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GOP Senator’s Obamacare Threat, Weiner’s Alleged New Sex Chats, and More
Jul 24, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Stephen Colbert skewers McDonald's over its unrealistic employee budget tool and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stirs things up with House Speaker John Boehner.
Warren Balks at Student Loan Deal That Would Give ‘Outrageous Profits’ to Government
Jul 24, 2013 "We should not go along with any plan that demands that our students continue to produce huge profits for our government," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, wrote in an email to supporters Tuesday. "Making billions and billions in profits off the backs of students is obscene."
Chris Hedges: ‘Wall Street and Corporations Are Pulling the Strings’
Jul 23, 2013 In the latest installment of a series of interviews on The Real News Network's "Reality Inserts Itself," the Truthdig columnist says that the Democratic Party once looked out for the interests of labor and the poor. But that changed, he says, when Bill Clinton entered the White House, and it's getting worse under President Obama.
Controversial Abortion Law Blocked, ‘The View’ Skewers Ken Cuccinelli, and More
Jul 23, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey speak up about "stand your ground" laws in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin and an embattled aide to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul resigns.
Escaped Child Bride Says She’d ‘Rather Die’ Than Be Forced to Marry
Jul 22, 2013 Take a moment to watch this chilling and heartbreaking video in which a brave 11-year-old girl from Yemen opens up about risking her life by escaping from her parents ahead of a forced marriage to an adult suitor.
Chris Hedges: ‘The Left Has Been Destroyed’
Jul 22, 2013 "In 2008, in a piece you wrote, 'Why am I a socialist?' you wrote this: 'The inability to articulate a viable socialism has been our gravest mistake," host Paul Jay says to the Truthdig columnist during the latest installment of an interview on The Real News Network's "Reality Inserts Itself." He then asks: "Do you still believe that?"
Report: Nate Silver Leaving New York Times
Jul 22, 2013 Election forecaster extraordinaire Nate Silver is packing up his FiveThirtyEight blog and taking it elsewhere, according to the Times' own media reporter Brian Stelter.
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy, Lewis Black Messes With Texas, and More
Jul 19, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the closure of three Texas women's health clinics and why President Obama is reconsidering a scheduled meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Chris Hedges: Journalism Should Be About Truth
Jul 18, 2013 In the second part of a series of interviews with The Real News, the Truthdig columnist details his criticism of the Iraq War and the news coverage leading up to it. He says it is his belief that great reporters care about the truth above all. In the second part of a series of interviews with The Real News, the Truthdig columnist details his criticism of the Iraq War and the news coverage leading up to it.
Congressman Attempts Patriot Act Repeal, GOP’s Cuccinelli Supports Oral Sex Ban, and More
Jul 18, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including what will happen in one state when Obamacare is fully implemented next year and a video debunks McDonald's fuzzy budget math for its employees.