Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) to discuss how Wall Street will rob us via the GOP and Trump Admin. Wall Street’s professed values for diversity and “pinkwashing.” How bankers thought nationalization was more of a possibility post-financial crisis than lawmakers did. The current significance ...

Donald Trump ignores a question from CNN and calls the reporter “fake news”. Will the media defend itself against Trump.

Cliff Schecter explains how Trump is going full Alex Jones and full Fascist. Jared Kushner, Ivanka and the campaign’s anti semitism. The irony of Trump’s disgusting campaign. The Right’s fantasy life. Is Hillary’s surge going to start impacting down ballot races? Rob Portman’s political calculati...

Today we have Wosny Lambre IN STUDIO! to talk about the barn fire that is the current GOP and our moment in sports protests.

Michael (filling in for Sam) to break down Colombia’s rejection Peace Deal with the FARC in a move, Hillary’s leaked comments on Bernie Sanders supporters, and some more info on Donald Trump’s taxes is leaked.

On today’s show Vox’s Amanda Taub (@amandataub) join us to discuss her new article The Rise of American Authoritarianism.

Cliff Schecter explains the distinct dangers and threats of Donald Trump. Donald Trump says the Republican Party elites should “embrace” what’s happening. Donald Trump’s raw anti Muslim bigotry and Marco Rubio’s response. Why Muslims should fear Trump and the history of Jewish repression. Reince ...

Ted Cruz wins the Iowa Caucus and Ben Carson accuses him of dirty tricks. Bernie Sanders ties Hillary Clinton in Iowa. The Clinton campaign is not going well. Why the Bernie Sanders insurgency should wake up the Democratic establishment. Bernie Sanders incredible fundraising and why the Democrati...

Sam and Michael review the Republican debate and cover all the delusion and fear mongering. Ben Carson’s Goldeneye fantasy(20:00). Donald Trump goes birther Ted Cruz. Jeb Bush wants us “back in the game!” Jeb Bush’s secret strategy and Jeb donors now only giving him money out of loyalty.

Interview with journalist Jesse A. Myerson joins us to discuss his recent piece for The Nation How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps (7:12). How private real estate value is created by public goods (8:47). Enclosure of the commons, and the relationship be...

Yousef Munayyer the Executive Director of End the Occupation explains the core dynamics that need to be addressed in order to destroy ISIS. The lessons we need to learn from the Iraq invasion. Why endless Occupation does not work. Addressing the Saudi Iran proxy war. The nature of the Assad regim...

How the terrorist attacks in Paris happened. The terror tactics reflect ISIS. The command structure of ISIS and security policy in Europe. Bernie Sanders says he takes a more “conservative” approach to foreign policy than Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton says we are not at war with “radical Islam...

Cliff Schecter explains how the Koch Brothers created Joni Ernst. How the Koch Brothers money network works. The shadowy world of far right money and the disaster of Citizens United. Why the Republicans are not rational. Will Mitt Romney jump in? Why attitude is what matter in the Republican Prim...

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi explained why Carly Fiorina got him drunk at his Republican drinking game. How long can Ben Carson go along with saying nothing. Why the Fox News Business debate was a giant nothing burger. Why John Kasich is so depressed. How Jeb Bush is preparing to drop out. Carly F...

Blogger Digby explains the insanity of the modern Republican Party. Why Ben Carson and Donald Trump are the perfect examples of today’s Republicanism. Ben Carson willing victim of a practical joke? The mega delusions of Ben Carson. The Donald Trump drop out theory. How the three Democratic Candid...

Cliff Schecter explains the victory of Matt Bevin in the Kentucky Governors race. Why Democrats are still failing to explain Obamacare. Why Third Way Democrats keep failing. Why Democrats need to run as populists. Why legalizing Marijuana failed in Ohio. Is it over for Ben Carson? The Ben Carson ...

Joy-Ann Reid is a national correspondent for MSNBC and the author of the new book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide explains the uneasy history between African Americans and the Democratic Party. Jesse Jackson’s relationship with the Democratic Party and the changing demo...

Andrew Highsmith an assistant professor of history at UC Irvine and author of Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American Metropolis, explains the origin of the phrase “demolition means progress”. Flint Michigan and GM’s history of racial segregation. African American...

Cliff Schecter explains the absurdity of the Benghazi hearings and the nonsense Republican scandal machine. Trey Gowdy admits that the hearings exposed something new. What if Republicans were held to the same standards as Democrats. How delusional Republicans are about national security. Why did ...

Journalist and author of the now free eBook The Hunting of Hillary,  Joe Conason explains the dark and bizarre history behind the Clinton conspiracy industry. Vince Foster’s suicide and why the Right is the Clintons killed him. The evolving nature of the Benghazi scandal and why it migrated from ...

Former Missouri State Senator and author of  Mr. Smith Goes to Prison: What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America’s Prison Crisis explains the campaign violation that sent him to prison. Where Jeff Smith served his prison sentence and why he always supported prison reform. The untapped pote...

Clyde Prestowitz the President of the President of the Economic Strategy Institute, explains the faulty thinking behind the TPP. Why America’s China policy is incoherent and our TPP policy shows us why. Brining China into the WTO and why it didn’t cut the American trade deficit. Why our assumptio...

Mark Leon Goldberg of UN Dispatch explains the success of the global fight against malaria. Is the international community shifting to a broader fight against poverty? The forthcoming UN sustainability goals. Why the international community is recognizing the connection between ecological and eco...

University of Wisconsin Professor Harvey J Kaye author of  Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, explains how FDR’s Four Freedoms speech came about and how he connected the advances of the New Deal with America’s intervention in World War II. What are...

Susan Dwayer a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland explains the importance of bioethics. Her critique of Steve Pinker’s attack on the field of bioethics, Consider race, class and gender in medical research. And why we need to consider the big picture in medicine.

Cliff Schecter and Sam Seder breakdown the Republican debates right after they happened. Find out who won and lost and why. 

Journalist David Dayen, explains the bombshell in Barney Frank’s new book in which Frank exposes both the Bush and Obama Administrations of not using TARP  money to help save people from foreclosure. When Barney Frank explained to Sam how TARP went wrong on housing policy. Why Bush was “already i...

Political strategist and Majority Report regular Cliff Schecter explains why Adrian Peterson should be in prison, why violence does not work in raising children, the culture of the NFL, Scotland rejects independence, why the Yes vote winning was always a long shot, the nature of the Ebola crisis,...

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...

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 ...