Il Papa Don’t Preach
/Pope Frank continues to be awesome. And also frustrating.
Read MoreGuest List: July 25, 2014
/The Interview:
Richard D. Wolff is an emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a visiting professor at New School University. He hosts the weekly radio program "Economic Update" and his latest book is Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism.
Read MoreCongress at Work
/This is a terrible Congress, maybe the worst ever, but we should stop complaining that they’re not doing anything. They did do something recently, and it was an act of pure, proudly-ignorant, how-do-ya-like-me-now, anti-ecological spite. It’s called the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and the House passed it by a vote of 253 to 170.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Is Lightening Up
/Wahhabism is Saudi Arabia’s dominant faith. It’s also Arabic for “no fun,” so the kingdom has no movie theaters and music is frowned upon. But now younger Saudis have taken to YouTube to post funny videos satirizing their uptight culture. One video, a Bob Marley parody titled, “No Woman, No Drive,” has over 12 million views. And one of the king’s sons recently paid a visit to UTURN Entertainment, the company that made this and other videos, to give them his official approval.
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Submit Your 'Overtime' Questions for July 25, 2014
/Bill and his roundtable guests - Richard D. Wolff, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hogan Gidley, Amy Goodman and Matt Kibbe - answer fan questions after Friday's show.
Read MoreOne Percent Magazine
/New research came out this week that shows America's richest 1 percent don't own 30 percent of the nations total wealth, as is popularly reported. They actually own between 35 and 37 percent of America's wealth. And if you don't think these “wealth gappers” are brazen, just take a look at some issues of the magazine published just for the richest of the rich.
July 18, 2014 New Rule: Blitzkrieg Cop
/Bill Maher examines the militarization of America’s police force in this editorial New Rule.
Blake Farenthold Moves to Flippable Four
/In Friday’s “Flip a District” segment, Bill Maher announced that Congressman Blake Farenthold from Texas’ 27th district would join Minnesota Rep. John Kline in the finals. For more on why Farenthold deserves a good flipping, visit FlipADistrict.com!
There are only two spots left, so make your voice heard using #FlipADistrict!
The Latest Zombie Lie
/Perhaps you saw the headline, “ISIS Seizes Saddam-Era Chemical Weapons Facility.” It got the wingnuts super-excited because it “proves” their favorite zombie lie, that Saddam really did have WMD. Even the Atlantic’s Jeffery Goldberg, a liberal proponent of the Iraq war and a nominally intelligent person, tweeted, “ISIS seizes Saddam's formerly nonexistent chemical weapons.” Get it? Nonexistent? Har har.
Read MoreTwo Stories About the F-35
/Associated Press, Friday 11 July 2014:
CHINESE MAN CHARGED WITH HACKING INTO US FIGHTER JET PLANS
Read MoreOvertime: July 18, 2014
/Bill and his roundtable guests - Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, George Takei, Jane Harman, Nate Silver and Jamie Weinstein - answer fan questions from the latest show.
Blake Farenthold Moves to Flippable Four
/In Friday’s “Flip a District” segment, Bill Maher announced that Congressman Blake Farenthold from Texas’ 27th district would join Minnesota Rep. John Kline in the finals. For more on why Farenthold deserves a good flipping, visit FlipADistrict.com!
There are only two spots left, so make your voice heard using #FlipADistrict!
Rick Perry Has a Thought, Chris Christie Has a Secret
/Rick Perry doesn’t know what to do about the humanitarian crisis with the border kids, but he knows Obama is "in on this somehow."
Read MoreUS Soccer Teaches Us All a Lesson
/Okay, I’ll admit it: America’s run in the World Cup was pretty exciting. Much like teenagers and sex, you didn’t even have to know what was happening to really get into it. It was also a nice change to see people chanting “USA! USA! USA!” …and not doing it ironically.
Read MoreGuest List: July 18, 2014
/The Interview:
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II is the president of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and a National Board Member of the NAACP. He is also pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church DOC and convener of the Forward Together Moral Movement.
Read MoreFlip a District Finalist: John Kline
/Representative John Kline from Minnesota’s 2nd district is the first of four finalists in Real Time’s “Flip a District” initiative! Watch Bill put him on the board:
Get in on that sweet Flip a District action on our newly unveiled website, flipadistrict.com.
