Civil rights

Guest host Mark Thompson, author David Cay Johnston, "The War Room" contributor Brett Erlich, Ana Kasparian and Jayar Jackson discuss whether there's any validity to comparisons between President Obama and former President Nixon in the wake of recent White House [...]

Guest host Mark Thompson, author David Cay Johnston, "The War Room" contributor Brett Erlich, Ana Kasparian and Jayar Jackson debate whether Barack Obama's time in office has been a "lost presidency" for protecting the civil rights of American citizens.

“Obama has indicted more people under the Espionage Act than all U.S. presidents combined.” —Jesselyn Radack

Should the death penalty be repealed in more states or does Florida have it right? Join the conversation!

Retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff to Colin Powell during the Bush administration, calls out President Obama for claiming he wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but not taking any significant action to get it done.

“If Gitmo detainees were transferred to the United States, they’d be in the most secure federal institutions ... on the planet.” —Adam Serwer

"If you're a young kid, you're 14 years old, you're gay, you're bi, you're trying to figure out whether sports is for you ... all of a sudden you're seeing that some of your heroes, some of the people most [...]

Cenk Uygur, "The Edge" host Mark Thompson, The Nation's Lee Fang and comedian Jimmy Dore criticize President Obama's inability to deliver on his first-term promise to close Guantanamo Bay.

Cenk Uygur, Michael Hastings, Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson and Hermela Aregawi debate whether law enforcement should have been allowed to use the "public safety exception" to avoid reading Dzokhar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights.

“The only way they can win an election is to rig it.” —Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

“The FBI having this ‘no lead goes uncovered’ policy — are they ... creating so many false leads ... that they’re taking resources away from real investigations?” —Mike German