Cenk Uygur and Michael Shure break down President Obama’s press conference on the fiscal cliff and gun control. Will he use an executive order to change firearm legislation? Infamous radio host Alex Jones also appears to give his perspective on gun laws. Filmmaker Robert Greenwald returns to talk about what Obama’s nomination of John Brennan for CIA director reveals about the future of the drone program. Software developer Karl Fogel joins to talk about his friend and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz — the felony charges he was facing and how Fogel chooses to remember him. Plus, Bill Clinton gets treated like a rock star at the Golden Globes.
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Why did Aaron Swartz scare the government so much?
Karl Fogel talks about the death of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide just before a federal trial that would leave him facing up to 35 years in jail. watch video
Do politicians support drone strikes because they drive bigger defense contracts?
Cenk Uygur talks with filmmaker Robert Greenwald about recent drone strikes and President Obama’s nomination of John Brennan to run the CIA. watch video
Alex Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘Thomas Jefferson would spit on you’
Alex Jones responds to Glenn Beck’s dismissal of Jones’ rant on Piers Morgan’s CNN show as an attempt to make gun advocates seems crazy. watch video
From the show: President Obama promises once again that he won’t negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling
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