The speaker of the House is “disappointed.” He’s also deceptive and dishonest.
Richard Wolffe, the Executive Editor, msnbc.com and an msnbc Political Analyst, talks about today’s nonsense from Republicans and where a deal on the fiscal cliff stands.
Then, the truth about Medicare: What $400 billion in entitlement cuts really means. Ed gets the story from Wendell Potter, a News Analyst with the Center for Public Integrity, a Contributing Writer for the Huffington Post, and the author of Deadly Spin.
Next up, big business done right: New York Times labor journalist Steven Greenhouse describes how Costco is looking out for middle class workers.
Hostess executives want more money, even as 18,000 workers lose their jobs. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) has the details.
And in the BIG Finish, Democratic Strategist and Former Apprentice Contestant Tara Dowdell knocks down Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)’s latest conspiracy theory about Obama and Libya.
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Ned Resnikoff is an urban policy analyst, researcher, writer, and editor. His byline has appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Dissent, and The Nation. He writes the newsletter Public Comment, which can be found at publiccomment.blog.