Edward Snowden's lawyer, the ACLU's Ben Wizner, discusses his growing concern with our surveillance state and what could happen if NSA programs aren't rolled back.

While the president’s words can still soar, the actions he proposes show a remarkably consistent inability to leave the ground.

Watch highlight clips from Bill's interview with author and legal scholar Ian Haney López on the origins of dog whistle politics and how it may be used in future elections.

Bill continues his conversation with author and legal scholar Ian Haney López about how politicians use strategic racism to win votes.

Princeton political scientist Martin Gilens explains how the media and longstanding racial stereotypes impact anti-poverty policy.

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.

"Truth is always stranger than fiction," notes this week's guest, Mike Lofgren. "It is also more urgently connected to the information we need to know to live as citizens. Yet fiction is more compelling."

Wednesday’s announcement that the FCC would write new Net neutrality rules was a step in the right direction, but some are concerned that it didn’t go far enough.

Michael Copps says if Comcast acquires Time Warner, consumers will lose out in the end, as they would if the FCC fails to respond to a recent court decision overturning the concept of Net neutrality.

When it comes to media, bigger is not better.