Interview with Jacob Hacker, professor of political science at Yale University, by Sam Seder on Hacker’s new book “Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer — and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class.”

This interview shows why you’re screwed unless you are part of the super rich. [...]

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This wing nuttery was spotted on I-70 heading east outside of Springfield, Ohio. That’s the southwestern part of Ohio, the state’s most conservative region. These folks also brought you John Boehner and Jean Schmidt. Don’t miss “Impeach Obama” on the bumper.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, keeping inmates on death row in Florida costs taxpayers $51 million a year more than holding them for life without parole. North Carolina has put 43 people to death since 1976 at $2.16 million per execution. The eventual cost to taxpayers in Maryland for pursuing capital cases between [...]

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