Guest hosts Michael Shure, Michael Hastings and Ana Kasparian talk Keystone XL and Obama’s climate change commitments, Chuck Hagel and the Middle East, and the New York City soda ban. Plus, Turk Row takes on NFL homophobia, controversial ads, extreme sports and more.
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David Sirota: ‘Hagel is arguably a bigger threat to the Republican brand than any Democrat’
Guest hosts Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure and Michael Hastings, Current contributor and BuzzFeed correspondent, talk with journalist David Sirota about Sen. John McCain’s tough questions during Chuck Hagel’s secretary of defense confirmation hearings. watch video
Health researcher: NY NAACP’s fight with big soda ban recalls influence of tobacco industry in the 1990s
Guest hosts Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure and Michael Hastings, Current contributor and BuzzFeed correspondent, talk with Dr. Anthony Iton of the California Endowment about the showdown between the New York chapter of the NAACP and Mayor Bloomberg over the mayor’s [...] watch video
A white actor with a Jamaican accent in VW ad to run during Super Bowl: Is that racist?
Guest hosts Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure and Michael Hastings, Current contributor and BuzzFeed correspondent, talk with Jayar Jackson and Hermela Aregawi about a VW ad set to run during the Super Bowl that some say is racist because it features [...] watch video
From the show: Keystone XL pipeline to be Obama’s first real climate change challenge
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