limits freedom, debating the minimum wage, full time workers who live in poverty, debating minimum wages and job losses, what is the value of wages if they don't provide a living? Professor Block explains his far, far, right views on slavery, Block's stunning opposition to the Civil Rights movement, Block's sort "amazing" point about bisexuality and the right to discriminate and debating car safety.

On The Fun Half: understanding Libertarian insanity, Professor Block's stunning statements on slavery and Civil Rights, addressing Libertarian economic arguments, debating the government setting the minimum wage and your calls and IMs.

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Michael Powell's role in undermining Net Neutrality, the distinction between common carrier services and information services, the growth of concentration on the Internet, Barack Obama's former commitment to Net Neutrality, why all problems are solved by classifying the Internet as a common carrier, why the new FCC rules will lead to a two tier Internet, how the FCC keeps moving the goal posts, the distinctions between the coalition that stopped SOPA and what is needed to save Net Neutrality, what needs to happen to save Net Neutrality and why the consumer will pay more on the path we are on.

On The Fun Half: Supreme Court upholds EPA rules on coal fire power plants pollution, Antonin Scalia makes a stunning blunder in his dissent by getting his own previous decision wrong, Wisconsin Judge rules against voter ID laws, armed militia supporters of Cliven Bundy set up armed check points, Donald Sterling's NBA ban, debating what to call Libertarians, Oklahoma's horrific death penalty disaster, why the death penalty is a barbaric act, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin ignores that state's Supreme Court on staying executions and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Matt Taibbi explains what drove him to write his new book The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap, how Wall gets away with criminality, how the poor are treated in today's criminal justice system, the systemic abuse of the poor, statistic based policing policies and Stop and Frisk, the story of Andrew Brown, why is the prison population going up when crime is going down, bailouts and how Wall Street is never held accountable, the Barclays' and Lehman Brothers deal, HSBC's drug cartel money laundering, finance and "crimes of intellectual choice",  the Holder Memo,  how Obama's Department of Justice allows for Wall Street criminality, how American justice is resembling Soviet era justice and our hatred for those at the bottom of society.

On The Fun Half: Kindergartener performance is cancelled because of standardized testing, mass shooting in a "must carry" town in Georgia, Random Rush, Obamacare hater becomes advocate after Obamacare saves his life and your IMs.

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Professor and author of  Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism David Harvey explains the main contradictions in capitalism, the Neo Liberal counter attack against workers power, the move from demand side theory to supply theory, when demand side economics get into trouble, the distinction between the use and exchange value of a commodity, universal human alienation, how money stops circulating in the economy, how capitalism is exhausting itself, Thomas Piketty's work on income inequality, why Picketty's book isn't about capital, the importance of Picketty's book, what type of society do we actually want to live in? Housing, education and healthcare as universal human rights, the absolute need for a popular movement to reign in capital and tips for how to debate a libertarian.

On The Fun Half: Tea Party groups raise lots of money to pay themselves, Sarah Palin says water-boarding terrorists is like "baptising" them, advice to Sam on debating Libertarian, Andrew Cuomo's far right record, Republican Congressman Michael Grimmnow in custody, Georgia man terrifies little league game with gun and its all legal thanks to Georgia's new insane gun law, Donald Sterling's the racist and plutocratic comments and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains Cliven Bundy's new mishaps, Bundy's shocking racism and ignorance, what Bundy "wonders" about slavery, why he thinks Martin Luther King Jr. would be on his side, the conservative victim mindset, how Bundy gets everything backwards, how is what Cliven Bundy said different from what Paul Ryan said about the social safety net? Is Cliven Bundy on welfare, Libertarians and Neo-Confederates, why Bundy matters to the right, Georgia passes new insane gun law, why guns can be carried in Churches bars and airports in Georgia now, Gun culture and race, the Obama Administration's cave and failure on Net Neutrality and the absurd justifications for not reclassify Internet Providers as "commons carriers."

