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Mike Papantonio appears on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to talk about Mitt Romney’s role in deregulating the pharmaceutical companies in Massachusetts, which in turn led to the recent string of deaths from meningitis from contaminated...

Years ago, Republicans in the south were considered an oddity by the mainstream GOP. But today, those same southern Republicans who long for the pre-civil war days have taken complete control over the Republican Party, and pushed moderates and independents out. The military industrial complex, their immersion of religion into politics, and even their love of corporate America can all be traced back to the roots of the Southern-brand of GOP. Mike Papantonio talks about why the Republican Party has embraced this way of thinking with Chuck Thompson, author of the new book “Better Off Without...

Mitt Romney was never a very strong candidate, he just happened to be the least crazy choice that the GOP offered voters during the primaries. Because of his weakness, his campaign has struggled since day 1. And when the top of the ticket is in trouble, it means that all of the other Republicans on the ballot this November are also in danger of losing their elections. But the Republican Party isn’t going to give up easily, so they’ve now come up with a plan to enlist the help of the Religious Right’s poster child Ralph Reed – a...

The pharmaceutical industry has one of the scariest business models of any corporation. Before they release a drug to the American public, they found out how many people could potentially be harmed from that drug, and how much they will have to pay out in lawsuits. And as long as the profits of that company would exceed the losses from lawsuits, they will happily release harmful drugs to consumers. Mike Papantonio talks about a few examples of some of the most dangerous drugs on the market today with Martha Rosenberg, author of the new book “Born With a Junk...

Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the political impact of Hurricane Sandy, and how Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s attempts to gut FEMA will come back to haunt them in the aftermath of the storm. auto insurance in virginia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXCiaNWtfpo...