The Breakdown: Why Is the NRA So Powerful? The Breakdown: Why Is the NRA So Powerful?
Democrats have repeatedly conceded defeat on gun control issues and now would rather get out of the NRA's way than anger it. Christopher Hayes and Robert Spitzer investigate how th...
Jul 1, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare
USAction's Jeff Blum argues that progressives need to embrace Obama's healthcare reform as a major victory for the social justice movement: "We actually established a new r...
Jun 29, 2010 / Audio / The Nation
Reconsidering Deep-Sea Oil Drilling Reconsidering Deep-Sea Oil Drilling
America isn't the only country reassessing their deep-sea oil drilling. The Nation's Michael Klare speaks to Jeb Sharp of PRI's The World about the globe's major oil reserves and w...
The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?
Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil drilling is i...
Jun 18, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: Will Congress Limit Carbon Emissions? The Breakdown: Will Congress Limit Carbon Emissions?
Christopher Hayes asks environmental reporter Kate Sheppard whether it's still possible for this Congress to pass a cap and trade bill.
Jun 10, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Nation Conversations: Ret. Col. Ann Wright on Israel’s Raid Nation Conversations: Ret. Col. Ann Wright on Israel’s Raid
Ret. Col. Ann Wright provides an eyewitness account of the Israeli raid on the Gaza relief flotilla. Listen now!
Jun 9, 2010 / Audio / The Nation
The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For? The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?
Last month, the House of Representatives took steps toward repealing the military's discriminatory DADT policy, pending the results of a Pentagon study on the issue. But what impac...
Jun 4, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of BP’s Oil Spill? The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of BP’s Oil Spill?
As images of oil-drenched coastlines and stories of devastated industries and families flood the airwaves, how can we begin to reckon the real magnitude of the damage?
May 28, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: Can the US Government Assassinate You? The Breakdown: Can the US Government Assassinate You?
The Obama Administration has authorized the killing of American-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. If the administration can kill US citizens without due process, where does t...
May 21, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: What Are Derivatives? The Breakdown: What Are Derivatives?
The Senate recently defeated an attempt to weaken crucial regulations on derivatives. Why and how should derivatives be regulated?
May 14, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes