Andy Kroll, staff reporter for Mother Jones, and Markos Moulitsas, “Countdown” contributor and Daily Kos founder, report on the temporary payroll-tax-cut extension and what both sides of the aisle face when negotiations resume in the new year. Matt Taibbi, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, reviews the $335 million Bank of America racial-and-ethnic bias case. Chris Harris, a reporter with The Record, analyzes conservative blogger Nadia Naffe’s civil claim against controversial journalist James O’Keefe. Plus, “Time Marches On” and “Worst Persons.”
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Chris Harris analyzes James O’Keefe’s possible civil sexual harassment suit
Keith and Chris Harris, a reporter with The Record (Bergen County, N.J.), discuss conservative blogger Nadia Naffe’s civil claim against James O’Keefe. watch video
Andy Kroll explains why House Speaker Boehner caved on two-month payroll tax cut extension, offers predictions for February
Andy Kroll, staff reporter for Mother Jones, tells Keith about the behind-the-scenes House Republican drama leading to a temporary payroll tax cut extension and what both sides of the aisle face when negotiations resume in the new year. watch video
Worst Persons: Failed Colorado carjacker, George Allen and Matthew Thornton III
Find out why an unnamed Golden, Colorado, carjacker is WORSE; former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) is WORSER; and Matthew Thornton III, senior vice president for U.S. operations at FedEx is the WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD for Dec. 22, 2011. watch video
Time Marches On: Santa run in Paris, Santa ski in New York and mistletoe in NYC
Watch videos from the most recent edition of “Time Marches On.” read post
GOP Roundup: Michael Musto celebrates the candidate lineup as the gift that keeps on giving
“With these Republican would-be nominees, every day is Christmas.” read post
Matt Taibbi evaluates the significance of the BofA settlement over bias in mortgage lending
“The reality is, there’s so many people out there who are getting mortgages and so many brokers out there, there is no way we can actually prevent this stuff from happening. We just have to rely on these companies to behave better and, you know, we just don’t know how reliable they are.”
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Markos Moulitsas assesses the political fallout for Boehner following the payroll-tax cut battle
“When you look at the fault lines, it was very much establishment versus anti-establishment. Establishment Republicans were very much in favor of this. They saw the politics of it, saw that they were on the wrong side of it.” read post
