Jim Moore, professor of political science at Pacific University, talks with Rachel Maddow about the strange cast of characters that make up the Oregon Republican Party and its wildly wealthy benefactors, including several who aren’t even in Oregon
Read MoreDon Morrison, of the Dakota Resource Council, talks with Rachel Maddow about the challenge of holding oil companies responsible for pollution in North Dakota.
Read More“the United States has absolutely no leg to stand on after we did exactly that same thing, famously, and on a much larger scale”
Read MoreKoch gave $1.5 million to FSU’s economics department in 2008, in exchange for power to select members of an “advisory committee” that screens new hires
Read MoreBoth scenarios indicate a lack of trust in the elected commissioners’ judgement and decision making.
Read MoreIf Palin did perpetrate such a hoax it would, indeed, call her sanity into question and further call into question the vice presidential vetting process.
Read MorePalin was the inspiration for a new novel It’s Classified: A Novel written by Nicholle Wallace, former Bush communications director and McCain/Palin senior campaign advisor. The antagonist in the novel is a vice president...
Read MoreMichael Bromwich of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement says his agency has begun issuing new permits despite evidence that BOPS (blowout preventers) designed to prevent a massive blowout like the Macondo Well in the Gulf of Mexico last summer don’t work.
Read MoreA forensic study conducted by Det Norske Veritas, into the cause of the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has determined that a blowout preventer cannot work once the pressure event meant to trigger the valves to close goes off a well head, because the valves become misaligned by the event. Nevertheless, the US Department of the Interior continues to issue deep water drilling permits in the Gulf to known bad corporate actors like BP, Chevron, Shell and more.
Read MoreIt is well worth noting that a significant story on domestic terrorism is being omitted by the establishment media.
Read MoreMichael Moore, director of Bowling for Columbine, talks with Rachel about America’s gun culture and policy compared to other less violent nations.
Read MoreSaturday Night Live has fun with the Faux News network’s recent orders to ‘tone it down’ and become more civil.
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