Episode 30 - Wall Street Smug

Talarico has fallen out of the news in the wake of the Graham Platner scandals, but is he about to take his turn in the barrel? The fellas break down the latest fallout from the Graham Platner saga, expose the media's role in the controversy, examine James Talarico's Senate campa ...  Show more

The fellas break down the implosion of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race, expose how Democrats and the media rallied behind a deeply flawed candidate, and explain what happens next behind the scenes. Plus, King of the Hill Returns, the latest on the Democratic Party's ide ...  Show more

The current administration rode in on a wave of support from America’s traders, lenders and money managers. But that might be changing. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong talks to the FT’s US finance editor, James Fontanella-Khan, about what the titans of Wall Street really think a ...  Show more

In this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses the massive strike of Canadian public employees; economics of the unemployed; business owners,executives and lawyers dominate US state legislatures; and how rising interest rates push the most vulnerable to the margins of US capitalism. ...  Show more

Doug Henwood weighs in on the GameStop stock surge, Roy Wood Jr. talks to African political scholars about America's democratic crisis, and Regina King discusses "One Night in Miami." Please visit dailyshow.com/FirstRespondersFirst to help provide medical and psychological treat ...  Show more

On Monday, markets around the world agreed to go into a tailspin. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and guest Nick Megaw try to figure out what drove it all. They cover unemployment, manufacturing, the Japanese carry trade, the Magnificent Seven, and the foolishness of the reta ...