Arsenal for Democracy

Bill, Kelley, and guest host Anna from ONTD_p discuss the policy implications of a worsening generation gap between Millennials (and the next generation after them) and Baby Boomers, especially now that White births are no longer a majority in the United States. Eventually Bill gets really angry about Harry Reid's failure to reform the Senate filibuster rules in January 2011 now that Reid has come around to see the wisdom of the "young" Senators who proposed the change.

Bill asks guest expert Pilar Quezzaire about the crisis in Mali following a coup d'etat and rebel declaration of independence in the north. Then, Bill and guest hosts Anna and Sasha discuss a White House delay on protecting LGBT employees, a volley of pro-oil/gas attack ads against the President, and the winding down of the GOP race after Santorum drops out.

Bill and Kerry take advantage of the pre-emption of the FM broadcast to record an extended discussion of several important stories of the week. They break down the facts and controversies surrounding the 'Kony 2012' video, cover Rush Limbaugh's contraception freakout and loss of dozens of sponsors, look into a drug-running scandal in the Afghan Air Force, and they speculate on Mitt Romney's options for securing the nomination without winning a majority of the delegates. Kelley is out this week.

Bill interviews United States Senator Tom Carper, Democrat of Delaware, asking him about jobs, youth/young adult and minority unemployment, student loans, poverty, and his role at the center-right Democratic Leadership Council in pushing the Democratic Party away from the Left. After that there was 20 more minutes of great discussion with Kerry and Kelley, but it was accidentally deleted right after the show, so unfortunately Bill could only briefly re-summarize the topics and end the show.

December 2011 is the 20th anniversary of both the end of the Soviet Union and the start of the European Union. In this extended episode, Dr. David Shearer joins Bill and Sasha to talk about those events and how Europe changed because of them, and then Bill and Kerry break down the current Eurozone crisis from its origins to its possible outcomes in just 25 minutes.

Blogger David Waldman joins the team to discuss a NY Times article on Romney's time at Bain Capital. Bill, Sasha, and Kerry talk about the eviction of Occupy Wall Street, the Syrian crisis, the Perry & Cain meltdowns, and the state of the GOP race, and then they take listener calls.