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Wikileaks Monday

August 20, 2012

Welcome back everyone! Scott Horton of Harpers Magazine will join Sam today to discuss Wikileaks, international law and secrecy. Also Michael Ratner (@justleft) President Emeritus of the CCenter for Constitutional Rights with the latest on Assange and the diplomatic conflict between Ecuador and the UK.

Sam reflects on his appearance on UP With Chris Hayes yesterday and David Dayen takes on Michael Grunwald’s assertion that there wasn’t austerity in Obama’s first term.

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Happy Wednesday from the soon to be Sharia Anarcho Communist Caliphate of New York City. ZOHRAN MAMDANI HAS WON THE NYC PRIMARY! BYE CUOMO! The show kicks off by spending some time appreciating Zohran's masterful campaign and its potential impact on the national scale. David Weigel ...

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