Another Government Shutdown? (VIDEO)
Another shutdown deadline looms as lawmakers wrestle with reaching a deal on a budget and House Republicans continue their push to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Lawrence O’Donnell talks to Ezra Klein.
The Economy
Robert Reich on Chained CPI (VIDEO)
The Chained CPI, deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security that would hurt seniors. Watch Robert Reich explain why Chained CPI is so stingy in this video, and then sign his SignOn.org petition to President Obama.
Paul Ryan Mocked By Fox News (VIDEO)
Here’s a great one from our WTF file: Paul Ryan was defending his budget plan this Sunday on Fox News and admitted that the entire plan is contingent on the repeal of Obamacare. A stunned Chris Wallace of Fox News, had to ask for a clarification and immediately dismissed the idea: CHRIS WALLACE: I’m going […]
Senator Ron Johnson Called Out For Lying About Social Security (VIDEO)
YOUR FACTS ARE FALSE: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) embarrassed himself on ABC’s This Week on Sunday when he attempted to skew facts into his own Republican reality, using the typical canned talking points of the right. Normally the hosts of these shows take it easy on such obvious lies and distortions of the facts, but Sen. Johnson was not […]
Elizabeth Warren Stands Up To Bank Regulators And Makes Them Squirm (VIDEO)
Elizabeth Warren is proving to be a force to be reckoned with. At her first Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Elizabeth Warren grilled bank regulators and made them squirm. FDIC, SEC, OCC, CFPB, CFTC, Fed and Treasury got a taste of how things will be changing with Warren asking the questions. Her first […]