Author: Damian Hendricks

Both the mainstream media and the Republican Party have been going down the drain for decades. And if you turn on network news or tune into the Sunday morning political pundit shows, you’ve probably noticed that the problems with the media and the GOP are not getting any better. In fact, about the only word you could use to describe both, is “stupid.” Sam Seder discusses the problems that arise from this stupidity with Eric Alterman, Professor of Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and contributing writer for The Nation. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo8a9VlnKac The Problem of Republican Idiots The...

Mike Papantonio appears on MSNBC’s The Ed Show to discuss Newt Gingrich’s surge in the polls, and how all of the skeletons lurking in Newt’s closet should be enough to turn off even the most ardent Teabaggers....

Herman Cain has gone down in flames, so the Tea Party Republicans have found a new savior: Newt Gingrich. But as Mike Papantonio points out, Gingrich is the most flawed candidate for the GOP....

When President Bush and Dick Cheney assumed office, they began systematically increasing the powers of the executive office. By issuing hundreds of signing statements, they managed to give their offices more power than any administration in history. When Obama took office eight years later, we assumed that he would reverse the policies and direction of the previous administration, but as we’ve seen, he’s only continued the policies of Bush and Cheney. Sam Seder talks about the sweeping expansion of executive powers with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Charlie Savage. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTWprNQYE8 Click Here For: Power Wars, by Charlie...

Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the big news over the last few days, including the similarities between the Occupy Movements in the US and the UK, as well as the latest developments with the GOP’s candidate du jour Newt Gingrich....