Episode

2/5 David Dayen: California’s Comeback, FEDS V Banks

February 5, 2013

David Dayen, explained how extreme anti tax policies destroyed California’s finances, how California progressives changed the shape of the electorate and what’s next in California’s budget battles. The Justice Department’s case against S&P, why credit ratings agencies are driven by conflict of interest and good signs from Elizabeth Warren.

On The Better Half: new revelations on the Obama Administration’s drone program, the precedent that BushAdministration’s torture program set for targeted killings and your IMs.

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