Comedian and Veep actor Matt Walsh explains that he is on Veep and not House of Cards, Sam says something inappropriate in front of Matt's son, who is the real star of Veep? Matt hosts the American Comedy Awards, why Veep is shot in Baltimore, what its like working with Armando Iannucci, Matt's upcoming appearance on Fox & Friends, rivalries on the Veep set and Matt suggested Enders Game and the The Counselor.

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Time Magazine political Correspondent and former Washington Monthly Editor Haley Sweetland Edwards, explains the roots of corporate "free speech" rights, how the corporate sector sought opportunities to devolve Free Speech law, the corporate sectors attack on the NLRB, the role of the assault on organized labor, the "Free Speech" rights of corporations, higher and lower standards of scrutiny in legal decision making, how corporations are using speech law to undermine all government regulation, how corporations are dodging public disclosure, Ralph Nader's unwitting role in expanding commercial corporate speech, does the First Amendment provide rights to people or does it include corporate speech? Where corporations want speech rights to go and the problem with free speech purism.

On The Fun Half: Cliven Bundy with new pro slavery comments, Dana Loesch says Bundy suffered from lack of media training, how do hate groups form, Random Rush and your IMs.

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Digby and Jonathan Cohn win Hillman Prizes, the Supreme Court sides with Michigan against Affirmative Action, the importance of the political process doctrine, the Supreme Court's slow motion move against Affirmative Action, Tim Wise explains that whites have benefited from Affirmative Action throughout American history, legacy applicants, Sonia Sotomayor's dissent, Robert's absurd anti Affirmative Action self esteem argument, Thomas Piketty's inequality manifesto surges in sales, more evidence that top rate tax cuts increases inequality and slows growth, Princeton research shows we are living in a economic and political plutocracy and America's Middle Class no longer the most wealthy.

On The Fun Half: Cliven Bundy a liar, right wing hack Dinesh D'souza knew he was breaking campaign finance laws, taxes and inequality, Singapore's social policies and your calls and IMs.

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On today’s best of, Princeton Professor and author of Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America and Why Americans Hate Welfare Martin Gilens explained how public policy in America have been distorted by income inequality, the shocking lack of influence middle class and poor Americans have in public policy, will campaign finance reform help restore American democracy? And the real reasons Americans hate welfare, race and welfare.

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On today’s best of, Jacobin founding editor, Bhaskar Sunkara, explained the distinction between liberal and socialistic politics, the modern delusions of liberalism, the disconnect between the elite and grassroots of the Democratic Party, the political success of neo-liberalism and how the left can renew itself. Also for members only! An interview from the Air America days with on the dangers posed by John Robert’s with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick.

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On today's best of, Author of Lawrence In Arabia, Scott Anderson, explained: the slow death of the Ottoman Empire, the four distinct forces driving western intervention in the region, what compelled Lawrence of Arabia to turn against the British, and the line of delusional thinking that helped shape American foreign policy. Also for Members Only! A conversation with Janeane Garofalo had in the Air America days with Ben Stiller and Anne Meara.

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Author, Arthur Goldwag, explained the history of conspiracy culture on the right, the two fears that drive conservative conspiracy culture, the enduring importance of the Protocols Of The Elders of Zion in conspiracy culture, how mainstream Right-wing organizations use conspiracy theories and the dangerous mix of rising inequality and conspiracy culture. 

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On today's special M&M Wednesday, we cover the NYPD disbanding its spying unit that targeted Muslims, the history of the spying program and its connection to the CIA, the range of spying operations and what comes next. Bill O'Reilly is shocked the Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari isn't swore at and disrespected by his players, Bundy Ranch protester wants the women to die first and what did Rush Limbaugh say about someone throwing a shoe at Hilary Clinton?

