Cliff Schecter explains the sexual abuse revelations of Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and how Republicans looked the other way. Systemic child abuse and power. The move toward Paid Family leave. Why both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns are screwing up. Bill Clinton’s major screw up and reopening race politics and the Clintons.(10:00) Michael Ian […]

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 […]

On today’s Best of 2012, some of the best Casual Friday interviews of the year. Actor, Richard Kind gave movie recommendations and talked about HBO’s luck. Michael Ian Black shared parenting notes with Sam and Jonathan Krohn, talked with Sam about his transformation from conservative wunderkind to normal (and very smart) teenager. PLUS an interview with “Katherine […]

Ari Berman, author of Herding Donkey’s, on SCOTUS v. Affordable Care Act: the votes of the Justices, the impact on reputation of the Court, mobilization of