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tucson survivors demand a plan
Bookmarked 694 weeks ago learn more at http:demandaplanorg survivors of the shooting in tucson arizona demand a plan to end gun violence from president obama and governor romney |
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rachel maddow - fewer swing voters puts focus on campaigns039 turnout strategies
Bookmarked 694 weeks ago aug 6 2012steve kornacki co-host of msnbc039s quotthe cyclequot and senior writer for salon talks with rachel maddow about how the very small number of undecided voters shapes the obama and romney campaign strategies and why americans have such a short memory about scandalized sleazeball politicians who remain in politics despite their disgrace |
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on 77th anniversary of social security paul ryan pushes dismantling the social safety net
Bookmarked 692 weeks ago on 77th anniversary of social security paul ryan pushes dismantling the social safety netdemocracynoworg - republican presidential contender mitt romney039s newly picked running mate paul ryan is on the forefront of efforts to dismantle social security by putting seniors039 savings into risky wall street investments over the years ryan has not only pushed for privatizing social security but also dismantling medicare and slashing funding for medicaid in the republican response to president obama039s 2011 state of the union address ryan defended cutbacks on social spending quotwe039re in a moment where if government039s growth is left unchecked and unchallenged america039s best century will be considered our past centuryquot ryan said quotthis is a future in which we will transform our social safety net into a hammock which lulls able-bodied people into lives of complacency and dependencyquot for more we speak with two experts on social security: independent journalist eric laursen author of the book quotthe people039s pension: the struggle to defend social security since reaganquot and heather mcghee vice president of policy and outreach at the progressive policy group demos and co-author of a chapter on retirement insecurity in the book quotinequality matters: the growing economic divide in america and its poisonous consequencesquotto watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt |
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rachel maddow - gop adds war on voting to party platform
Bookmarked 691 weeks ago aug 21 2012rachel maddow reviews the history necessity and popularity of the voting rights act of 1965 and how the republican war on voting has put republicans into opposition against the voting rights act at the state level and in their national party platform |
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melissa harris-perry blows up on guest- 039what is riskier than being poor in america039
Bookmarked 690 weeks ago http:wwwfacebookcomhoodnews247melissa harris-perry had what was probably her most passionate and intense television outburst ever when she delivered a fiery monologue about being poor in america on her saturday showthe moment occurred during a long segment on what harris-perry felt was the demonization of welfare recipients as quotundeservingquot of aid she clashed repeatedly with guest monica mehta labeled by the show as a business and finance expertharris-perry039s frustration with mehta rose perceptibly when mehta said that welfare payments should not be quotlimitlessquotquotlimitlessquot harris-perry shot back quotthe limits currently established under a democratic president are appallingquota few minutes later harris-perry referring to the debate about welfare recipients quotdeservingquot aid said quoti just feel like from the bottom you have to be able to say 039i deserve the ability for class mobility039quotquotwhich is funded by public education by low-cost health carequot guest nancy giles said quotwhich is enabled by taking risksquot mehta cut inslamming her hands down on her desk harris-perry exploded:quotwhat is riskier than living poor in america seriously what in the world is riskier than being a poor person in america i live in a neighborhood where people are shot on my street corner i live in a neighborhood where people have to figure out how to get their kid into school because maybe it039ll be a good school and maybe it won039t i am sick of the idea that being wealthy is risky no there is a huge safety net that whenever you fail will catch you and catch you and catch you being poor is what is risky we have to create a safety net for poor people and when we won039t because they happen to look different from us it is the pervasive ugliness we cannot do thatquot |
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hardball - romney accused of bullying gay student as a teen
Bookmarked 706 weeks ago may 10 2012chris matthews talks with the huffington post039s howard fineman and the washington post039s nia-malika henderson about the washington post feature on mitt romney039s boarding school days where he bullied a gay student |
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political checklist: two-man race in illinois
Bookmarked 714 weeks ago political editor christina bellantoni chats with senior correspondent judy woodruff about mitt romney and rick santorum039s battle for illinois there039s a lot at stake which is one reason romney has invested so heavily in this racefor more politics coverage visit the newshour039s politics site: http:wwwpbsorgnewshourtopicpolitics |
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ann romney responds to hilary rosen comments on fox news
Bookmarked 710 weeks ago more at foxnewscom |
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full show 52512: conversations with great minds: paul krugman
Bookmarked 704 weeks ago thom talks with economist paul krugman in tonight039s quotconversations with great mindsquot tonight039s quotbig picture rumblequot panel discusses romney039s quotboldquot call for 6 unemployment by 2016 the end of conservative populism and how it would take the average worker 244 years to match a ceo039s annual salary in tonight039s quotdaily takequot thom wonders why poor white americans favor romney over obama |
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martin bashir - daily caller journalist throws decorum out white house window
Bookmarked 701 weeks ago june 15 2012politico039s joe williams and saloncom039s steve kornacki dig into why the issue of immigration moves conservatives -- including a journalist at the rose garden today -- to treat president obama so rudely |
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martin bashir - outgoing barclays ceo diamond now romney039s ex-fundraiser
Bookmarked 699 weeks ago july 3 2012mother jones039 david corn georgetown prof michael eric dyson and political analyst richard wolffe analyze how the barclays scandal is hurting mitt romney and his would-be london host and fundraiser bob diamond -- plus a new vanity fair piece that digs into romney039s offshore wealth |
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the ed show - romney continues to avoid questions on his finances
Bookmarked 698 weeks ago july 10 2012the cloud of secrecy surrounding mitt romney039s finances is not lifting romney surrogates say people should quotmove onquot ed schultz talks with maryland governor martin o039malley to discuss the issue of transparency in the presidential election |