Unanimous Dissent

Trumps has outraged political observers with claims that the election is being rigged by forces working on behalf of his opponent Hillary Clinton. He’s wrong. But in a way, he’s also right, too.A Wall Street firm, whose CEO has close ties to the Democratic Party, is gearing up exploit a loophole in a Dodd-Frank rule designed to stamp out toxic financial products. We explain in a People’s Bulletin.Plus, Rachel Kurzius joins us to talk about how Donald Trump has fueled the--quite frankly, bizarre and sad--Men’s Rights movement.

The latest batch of Podesta emails released by WikiLeaks contains a bit of information showing Clinton campaign officials conspiring to whitewash what their candidate actually told banksters behind closed doors.Elizabeth Warren unloads on one of President Obama’s key regulators, sending a warning to a possible Hillary Clinton administration, about nominees who are too close to Wall Street. Also, Donald Trump has called for his supporters to keep watch over polling stations in November. That’s troubling, but just as troubling is the fact that the DOJ won’t have anybody keeping watch of our elections this year to make sure everything is on the up and up. Danielle Lang with the Campaign Legal Center joins us to discuss. And speaking of the DOJ, if they’re actually interested in investigating Wells Fargo, the New York Times gave them some interesting info, about the scope of the account fabrications scandal. That story and Sen. Warren’s ongoing struggle with industry hacks, in our People’s Bulletin.

The latest batch of Podesta emails released by WikiLeaks contains a bit of information showing Clinton campaign officials conspiring to whitewash what their candidate actually told banksters behind closed doors.Elizabeth Warren unloads on one of President Obama’s key regulators, sending a warning to a possible Hillary Clinton administration, about nominees who are too close to Wall Street. Also, Donald Trump has called for his supporters to keep watch over polling stations in November. That’s troubling, but just as troubling is the fact that the DOJ won’t have anybody keeping watch of our elections this year to make sure everything is on the up and up. Danielle Lang with the Campaign Legal Center joins us to discuss. And speaking of the DOJ, if they’re actually interested in investigating Wells Fargo, the New York Times gave them some interesting info, about the scope of the account fabrications scandal. That story and Sen. Warren’s ongoing struggle with industry hacks, in our People’s Bulletin.

Several women have come forward alleging GOP nominee Donald Trump sexually abused them, prompting the campaign to go to war with the press. Also, talk of criminal justice reform and an end to the War on Drugs appears woefully insufficient. How are officials missing the point, in their bid to finally consider addiction a public health crisis? Truthout Editor-in-Chief Maya Schenwar joins us to explain.And, It’s Friday so we’ll be throwing someone in the Garbage Can today. And, folks, the odor of the can is already wafting into the studio. It’s gonna be a smelly one.

Several women have come forward alleging GOP nominee Donald Trump sexually abused them, prompting the campaign to go to war with the press. Also, talk of criminal justice reform and an end to the War on Drugs appears woefully insufficient. How are officials missing the point, in their bid to finally consider addiction a public health crisis? Truthout Editor-in-Chief Maya Schenwar joins us to explain.And, It’s Friday so we’ll be throwing someone in the Garbage Can today. And, folks, the odor of the can is already wafting into the studio. It’s gonna be a smelly one.

The latest news coming out of John Podesta’s emails, courtesy of Wikileaks, including revelations that could harm the Clinton campaign if it wasn’t running against the complete disaster that is the Trump campaign.Then, we have a special extended interview with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Intercept Co-founding Editor and known dog owner, Glenn Greenwald. The two Sams and Glenn chat about the election, foreign policy, the state of journalism and how we proceed in 2017, when this nightmare ends and the nightmares of tomorrow approach.

The latest news coming out of John Podesta’s emails, courtesy of Wikileaks, including revelations that could harm the Clinton campaign if it wasn’t running against the complete disaster that is the Trump campaign.Then, we have a special extended interview with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Intercept Co-founding Editor and known dog owner, Glenn Greenwald. The two Sams and Glenn chat about the election, foreign policy, the state of journalism and how we proceed in 2017, when this nightmare ends and the nightmares of tomorrow approach.

Members of Congress were briefed last week on the procedures of replacing a presidential nominee on the top of the ticket, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is growing more concerned that his majority could be lost in November. We talk to The Week’s Ryan Cooper to sift through the recent GOP wreckage.Also, no banksters are in jail yet for the role in the 2008 crisis, but the Securities and Exchange Commission released new data this week that could be a bit of a consolation for those of us who really want to see Jamie Dimon in an orange jumpsuit. Finally, don’t tell the judicial system about the brief, slight lull in the election campaign. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that the CFPB is structured unconstitutionally. We’ll tell you what that means, later.

