Micah Uetricht joins us to discuss his new book on the Chicago teachers strike, Alex Pareene joins us to discuss Dealbook, the military plans to cut its forces to the lowest levels in a generation, and listener mail on zoos and other things.
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Michael Kirk, the director of the new Frontline documentary The United States of Secrets joins us to discuss mass surveillance since 9/11. Also, the failing case against Blackwater contractors allegedly involved in the Nissour Square shooting, and listener mail.
Concita Wurst wins Eurovision and becomes the Queen of Europe, the NYPD is recruiting Muslim prisoners to be informants, and listener mail.
Nine of the jurors in Cecily McMillan's call for leniency in sentencing, revisiting the shaming of Monica Lewinsky, and Obama's administration further clamps down on leaks.
Climate change may mean no salt water fish by 2048, alleged Boston bomber's lawyers seek to suppress hospital statements, and battling the PC police with an army of morons.
Wading into the story on kidnapped young women in Nigeria, the Daily Show's tepid coverage of the Cecily McMillan verdict, and jurors who don't know that felonies land people in prison.
Occupy activist Cecily McMillan is found guilty of second degree assault of a police officer, a lawyer involved in drafting the Awlaki memo faces hurdles in nomination to appeals court, and a likely secret CIA depot is discovered in Texas.
Time magazine publishes freshman essay on privilege, FoxNews is sad about lady breadwinners, and a book party for the newly released Essential Ellen Willis.
Cops in Maryland plan to live tweet a sex work sting, cops in New York City are arresting subway break dancers at increased rates, and Louis CK continues slamming the common core.