John R. MacArthur of Harper’s Magazine says that Republicans and Democrats alike are abandoning the republic in pursuit of big bucks.

Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bill about ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith. Watch the preview.

Arthur C. Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, says free enterprise is good for the poor – and good for the soul.

Ian Haney López tells Bill that dog whistle politics is “the dark magic” by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own economic interests.

Have America’s liberals hoisted the white flag of surrender? A provocative conversation with political observer Adolph Reed Jr. Share your thoughts.

Scholar Henry Giroux says America's current political system is leading to a culture where people are so focused on surviving, they become like "the walking dead."

Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann argue that congressional dysfunction is mostly the fault of right wing radicals within the Republican Party.

Bruce Bartlett and Yves Smith join Bill in a discussion about why Washington insiders are talking about the deficit crisis instead of the jobs crisis.

Former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards, a founding father of modern conservative politics, explains how the conservative movement abandoned its principles.

The election is finally over, so what happens next? Bill gets insight from conservative blogger Reihan Salam and long-time columnist Bob Herbert.