Laura Bassett's Own Goal, Grexits And Criminal Justice Horrors

Charlie Hebdo, The New Congress And Barbara Boxer: This week, radical militants from a pseudo-Islamic death cult murdered twelve members of the staff of French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo in their Paris office, ending any hope we had that 2015 would be a respite from 2014's garbage and misery. ... by So That Happened

33 min listen

Immigration, Keystone XL And The CIA Torture Report: This week, after several months of "will-he-or-won't he" wonderings, President Barack Obama went ahead on his own and issued new executive actions to fill the space where a comprehensive immigration reform bill should be. We'll sort... by So That Happened

41 min listen

Laura Bassett's Own Goal, Grexits And Criminal Justice Horrors: On this week's podcast, Dana Liebelson joins us to discuss her recent exposé of the prison system in Michigan, where children -- commingled with adult criminals -- are being broken, not rehabilitated. Plus: we discuss last week's marriage equ... by So That Happened

33 min listen

The CIA Torture Report, The CROMNIBUS And DC Weed: So That Happened, Episode 13: The CIA Torture Report Was A Chronicle Of Depravity And Incompetence This week, the Senate's report on CIA torture was released into the wild, and while the redactions were thick, it nevertheless read as a thoroughgo... by So That Happened

45 min listen

Grand Jury Fallout, Ebola And The CROMNIBUS: This week, hard on the heels of the Ferguson grand jury decision, a grand jury in New York City returns no indictment on the police officer who choked Eric Garner to death on the streets of Staten Island. Can the cops be stopped before they kill again?... by So That Happened

35 min listen

2014 Election Edition: So that... is about to happen: Tuesday, November 4th is Election day, and we've enlisted Huff Post Pollster's own Mark Blumenthal to set the table. We'll talk about the marquee event of Election Night -- which party will end up control t... by So That Happened

45 min listen

Ted Cruz 2016, A Foreign Policy Update And A Platinum Coin: This week, the 2016 race welcomed Ted Cruz to the GOP scrum after the Texas Senator made his presidential ambitions clear to a literally captive audience of Liberty University students. He's been immediately anointed as a long shot, but is he real... by So That Happened

51 min listen

Ryan's In, Biden's Out, The SEC Is Up To No Good, And Come Get It Trudeau!: This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that they were going to reanimate a zombie deregulation plan from the pre-financial crisis Bush administration, that could tip the balance of power away from Main Street. Meanwhile, imagine a ... by So That Happened

60 min listen

Obama's Trade Deal Battle Heats Up: This week we look at one Washington State community in which the battle for a $15 dollar minimum wage has been won, discuss the latest developments in the political battle over the Trans Pacific Partnership, and discuss the 2016 election by talking abo... by So That Happened

42 min listen

Cuba Relations, North Korea's Sony Hack And The 2014 Year In Review: This week, President Barack Obama announced that the United States would make an effort to normalize relations with Cuba, ending a decade long policy of distance that had been surprisingly effective in doing nothing in particular. We'll talk about... by So That Happened

47 min listen

The Trouble With This Texas Abortion Bill: This week we look into legislation passed in Texas restricting access to abortions for minors, compare and contrast federal legislation aimed at curbing what food stamps can buy with the fact that Congress want us to give them more money and we conclud... by So That Happened

56 min listen

Net Neutrality And Obamacare Challenges: So, that happened: This week, President Barack Obama announced his full-throated support for "net neutrality," a term that basically means "don't let Comcast turn the Internet into a dystopian mess" -- unless you're Sen. T... by So That Happened

48 min listen

Food Stamps, Obama And Warren Team Up And The Invisible 2016 Primary: This week, the Republican-led House Agriculture Committee began what they termed as a "top to bottom" review of the federal food stamp program. In a surprising twist, however, the Committee's new management struck a soft and empathetic t... by So That Happened

45 min listen

The State Of The Union, Middle Class Economics And Congressional Fodder: This week, President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State Of The Union Address before a joint session of Congress now completely controlled by his opposition. In that speech, the most newsworthy moment came when the President urged a focus on what ... by So That Happened

41 min listen

Hillary's Running, So Are The Reporters Covering Her: This week, Hillary Clinton launched her campaign, but didn't order sofritas at Chipotle, the House of Representatives voted to offer upwards of 250 billion dollars in handouts to needy, filthy rich Americans and a man flew a gyrocopter onto the U.... by So That Happened