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Eli Clifton a Reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute explains how Pharma played a double game on the ACA, how the Obama Administration cut deals with Pharma and Pharma funded ALEC in fighting health reform on the state level and the skill and personality of Billy Tauzin Pharma's former top lobbyist, the Republican mega donor, Paul Singer who wants marriage equality, free reign for Wall Street and extremist policies in the Middle East and when will the media start covering foreign policy extremism accurately?

On The Fun Half: Matt Ford, fellow at The Atlantic, explains who owns the land at Bundy Ranch, how Nevada's history undermines Clive Bundy's claims, how the Bundy Ranch saga has become a rallying point for the militia, libertarian, federalists movements and how Nevadans view Bundy Ranch situation.

On The Fun Half: the Stefan Molyneux cult, Scott Brown's heart is with New Hampshire, Ukraine looks toward Europe, oil and gas lobbyists push for horrible energy policies because Russia, a homeless Jesus gets the police called on him and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Stephen Kinzer author of  The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War, explains how the Dulles Brothers shaped American foreign policy, American backed coups across the globe, the Dulles legacy from Iran to Cuba and how their legacy lives on today.

Think Progress’s Ian Millhiser, explains why militia groups are coming to Nevada to support a rancher in not paying his grazing taxes, the right's obsession with Bundy Ranch, how the right wing media is empowering anti federal government threats and what happens next.

On The Fun Half: more CIA lies about torture, Brit Hume thinks being black helped President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, the terrorist attack on the Jewish community center in Kansas, a tea party activist says 'Gay Supremacists" are worse than white supremacists and your calls and IMs.

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Live from the Mass Torts Conference in Las Vegas:

West Virginia Attorney Lee Javins explains what type of trial law he practices, representing coal miners, the dangers of coal mining, coal mining technology, the members of Lee's family who died in coal mines, why mining jobs pay well, how the industry demonizes environmentalists and attorneys, the weakening of West Virginia's unions, why West Virginia's economy is locked into coal and how the coal industry has merged with the work force to fight regulation.

Cliff Schecter explains the latest rendition of the Paul Ryan budget, how the Republicans keep pushing on Social Security cuts, Paul Ryan's ongoing drive to kill Medicare, why the purpose of Ryan's budget is just give aways to the rich and corporations, the pathological drive to harm poor people, how President Obama opened the door to cutting Social security, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras come back to the United States and how is Edward Snowden not off the hook yet?

Michael Huttner, the Legal Director of the Corporate Action Network explains the Johnson And Johnson Hurts Women campaign, the dangerous medical products that Johnson and Johnson sells to women, Johnson and Johnson's coverup and Johnson and Johnson's pr makeover.

George Zimmerman attorney, Mark O'Mara explains why he defended George Zimmerman, what the job of a defense attorney is, the problems with Stand Your Ground, debating the Zimmerman case, was Trayvon Martin Standing His Ground?  and what type of Stand Your Ground reforms O'Mara wants.

Stephen Colbert takes over for David Letterman and your IMs.

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RJ Eskow a Senior Fellow at Campaign For America's Future, explains his history on Wall Street, why Wall Street reform hasn't happened, President Obama's connection to Wall Street, social networks and Wall Street power, the serious reforms that are needed, why the financial sector is afraid of extreme inequality, the one percent's rage, how the discourse of opportunity distorts politics, why government always picks winners and losers, does America look like South Africa in the future, why Occupy Wall Street caught the liberal policy world by surprise and inside and outside politics.

Alaskan journalist Shannyn Moore explains Alaska's victory over the pebble mine, the two things everyone in Alaska agrees on, the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez, how Exxon fought against Alaska's fisherman, Shell's horrible safety and pollution records, how Senator Mark Begich is campaigning against the Koch Brothers, what guns mean in Alaska, why Begich is running a smart campaign and the Republicans running against him.

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On today's M&M Wednesday, Foreign Policy Stories Editor Seyward Darby explains how the Twa people of Rwanda were the hidden victims of the Rwandan genocide, the historical roots of the genocide, the politics of post genocide Rwanda, how erasing ethnic distinction can harm the cause of human rights and how the west is responding to new human rights problems in Rwanda.

