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They’ve almost got a fiscal deal in Washington, and there’s bad news for anyone who ever intends to retire: Barack Obama’s apparently willing to accept a cut to Social Security benefits. Dean Baker joins us to discuss the deal, and what the cut would mean. Plus: Scott Klinger on the roots of the extremely well-funded … Continued
In recent years, there’s been a state-by-state push to make it easier to get guns, and to carry them everywhere from classrooms to churches. Lisa Graves discusses the organizations behind the wave of de-regulation. California already has some of the toughest gun laws in the country — but there’s already a push to make them … Continued
Ahmad Shokr joins us live from Cairo to de-brief this weekend’s election results–it looks like a success for the Muslim Brotherhood-backed constitution, but opposition groups are crying foul. Then Sonali Kolhatkar looks at what’s behind the posturing over North Korea’s latest missile test. Finally: Guns. Mother Jones senior editor Mark Follman on trends in mass … Continued
Dueling protests in the streets of Egypt as the country barrels toward a referendum on a new constituion. Cairo-based journalist Ahmad Shokr joins us live. Then: Fracking comes to California. The Bureau of Land Management has just auctioned off drilling rights to 18,000 acres in the nation’s largest shale-oil formation. We talk to the agency … Continued
One of the most union-dense states in the country has signed into law so-called “right to work” legislation that make it harder for unions to collect dues. So, what happened? We talk to union activists in Michigan, and Jane Slaughter of Labor Notes. Then: a federal judge has just signed off on an agreement that will … Continued
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