Sam sits down with historian Christopher W. Shaw, to discuss his recent book First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, on the rise of one of the most popular public services, and its precarious state in an era of privatization. They begin in the 18th century, with...

The MR crew is back with a news roundup!

New York Magazine’s Eric Levitiz (@EricLevitz) joins us to discuss his latest piece, ‘The GOP Is Making Its Contempt for Democracy Clear. Will the Mainstream Media?’

• Media critic Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR and author of Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media, on the failure of the liberal establishment and how liberal and progressive grassroots organizations have become way too cozy with Obama and the Democratic leadership.

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A great on-air tax policy debate between professional leftist Sam Seder of The Majority Report and BigHollywood.com Editor John Nolte.

Guest: Conservative blogger John Nolte

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Mediabistro's Tina Dupuy talks to Sam about her recent column at The Huffington Post that calls for a liberal version of Fox News' political organizing on television.