Scott Keyes Senior Reporter for Think Progress explains why  Shawnee, OK is the worst place in America to be homeless, how Native American groups make up a significant portion of the homeless population, the local financial interests interests targeting the homeless, how the city of Shawnee passed laws to criminalize homelessness in the name of "beautification" and how vigilante groups in Shawnee have destroyed homeless peoples property.

On The Fun Half: the IMF is undermining Ukraine through austerity, the World Bank punishes countries for protecting workers, Bill O'Reilly calls out "race hustlers", why you should listen to Nas's Illlmatic now, Sean Hannity wants to water board terror suspects but still won't get water boarded himself, we remember the wrestler Ultimate Warrior,   the Koch brothers and David Vitter benefit from Obamacare and your IMs.

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Nation reporter Zoe Carpenter explains what phony populism is, Democrats who embrace watered down trickle down economics, President Obama's praise for some of America's worst CEOs, repackaging Rubinomics, the pseudo solutions offered by some in the technology sector, why real solutions to inequality would involve stopping the flow of wealth upward, the globalization and technology myth of inequality, why Democrats need to get real on the class warfare defining America today, the distinctions between talking about inequality and opportunity and the untapped opportunity to for radical youth moments.

New poll shows that Democratic voters might stay home in large numbers in the midterms and why we need to keep the Senate out of Republican hands. Sean Hannity and Bob Beckel host and disrespect a Muslim American father who does not want his children to get invited to a religious event at his public school.

On The Fun Half: Hannity and Beckel continue to berate their Muslim guest, Mississippi school passes around peppermint paddy to explain that girls get "dirty" after sex, Random Rush, why Rush's listeners read children's books, President Obama will sign executive orders targeting pay disparity, charter schools not performing better than public schools in Chicago, another far right politician cheats on his wife, Eric Holder tells Louie Gohmert "not to go there" and your calls and IMs.

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Nation contributing writer and author of  the new ebook When Hollywood Turned Left: The Election Campaign That Changed Politics in Films Forever, Greg Mitchell explains the historic importance of Upton Sinclair's leftist candidacy for Governor in California, Hollywood's reactionary past, how Hollywood began to turn left, how the Sinclair race pushed FDR to the left, the story of the first attack ad, the liberalism of modern Hollywood and class politics in modern Hollywood.

Maine Senator Angust King says that Dick Cheney should be water boarded if he does think its torture and Michael Hayden blames the Senate's torture report on Diane Feinstein being emotional.

On the Fun Half: risk analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb says the possible dangers that GMOs pose to the global environment far outweigh any possible benefits, the Clinton Administration and the Rwanda Genocide, debating the politics of superhero movies, the Chris Christie bridge catches the attention of the feds and your IMs.

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Political maestro Cliff Schecter explains how Citizens United led to McCutcheon, what comes after McCutcheon, how Justice Robert's is sneaky, the Court's shocking narrowing of the definition of corruption and why they are betraying the founders, Andrew Cuomo betrays the public on clean elections, Cuomo's clean election laughable scam, why Cuomo is a relentless lier, Cuomo's double game with state Republicans, his plutocrat friendly austerity budget, the Cuomo Administration's insane definition of what middle class is, why Cuomo is bed with the charter school project and what the left needs to do to battle Cuomo.

Isabel Gillies does not have the Majority Report App, big protests against testing Brooklyn, the problems with high stakes testing, the private push behind testing, picking a photo for Isabel's new book, how families should catch with each other at the end of the day, the decision to be a star and Isabel suggested the movies: Mulan, Twenty Feet From Stardom and Mitt. 

A New York City public school teacher calls in with a breakdown of how disgusting New York's new standardized test, product placements in the tests and why we need to boycott tests and your calls and IMs.

