Michael Hastings returns to discuss the release of the Osama Bin Laden documents. Journalist David Frum reacts to Richard Grenell’s resignation and breaks down his own experience with being shut out by the Republican party, director Susan Saladoff introduces her documentary “Hot Coffee,” an in-depth looks at how corporate money influences the U.S. civil justice system, and the Power Panel — Cliff Schecter and David Sirota — debate what the progressive position on China should include.
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From iPad factories to dissidents, what U.S.-China policy should progressives advocate?
Cenk asks Power Panelists David Sirota and Cliff Schecter to help him determine a U.S.-China policy that progressives can truly advocate. “The last people who want any dissidents in China to raise questions about human rights are the corporations that [...] watch video
‘Stand Your Ground’ is a ‘white guy’s law’ that somehow doesn’t help a black Florida woman
Cenk talks to Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson and BuzzFeed’s Michael Hastings about an African-American woman who drew a gun on her abusive husband — but whose legal argument to use Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law discussed in the Trayvon Martin [...] watch video
Who really runs the Republican Party? It’s a short, surprising list
Cenk talks to David Frum, a GOP outcast and author of the novel “Patriots,” about the Republicans squeezing out Mitt Romney’s gay spokesman, Rick Grenell and who really runs the party. watch video
From the show: David Frum knows what it’s like to be ruined by the GOP and ‘Hot Coffee’ exposes corporations buying civil law
Michael Hasting’s talks about what the Osama bin Laden raid documents reveal about al-Qaida, and David Frum talks about how the Republican party handled Richard Grenell’s role and resignation. Get articles, videos, and graphics related to tonight’s stories. read post