1. Kevin Roose of New York Magazine on how Fix the Debt became a CEO/Wall St. kaffeklatsche of influence peddling

2. Charlie Mitchell on Filibuster reform

3. President Obama's challenges on foreign policy: Susan Rice, Syria, and Palestinian state recognition at UN. (Shuster, Marans, and Mitch Malasky)

4. Aziz Abu Sarah, Palestinian peace activist and author, on hope for a 2-state solution despite recent events

1. Shuster political roundup including latest Obama v. Boehner

2. The real fiscal cliff: Corporate profits continue to hit record high, wages hit record low. (Shuster + Marans)

3. Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation, on Chiefs' linebacker Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide, the NFL handling of it, and 

4. Cliff Schecter on Bob Costas stance against gun culture, and Fox News' sadly predictable smear campaign against him

1. Alan Rosenblatt on how Weibo, China's version of Twitter, is opening up China 

2. Corporate/social responsibility in media:  Fox News' anti-American, false reporting of the "war on Christmas"

3. Activist of the Week: Josh Stearns of Free Press on holding the FCC accountable and preventing Rupert Murdoch from monopolizing media

4. How it should be: How we should keep money out of elections and how the media should point out conflicts of interests, like Simpson & Bowles getting $40,000 a speech

1.Shuster roundup of week's political news & events - including shots fired on Benghazi, and UN Amabssador Susan Rice

2. Allie Braswell, CEO of the Central Florida Urban League, on Florida GOP officials acknowledging politically motivated voter suppression 

3. Marans on what he saw at the Black Friday protest at Walmart in Secaucus, NJ 

4. Matt Stoller of Salon on Walmart protest effectiveness & progressive strategy in Obama's 2nd term

1. Charlie Mitchell on latest Congress/Obama regarding Bush tax cuts

2. Charlie Mitchell on lame duck Congress: sequester & other issues. Is Social Security off table in fiscal cliff negotiations as Durbin says?

3. Marans on Grover Norquist - The man behind the infamous "Taxpayer Protection Pledge"?

4. Cliff Schechter on Obama/White House strategy... plus, potential Rand Paul GOP candidacy in 2016. 

1-2. Debate: Should progressives vote Obama or not? Matt Stoller v. Ken Sofer, Part 1

3-4. Buddy Cianci, former mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.

1. Dave Zirin on how the NFL refs beat the lockout

2. Activist of the Week: Lorella Praeli, United We Dream

3. Shuster grills & debates Dave Walker, of the Comeback America Initiative on the causes & solutions to our national debt

4. Comedian Scott Rogowsky has social media questions for Alan "Dr. Digipol" Rosenblatt

1. The moment when the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act

2. Shuster launches a jihad on Rep. Louie Gohmert over Gohmert's reaction to Aurora, CO, shooting

3. Activist of the Week: Kristen Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO & Executive DIrector of MomsRising.org & Host of Moms Rising Radio

4. Social Responsibility: Buy Hickey Freeman menswear, not Donald Trump's clothing line

Hour 2

1 Charlie Mitchell on Obama v. Congress over Bush tax cuts expiring on wealthy

2 Charlie Mitchell on everything else Congress took up this week

3 Angelo Carusone on Petition to have Macy's dump Donald Trump.

4 Interview with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver outgoing head of the Congressional Black Caucus on racism in the Tea Party

Hour 3

1 Alan Rosenblatt on #Gaza, #Twinkies & a joke Boehner staff made about Obama's birthday present to the Speaker

3  Daniel Marans reporting on grassroots Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY 

4 *New* How It Should Be: How The Media and Politicians Should Talk About Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill and the Social Security Compromise of 1983