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What’s Bad for Vets? The Presidential Candidates that Want to Privatize the VA

Posted February 11, 2016 • 00:10:35

Director Will Fischer of the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council informs us which presidential candidates want to privatize the VA and give out vouchers...

Get Ready for Mud Slinging: South Carolina GOP Primary Contest Likely to Turn Ugly

Posted February 11, 2016 • 00:08:16

POLITICO Reporter Darren Samuelsohn warns us about the contentious next phase of the GOP primaries in South Carolina: The dirty tricks are about to...

Limbaugh Alleges that EPA’s Climate Protections “Take Us Back to Stone Age”

Posted February 11, 2016 • 00:08:11

Energy and Climate Program Deputy Director of Media Matters Denise Robbins joins us to talk about Limbaugh: EPA's Climate Rule Would Bring Us "Back...

PA Congressional Candidate Larchuk: Why Medicare for All is a Smart Jobs Program

Posted February 11, 2016 • 00:24:27

Congressional Candidate for PA District 12 Steve Larchuk joins us to talk about why the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is another bad trade deal for...

Prevailing Wage Laws are Vital to a Healthy Economy and Social Policy

Posted February 10, 2016 • 00:10:20

Illinois Economic Policy Institute Policy Director Frank Manzo IV joins us to talk about the release of their national study, examining economic, social,...