The Breakdown: In an Age of Austerity, Can’t the US Cut the Military Budget? The Breakdown: In an Age of Austerity, Can’t the US Cut the Military Budget?
The US maintains the most expansive and expensive military on the planet. On this week's edition of The Breakdown, D.C. Editor Chris Hayes and Institute for Policy Studies Research...
Feb 11, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Discomfited by Democracy Discomfited by Democracy
The uprising in Egypt is a rare opportunity to support democracy without imperialism. Will Obama take the chance?
Feb 10, 2011 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: Why Is Egypt in Revolt? The Breakdown: Why Is Egypt in Revolt?
Rampant corruption and arbitrary imprisonment, a senseless bureaucracy, a financially destitute majority and police-led torture of civilians—these are among the unbearable conditio...
Feb 2, 2011 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: Why Are We Paid Every Two Weeks? The Breakdown: Why Are We Paid Every Two Weeks?
Are there any practical reasons for a bi-weekly payroll?
Jan 21, 2011 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: Should the US Return to the Gold Standard? The Breakdown: Should the US Return to the Gold Standard?
Congressman Ron Paul is a supporter of it. Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner had a sick obsession with it. What would happen if the United States switched back to the gold standar...
Jan 14, 2011 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster
Could the Senate start getting things done, if only legislators didn't have to face filibuster threats? This week on The Breakdown: the history of the filibuster, and how to get ri...
Jan 7, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Fix the Filibuster Fix the Filibuster
The most important vote of the 112th Senate will likely be its first.
Dec 22, 2010 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: How Much Will Tax Sweeteners Cost Taxpayers? The Breakdown: How Much Will Tax Sweeteners Cost Taxpayers?
In the media frenzy over Obama's recent tax deal, few have mentioned the host of tax extenders and sweeteners that will end up costing the country billions of dollars.
Dec 20, 2010 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: Could Julian Assange be Prosecuted for Spying? The Breakdown: Could Julian Assange be Prosecuted for Spying?
Can Julian Assange and the New York Times face criminal prosecution under the federal Espionage Act?
Dec 17, 2010 / Chris Hayes
The Breakdown: An Unconstitutional Mandate? The Breakdown: An Unconstitutional Mandate?
A federal court in Virginia ruled Monday that an aspect of Obama's healthcare reform law is unconstitutional. In this previously posted episode of The Breakdown, Christopher Hayes...
Dec 14, 2010 / Chris Hayes