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The US economy is broken because corporations are ‘legally bound to squeeze every penny out of the system’

Cenk Uygur, David Sirota, Glenn Greenwald and Michael Hastings break down why the distribution of wealth in the U.S. is broken and why it's so hard to fix.

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John Fugelsang: Liberals, don’t tread on CPAC

"First, stop comparing this gathering to the 'Star Wars' cantina scene." —John Fugelsang

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‘Occupy Sandy’ director Josh Fox: The fossil fuel industry has put us all in harm’s way

"Radicals are not the people down at Occupy. Radicals work at oil companies. Extremists work at investment banks." —Josh Fox

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From the show: GOP on the ropes, director Eugene Jarecki and an Elbow of the Day on bacon

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‘We are not a nation of panhandlers’: Eliot Spitzer reacts to Mitt Romney’s ‘47 percent’ comment

"By the way, Gov. Romney, your own 13.9 percent income tax still puts you well below what your colleagues in the top 1 percent pay. So stop complaining." —Eliot Spitzer

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From the show: #RomneyShambles, #MuslimRage and #OccupyWallStreet

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1 year after #OccupyWallStreet, Cenk brings back the facts on income inequality that sparked the movement

On the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, Cenk takes a look back at how the combination of stagnating income and rising corporate profits helped spark a new understanding of economic inequality.

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Occupy Wall Street turns 1 — what’s next for the movement?

“I think a lot of people within Occupy are still very determined that this is not a failure — this is somewhere beyond that scale of success and failure." — Adam Gabbatt

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Eliot Spitzer encourages the Occupy movement to rally around Elizabeth Warren

"Occupy has to move on from last year's protests. Twelve months are an eternity in politics, though less than a moment in history. You can't survive long as a movement unless you push affirmative ideas and start backing real candidates." [...]

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Why the Department of Homeland Security was watching ‘TYT’ and reporter Michael Hastings

Cenk and Rolling Stone contributor Michael Hastings learn how a February story and "TYT" appearance put them both on the Department of Homeland Security's radar.

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From the show: Olympic controversies, culture wars and the ACA takes effect

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