Members of Congress were briefed last week on the procedures of replacing a presidential nominee on the top of the ticket, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is growing more concerned that his majority could be lost in November. We talk to The Week’s Ryan Cooper to sift through the recent GOP wreckage.Also, no banksters are in jail yet for the role in the 2008 crisis, but the Securities and Exchange Commission released new data this week that could be a bit of a consolation for those of us who really want to see Jamie Dimon in an orange jumpsuit. Finally, don’t tell the judicial system about the brief, slight lull in the election campaign. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that the CFPB is structured unconstitutionally. We’ll tell you what that means, later.

The Campaign Legal Center is sounding the alarm over decreasing poll observers, and increasing campaign finance violation by both campaigns. The Justice Department announced an investigation into Alabama’s prison system, in the wake of the nationwide prison strike that hit the state’s detention facilities--including its staff. Also, the government has spent roughly a billion dollars a year on public relations, according to a new report. We’ll tell you which department is responsible for the bulk of that spending, though it shouldn’t be too surprising.And finally, there is another “flash crash” to report--this one on foreign exchange markets. We’ll tell you which currency got pounded (though you might be able to guess).

The Campaign Legal Center is sounding the alarm over decreasing poll observers, and increasing campaign finance violation by both campaigns. The Justice Department announced an investigation into Alabama’s prison system, in the wake of the nationwide prison strike that hit the state’s detention facilities--including its staff. Also, the government has spent roughly a billion dollars a year on public relations, according to a new report. We’ll tell you which department is responsible for the bulk of that spending, though it shouldn’t be too surprising.And finally, there is another “flash crash” to report--this one on foreign exchange markets. We’ll tell you which currency got pounded (though you might be able to guess).

Heading into the second presidential debate, Donald Trump makes an appeal to a voting bloc of terminally ill Americans.Also, Some unironically good news about the 2016 election. One quarter of the country looks set to fully legalize marijuana in November. So if you’re bummed about the outcome, at least you can still get stoned.And we recap the week’s big intelligence news, including what could be a new surveillance program being run out of Yahoo, and the arrest of spy contractor accused of stealing government secrets. Investigative reporter Marcy Wheeler is on to discuss. Finally, it’s Friday, folks, so that means the Garbage Can is ready….filled to the brim with banana peels, chicken carcases and bags of doo-doo that dog walkers have thrown in. It’s extra stinky this week, and so our candidates. You won’t wanna miss it.

Heading into the second presidential debate, Donald Trump makes an appeal to a voting bloc of terminally ill Americans.Also, Some unironically good news about the 2016 election. One quarter of the country looks set to fully legalize marijuana in November. So if you’re bummed about the outcome, at least you can still get stoned.And we recap the week’s big intelligence news, including what could be a new surveillance program being run out of Yahoo, and the arrest of spy contractor accused of stealing government secrets. Investigative reporter Marcy Wheeler is on to discuss. Finally, it’s Friday, folks, so that means the Garbage Can is ready….filled to the brim with banana peels, chicken carcases and bags of doo-doo that dog walkers have thrown in. It’s extra stinky this week, and so our candidates. You won’t wanna miss it.

Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence is receiving high marks after his debate performance Tuesday night, which means he was quite effective at suppressing his own Trump-like extremism. The Justice Department drops charges against a guy who had been accused of selling arms to Libyan Rebels. Do as I say, not as I do...amirite? We’ll be talking about it in a Classified Session.Also, there may be a chance for humanity to survive after all. This week the Paris Climate Agreement was ratified in enough countries for it to formally kick into effect. The news comes just as a new report dropped showing just how expensive runaway global warming will be to deal with. It makes the 2008 financial crisis look like pocket change.And, finally, another rule by the CFPB takes aim at market that has grown by a factor of 60 in under ten years. We’ll explain in our People’s Bulletin how users of prepaid debit cards and services are being protected.

Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence is receiving high marks after his debate performance Tuesday night, which means he was quite effective at suppressing his own Trump-like extremism. The Justice Department drops charges against a guy who had been accused of selling arms to Libyan Rebels. Do as I say, not as I do...amirite? We’ll be talking about it in a Classified Session.Also, there may be a chance for humanity to survive after all. This week the Paris Climate Agreement was ratified in enough countries for it to formally kick into effect. The news comes just as a new report dropped showing just how expensive runaway global warming will be to deal with. It makes the 2008 financial crisis look like pocket change.And, finally, another rule by the CFPB takes aim at market that has grown by a factor of 60 in under ten years. We’ll explain in our People’s Bulletin how users of prepaid debit cards and services are being protected.