A shocking new report that shows just how good the global oligarchs have it - and how bad the rest of us have it. if you take just last year's profits of the world's one hundred wealthiest people alone - and add them up - you would have enough money to end poverty around the planet.
Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses how to easily end poverty, whether Reaganism is over and how serious the Obama administration is in dealing with climate change. Also discussed: Mitch McConnell's crazy email on guns, how "Zero Dark Thirty" glorifies torture and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses the effect philosopher Thomas Hobbes' has had on today's Republican party.
Four years ago tonight - Congressional Republicans met at one of Washington's top restaurants - to plot their efforts to sabotage the Obama presidency. What are Congressional Republicans up to on the night of President Obama's 2nd inauguration?
Thom talks with Sam Sacks, Marc Harrold and Neil McCabe about Obama's inaugural address and what our president will focus on during his next four years in office. Thom takes viewer phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live" and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks back at what top Republican leaders were plotting the night of Obama's first inauguration and what they might be up to tonight.