Intro:

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Episode:

• Changing media and changing the political system
• Why corporate media is as bad as it is (hint: it has something to do with money)
• Giving a giant middle finger to the establishment
• Why Cenk voted for Obama twice despite disliking his politics deeply
• Cenk and the art of realistic optimism
• How the Supreme Court decisions in the 1970s changed American politics
• The WolfPAC: Cenk's strategy to change the political game
• Terminator as a metaphor for corporations
• Global financial meltdown? Why you may not need to stockpile shotguns just yet
• The DNA of corporations invites taking giant risks, leading to inevitable collapses
• "We are in the impossible business"
• What Cenk means by 'progressive'
• Equality of opportunities, not outcomes
• "Mad as Hell"