Persephone and Bill discuss the civil war in Syria, American drone strikes on US civilians, the US jobs market, and President Obama's new comments on the Keystone XL pipeline.

Bill and guest co-host Sarah discuss Virginia ethics scandals, Alan Grayson's effectiveness, John Boehner's ineffectiveness, Indiana's insurance rates, and Arizona's expansion of Medicaid.

Persephone and Bill discuss low-wage jobs, abortion rights, and the crisis in Egypt.

In the first episode of the summer at the new studio, my new co-host, Persephone, joins me to discuss the Voting Rights Act decision, the DOMA and Prop 8 cases, Wendy Davis, Obama's climate speech, and Syria.

The show will be going on hiatus for several weeks as we re-locate to a new studio. In this bonus episode recorded on Monday May 20, Bill looks at the challenges in Syria and the northern Caucasus.

Guest commentator Sarah joins Bill from Idaho to talk about youth unemployment, unemployment insurance, and public sector job cuts. Then Bill highlights economic benefits of the EPA and the early results of Obamacare implementation.

Guest commentator Sasha joins Bill to talk about less visible sequester harms and the Congressionally-imposed woes of the US Postal Service. Then Bill discusses chemical weapons in Syria, renewed turmoil in Iraq, and the CIA's cash giveaways in Afghanistan.

Host: Bill. Guest commentator: Sasha. Topics: Food Safety, Maine Wind Power and Paul LePage, Mark Sanford, Terrorism Prosecution, Mali, Kosovo.

Guest commentator Sasha joins Bill to talk about Republican efforts to "unpack" the court, the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Guttmacher Institute's report on reproductive freedoms in 2013, and immigration reform efforts. Then Bill looks at stories from Venezuela, Sudan, and Portugal.

Vacation's over. Sarah beams in from Idaho to talk about North Dakota's abortion ban. Bill discusses Medicaid eligibility as well as the Keystone XL pipeline. Then he looks at the Cyprus bailout and Chinese highway construction in sub-Saharan Africa.