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McMaster University Professor and author of  Neoliberalism’s War on Higher Education Henry Giroux explains what exactly Neoliberalism is, why civic literacy is a threat to Neoliberalism, the public education crisis, why Neoliberals view the function of government as protecting the 1%, the delusions that drive the school privatization movement, the ideology of civic illiteracy, the distortion of freedom in American politics, why we have lost the ability to understand the broad context of the Neoliberal assault on the public, how the left has failed in understanding the culture war, how power is separated from politics, how we are living in a society of spectacle, why the left needs to have a bigger politics, the role of liberal reform in radical politics and how the young are suffering under austerity and how they could lead a movement for genuine change and are we heading towards another 1960s.

On The Fun Half: a debate with a caller on race and increasing Social Security, the prison industrial complex, how we punish the poor, Charles Koch whines that he is under attack, the United States sets up anti government social network in Cuba and your calls and IMs.

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Professor Jake Rosenfeld author of What Unions No Longer Do, explains the reasons behind the declining power of unions, the history of American anti unionism, the role of Taft-Hartley in suppressing union power, why American unions are more decentralized, the structural obstacles labor faces, the distinctions between public and private sector unions, what unions no longer do, all the ways unions helped reduce inequality and create opportunity, the cultural benefits of unions, how organized labor can rebuild itself by explaining the connection between the inequality crisis and declining union power recent defeats of labor organizing in Washington and Tennessee and the importance of NCAA athlete union organizing.

Josh Orton the Political Director for Progressives United explains how the Supreme Court's McCutcheon ruling will open up politics to more corporate money and special interest domination, what specific financial rules were struck down, why the Roberts majority on the Supreme Court is being willfully ignorant about corruption, how the decision further distorts the relationship between politicians and corporate special interests, the Roberts push for corporate rights, why we need clean elections now and Andrew Cuomo's betrayal on clean elections.

On The Fun Half: Pat Robertson says Jews are to busy polishing diamonds to fix cars, how liberals can build a progressive movement and your calls and IMs.

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For April Fool's the Ken, Ken & Ken Show returned, Ken, Ken & Ken called for answers on Benghazi, the IRS and Islamic healthcare, Tina Dupuy debated with religious discrimination freedom and health  with the crew and explains why we can still sing Christmas songs in school. David Dayen, joins Ken, Ken & Ken and tries to explain his new work on the Hamp program, why Hamp does not involve hemp or Benghazi, the Deuce wonders if Dayen is Gay, the Deuce let you know about an amazing new opportunity to buy gold, how the Obama Administration is getting inside our TV show, an American hero boycotts Obamacare and all the Obamacare horror stories the mainstream media is ignoring.

On The Fun Half: when will the conservative lies on Obamacare come home to roost? The future of progressive radio, Random Rush, why right wing lies never die, how the Affordable Care Act saved the insurance industry and your IMs and Calls.

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3/31/14

Janeane Garofalo joined us to celebrate the Majority Report's ten year anniversary, Janeane's bold stance against the invasion of Iraq, Sam and Janeane discuss aging, Janeane's disappointment with the Walking Dead finale, Cadillac's disgusting new ad, advertising and the white/right wing backlash and Ford's amazing response, amazing survivalist food ads, hilarious "Food For Patriots" survivalist food ads, Chris Christie begs Sheldon Adelson for forgiveness for saying "occupied territories" and New Gingrich says big donors have to much power.

On The Fun Half: assassinations and gun control, Georgia's insane new gun laws, Janeane's time on Fox & Fox's, the insane media environment before the invasion of Iraq, the Colbert debate, political values in advertising, Air America memories and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains the new Chris Christie commissioned report that clears Chris Christie, Christie's own lawyers say he s cleared and some in the media take it at face value, how Christie wins by releasing this report, why the media does not call out Christie's systemic corruption, the highlights of the report, why Christie is so nasty, how Obamacare will affect or not affect the 2014 elections, more Senate Democrats call for increased Social Security funding,  how the simple winning formula for Democrats in 2014 and why Democrats shouldn't freak out about Nate Silver's predictions.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss explains why he liked the Wrestler and not Darren Aronofsky's other movies, how Sam first met Matthew, how the September 11th attacks impacted the making of a Bad Situationists, Matthew's reaction to the "#CancelColbert" twitter campaign, why we need to protect satire, and Matthew suggested the film that he edited Detonator and explains why we should watchNetwork again.