35 min listen

The Iran Letter, Hillary Clinton's Emails And A Fed Leak: This week, Iranian leaders got a letter, authored by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and signed by 46 other Republican Senators, in which a clear message was sent. That message? "No one should ever take the United States of America at their word.... by So That Happened

49 min listen

Kids Lunch w. Sec. Tom Vilsack, Congress Plays Chicken, Iran Away, And Brady Is The New Trump!: This week we examine the legacy of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, which has just secured its political survival in the Senate. Also Congress is coming back after August recess which means the government is probably going to shut down. We al... by So That Happened

51 min listen

DHS Funding Fight, Jeb Bush And Elizabeth Warren’s Secret Meetings: This week, the fight over President Barack Obama's immigration policies returns to the halls of Congress, with opponents of the President's executive actions threatening to cease funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Is this a smar... by So That Happened

51 min listen

Mitt Romney, A Volcker Rule Delay and Paid Family Leave: This week, the 2016 race was roiled by the announcement that former GOP nominee and 2012 loser Mitt Romney was, against all logic, getting his band back together to mount yet another run for the White House. This has baffled everyone, including the Huf... by So That Happened

42 min listen

Obama's Trade Deal, Koch Brothers Spending And The Super Bowl: This week, we learned that President Barack Obama is really upset with our coverage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. So he's not gonna like what we're about to do, which is talk about the fact that the one part of his agenda Congr... by So That Happened

41 min listen

Dems Got Waxed In The 2014 Midterms: So that happened: And we mean this literally just happened. The 2014 midterm elections are in the books, and for the Democratic party, it was one big coast-to-coast Red Wedding. "Drinking and Talking" host Sam Stein joins the podcast to pick ... by So That Happened

26 min listen

Journalists Have Become Comfortably Numb To Trump: Summer vacation is over, school's back in session. and the long hard march to Election Day is the only thing filling our days. Fortunately, we are sharing this journey with one of our favorite guests, MTV News' Ana Marie Cox. She joins us tod... by So That Happened

45 min listen

The GOP Budget, Aaron Schock Resigns And The Starbucks Race Conversation: This week, the GOP released their budget proposals and it's good news if you like massive cuts in discretionary spending and a bloated defense budget. We'll detail the broad strokes of a funding fantasia that probably won't pass and will... by So That Happened

45 min listen

Rep. Hank Johnson, Confederate Flags And The Charleston Shooting’s Aftermath: This week we hear from Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) about his bill to pursue police demilitarization, discuss the confederate flag and the aftermath of the Emanuel AME church shooting in Charleston, debrief on the Supreme Court's ruling on Obamacare ... by So That Happened

55 min listen

AUMF, Governors Behaving Badly And Media Shake-ups: This week, America's ongoing battle with ISIS reached a new stage, specifically that stage where the President asks Congress if its okay with them that he started an ongoing battle with ISIS. Meanwhile, closer to home we have governors behaving b... by So That Happened

50 min listen

FIFA Corruption, The GOP 2016 Field, Trade Bill Woes: This week we discuss how and why FIFA officials were arrested over a wide array of corruption charges, how crowded the 2016 GOP presidential field is getting and finally how the House is hoping to keep countries with oppressive labor and human traffick... by So That Happened

59 min listen

How A Trade Deal Is Tearing Democrats Apart: This week we'll take a look at a trade deal that's so contentious, President Barack Obama is finding himself at odds with congressional leaders in his own party. We'll reflect on the tragic Amtrak train accident that left eight people de... by So That Happened

45 min listen

The Rand Paul School Of Journalism: This week, we discuss the fall out from the Columbia Journalism Review report on Rolling Stone Magazine’s “A Rape On Campus” story, Rand Paul’s campaign strategy of talking down to reporters, and why Democrats have been obscuring their positions in sup... by So That Happened

41 min listen

The Politics Page, Obamacare On Trial And Scott Walker’s Union Bust: This week, let's talk about you. What kind of stuff you like to read on this site, and how do we provide it when Congress takes off a day early to avoid a snow storm? Senior Politics Editor Paige Lavender explains. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court t... by So That Happened

41 min listen

RFRA Laws, Homelessness And Some April Foolery: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) one-upped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) over the handling of controversial religious freedom legislation, there's a new hope for millions of Americans living on the ragged edge of homelessness, and since April Fool... by So That Happened

51 min listen

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