Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the many problems facing Mitt Romney on the campaign trail, including his inept surrogates that only seem to be making things much, much worse for the GOP nominee.
Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the many problems facing Mitt Romney on the campaign trail, including his inept surrogates that only seem to be making things much, much worse for the GOP nominee.
Mike Papantonio tells Ed Schultz how Rick Scott's past criminal history will doom his plans to purge minority voters from the voting rolls in Florida, thanks to the ruling of Judge Hinkle in Tallahassee.
The Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United allowed for seemingly endless corporate money to sway our election process. But what it didn't allow was for tax exempt, so-called non-partisan groups to get involved in political activities. But that's exactly what some of these organizations, like the US Chamber of Commerce, have been doing over the years. Luckily, we have people like New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman in office. Mike Papantonio recently spoke with Mother Jones reporter Andy Kroll about what Schneiderman is doing to help stop the Chamber from destroying our democracy.
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Mike Papantonio and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. discuss the history of Qui Tam [[also known as False Claims or Whistleblower Lawsuits) and how courageous corporate insiders have come forward to expose the rampant corruption of major corporations and how that corruption is helping to undermine our democracy.
The last 12 years have been incredibly tough for the middle class. We've seen corporate meltdowns and scams from companies like Enron, a complete collapse of our banking system, the near-death experiences that almost crippled our automotive sector, and job outsourcing in every jobs sector. And while there have been some legislative victories to help prevent these occurrences in the future, all of those victories are on the line once again in this year's election. And if Mitt Romney takes the White House, you'd better believe that all of these reforms will be on the chopping block. And you know who's going to suffer? The 99%. Mike Papantonio talks about how we can return our political system to one that works for the 99% with Robert Borosage, founder and president of the Institute for America's Future.
<wince>In other words, they beat us down to nothing,... they create a Detroit America. They beat us down to where we don't have anything, and they say "Oh, gee whiz we're in a mess, but in order to get us out of this mess, you're going to have to have some shared sacrifice—not they're shared sacrifice, but our shared sacrifice.
Mike Papantonio talks about why we need to see some strong leadership coming from President Obama following the tragedy of the Aurora theater murders.
Mike Papantonio talks about the need for every sector of the progressive movement to unite together -- No single group can operate on its own and together we can help take down the Tea Party GOP's disastrous plans for America.
Mitt Romney is making gaffe after gaffe on his European tour, and Mike Papantonio tells us why this is dangerous, not just for the GOP, but for the image of the United States.
If the Republican Party is good at only one thing, it's getting middle class people to vote against their own best interest. For years the GOP has convinced average voters that their party really cares about them and that their policies that only benefit the wealthy are still best for the country. And the voters continue to keep buying this worn out line. Mike Papantonio seeks to find out why voters keep voting against their own interests with Dr. Jonathan Haidt, professor of psychology at New York University's Stern School of Business.
Mike Papantonio talks about why Mitt Romney's foreign policy blunders and obedience to Sheldon Adelson are cause for all of us to be very, very concerned.
Mike Papantonio talks with The Nation's John Nichols about the necessity for restrictions on high-powered assault rifles in the wake of the Colorado Theater shooting.
Mike Papantonio talks about how the hate coming from right wing talking heads, and now even fringe CEOs, is helping to divide the country and spread violence across America.
The biggest obstacle facing Mitt Romney in the run up to the election is his disastrous tenure at Bain Capital. But he has a powerful ally to help him fend off the constant attacks -- the mainstream media. Media outlets, especially Fox, have now claimed that Romney is being "swift boated" for his record at Bain Capital and that Democrats are unfairly attacking him simply because he was a successful businessman. Mike Papantonio talks about these attacks, and why they are completely false, with Eric Boehlert, a senior fellow with Media Matters.
Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the political firestorm that has erupted since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters that sources have told him that Mitt Romney hasn't paid income taxes in 10 years. And until Mitt releases the returns, we have to believe that Reid is correct.
Unlike previous presidential elections, this year's election isn't only about which candidate has the most money in their war chests. This year it's all about which candidate has the most Super PACs pouring money into advertising on their behalf. And so far, these massive PACs have poured tens of millions of dollars to get their guy elected. Mike Papantonio talks about how money will be the determining factor in this year's election with Andy Kroll, correspondent for Mother Jones magazine.
President Obama has been the source of countless conspiracy theories since before he ever stepped foot into the oval office. Whether it was his alleged friendship with Reverend Wright, those death panels Sarah Palin warned us all about, the FEMA concentration camps for Republicans, the birth certificate -- the list is endless with examples. And all of these conspiracies theories take a toll on American voters, but they also underscore the hatred that the right wing tea partiers have toward Obama. Mike Papantonio talks about how these theories affect the president and voters with Mark Potok, a senior fellow with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Recently a Pennsylvania court heard a challenge to the state's restrictive voter ID law -- a law that if left in place could easily prevent tens of thousands of LEGAL voters from ever making it to the polls. And this isn't happening by coincidence. Pennsylvania is a very important swing state that Mitt Romney needs in order to win the presidency this year. Mike Papantonio talks about Pennsylvania's efforts to keep voters away from the polls with author and Nation contributing writer Ari Berman.
Some more recent [[today) information about the Pennsylvania case: Voter ID law is now obviously 'morally indefensible'Yes, it's possible that Judge Robert Simpson will let the law stand next week, when his ruling is expected.....But....
Total duration 16 minutes:You don't have to be an environmentalist or a scientist to be concerned about what's happening to our planet when it comes to climate change. The evidence is all around us and as a whole we're doing almost nothing to stop the coming catastrophes. And it's because of a few wealthy, powerful, corporate elites that the United States has almost completely stalled all action to help combat global climate change. Mike Papantonio recently spoke with Gaius Publius from America Blog about the corporate CEOs who are helping our planet burn to the ground.
Mike Papantonio appears on The Ed Shultz Show to discuss the problems Mitt Romney faces with Medicare and the Paul Ryan Plan.
Mitt Romney was a pioneer in the business world -- but not in a good way. He wasn't making a fortune by helping people or creating products that helped improve our lives. He was making his fortune by outsourcing American jobs, stripping companies bare, and selling off all of their assets. And even as Governor of Massachusetts, Romney continued to outsource American jobs to foreign companies who pay workers pennies on the dollar. Mike Papantonio discusses Romney's ugly history of outsourcing jobs with Nick Baumann from Mother Jones.
Mike Papantonio appears on Current TV's Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer to discuss the Constitutionality of Pennsylvania's voter ID law.
Mike Papantonio talks about how the Republican-controlled judiciary in our country is helping the GOP with their voter suppression tactics.
Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss our right wing court system and how activist judges are trying to overturn decades of racial progress in America.
Mike Papantonio appears on MSNBC's The Ed Show to talk about how disastrous the Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan plan will be for America's senior citizens and why it won't help the GOP in swing states like Florida.
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