On The Fun: a new song from Jimmy Reefercake on Cheney In Bushes, Right Wing Mandela backs the Keystone Pipeline and your IMs.

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Jacobin online editor, and author of the new book Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity Micah Uetricht explains what led the Chicago teachers to strike in 2012, why the strike was not about pay, why the teachers won the strike, the conflicts within the Chicago Teachers Union that led to the 2012 strike, the insurgent progressives who took the union in a more bold direction, how organizers connected the assault on Chicago public schools with the broader neo liberal attack on public institutions, how union organizers built relationships with stakeholders across the city of Chicago, how the reformers took over the teachers union, the importance of the involvement of rank and file union members, the importance of independence sustaining union organizing, what other unions can learn from the Chicago teachers strike and how unions should deal with the Democratic Party.

On The Fun Half: Sam finally leaves his apartment, Pat Robertson misses the days when you could stone Gay people, more debating the social insurance system, President Obama defends the invasion of Iraq? Bill O'Reilly goes on racist rant, right wing hack Jennifer Stefano makes a spectacle of herself on Chris Hayes, a Libertarian defends the Hobby Lobby and your calls and IMs.

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Politico senior education reporter Stephanie Simon explains how much tax payer is going to teach creationism in the classrooms, the voucher loophole, attacks on science in religious schools, how anti science bias influence the entire curriculum of some religious schools, what policies make tax payers pay for these programs? How corporations are rewarded by state tax policies for giving money to private schools, what groups are behind the voucher push, the voucher success myth, how religious schools are allowed to discriminate, the assault on history and how it all fits into the broader neo-liberal attack on public education.

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On The Fun Half: the Sam Seder Libertarian Learning Annex is back in session with a debate on welfare, debunking welfare myths, what poverty actually means, how the social safety net helps us all and your calls and IMs.

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Slate contributing writer Dahlia Lithwick explains the origins of the hobby lobby case before the Supreme Court, the companies behind the hobby lobby case, why the ACA does not mandate birth control specifically, the specific language of the ACA on reproductive coverage, Justice Scalia's contradictory history on religious freedom, the role of the corporate personhood in the lead up to the case, the tension between religious rights and the general public, why everyone is watching Chief Justice Roberts and the broad public health implications of the hobby lobby case.

On The Fun Half: the activism of the judicial right, more Bitcoin failure, why Democrats have freaked out about Nate Silver's Senate prediction, Alaska Senator Mark Begich campaigns on increasing Social Security, why its political and policy malpractice to not support increasing Social Security, the Sam Seder Learning Annex returns to session, the role of welfare and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Rafia Zakaria explains how why simplistic narratives of human suffering in developing countries can undermine political progress, the problems with foreign aid, the link between US foreign aid and military strategy, how women's rights are harmed can be harmed by western advocacy, the women's rights crisis in Pakistan and an aid policy built on fighting the causes of poverty.

In The Fun Half: Jimmy Carter thinks he may be being monitored by the NSA, Turkey's Prime Minister shuts down Twitter and Turks still Tweet, creationist demand equal time on the new Cosmos series, David Vitter says the Koch brothers are great patriots and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Guy Lawson explains how the Bush Administration's Afghanistan arms purchasing policies helped shape the modern crisis with Russia, how the Pentagon relied on Miami Beach stoners for arms purchases, the domestic politics of Russia and America, how the United States circumvented their own laws on arm sales, Bernie Madoff's shocking new prison interview, the differences and similarities between Wall Street fraudsters Bernie Madoff and Sam Israel and who Madoff's favorite and least favorite politicians are.

Michael Ian Black explains why the Malaysia flight was a false flag carried out by CNN, what CNN's next false flag will be, Michael's new National Geographic show, why his podcast is "hard", the advantage of working on garbage and Michael told everybody to watch Airplane, again.

On The Fun Half: Catholic League President Bill Donohue, wants to march with "straight is great" sign at the summers NYC Pride parade, is Libertarianism a religion? How Ezra Klein's new media venture is going and your calls and IMs.

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Hey folks, today is a Members only show, but we still wanted to give you Freebies a teaser from today’s show. Listen to Sam explain what it was like to oppose the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Thomas Friedman's "suck on this comment" and CNN still grasping for straws on the Malaysia flight. Members make the Majority Report possible. Please join us by becoming a MEMBER. You can also show your support by clicking thru to the DONATE button for a one-time donation. Thanks

Roosevelt Institute fellow Mike Konczal, explains the conservative myth of pre New Deal and Great Society America, the delusion that civil society took care of poverty, why the state had always played a role in addressing poverty, why before New Deal government policy was demeaning to the poor and favorable to the corporate sector, how social insurance supports risk, why Churches were forced by the State to provide services to the poor, the role of "automatic stabilizers" in saving the economy from going into full depression, why charitable giving falls during economic downturns, why the right pushes the volunteerism myth, how Harry Truman defined charity and why the left needs to be more bold.

On The Fun Half: more reactions to Ken Langone's insane Nazi and inequality comments, declining religion leads to more libertarians? Republicans target young voters with hilarious and awful new ads, the Sam Seder Libertarian Learning Annex returns and your calls and IMs.

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Writer Matt Stoller explains origins of free trade deals and why they are not going away, why modern free trade had its start in the 1930s, the utopian desire for a one world government, who is George Ball and why he matters the roots of a common market and governance, the evolving elite view of the middle class, why we have allowed America's industrial base to erode, the myth of frictionless world of capital, why the threat to America is our loss of manufacturing not in debt, how trade agreements impact sovereignty and what we need to learn from Alexander Hamilton.

On The Fun Half: CNN asks if God is involved in the Malaysia flight mystery, new discoveries on the Big Bang, the climate crisis accelerates, demented rich person  Ken Langone compares fighting inequality to Nazism, why do crazy wealthy people keep talking about Nazism, was JFK trying to halt the Cold War? and your IMs.

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Nation magazine senior editor, Sarah Leonard explains why the work cultures of Wall Street and Silicon Valley matter to all of us, new reforms in Wall Street work hours, the cult of "smartness", how Silicon Valley disguises its work culture through the rhetoric of passion, how Wall Street and Silicon Valley work to avoid regulation and how we need to start thinking about the technology sector as a whole.

And the great St Patty's Day gets boycott.

On The Fun Half: the roots of the crisis in Ukraine, anti reproductive rights extremists threaten activists online, Abby Huntsman's absurd argument for slashing Social Security, what millennials need to actually worry about, the failure of the "White Pride" demonstrations, Rupert Murdoch tweets crazy things and your IMs.

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Political maestro Cliff Schecter explains the insane new pro gun law that the Georgia House just passed, why the Georgia Senate may need to block the bill, what Democratic candidate Alex Sink's loss in the Florida 13th District special election means, how the Obama White House does not know how to sell healthcare, the problem with how Democratic candidates run, the House Progressive Caucus releases a smart budget and gets no attention, how Rob Portman was backed into supporting an unemployment insurance extension and the Obama Administration reconsiders deportation policy.

Andy Kindler objects to being called an Obamabot, Sam reviews more of his ill advised decisions in his entertainment career, Kindler is sick of the "New Atheists", Bill Maher praises Jay Leno and Kindler responds with disgust, why Kindler also hates Fallon, Kindler's favorite Holocaust and Kindler suggested the movie Friends with Money.  

Lindsay Graham Senate challenger calls Graham ambiguously gay And your calls and IMs.

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