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The Chicago Police Department becomes the latest police force reviewed by the Department of Justice. We’ll go over some of the disturbing findings in the report.

You might feel like you’re in the grips of a cartel, every time you take an airplane. And with good cause--80 percent of the airline industry is controlled by four companies. But President Obama’s Justice Department concluded otherwise, we’ll explain, in just a bit, in our people’s Bulletin.

Plus, we’re gonna chat with Ryan Cooper from The Week, about President Obama’s legacy, and on a completely unrelated note, we’ll throw someone in the garbage can...since it’s Friday and all.

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Thirteen Democrats helped kill a measure in the Senate that could have led to cheaper prescription drugs for Americans. We single them out, particularly one Senator who’s positioning himself for a 2020 presidential run.

Meltdowns, these days, tend to be of the social media variety. But if there is another major nuclear disaster with fallout spread around the world, like there was after the Fukushima catastrophe, will the EPA ensure that your drinking water is safe? Truthout’s Mike Ludwig just wrote about the issue. He joins us to discuss his story.

Also, the man tapped by Donald Trump to be the next Director of the CIA, Congressman Mike Pompeo, had his confirmation hearing today. And he was asked about a creepy op-ed he wrote a year ago calling for a massive new surveillance program. He still stands by it. We explain in a Classified Session.

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Senators were in agreement Tuesday that the intelligence report alleging Russian interference in last November’s election was spot-on. So then why were so many lawmakers reading stats from it that were factually inaccurate?

Also, a surprising twist during the Jeff Sessions Attorney General Nomination hearing. Trump’s pick to serve as top US prosecutor says he’ll consider re-establishing an anti-obscenity Division.

And, we’ve got our ol’ friend Rachel Kurzius, the associate editor at the DCist, on the show to talk about inauguration festivities and protests. You might hate Trump, but you might also score free weed by attending the inauguration, so stay tuned to hear all about that.

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We break down the Trump press conference, which, like everything else we’ve seen the last 18 months, was bizarre. It was supposed to be about conflicts of interests, but ended up being dominated by the infamous “Golden Showers” memo.

Also, some additional insight into how the Trump administration might shape up. Former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson appeared earlier today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing. But confirmation is far from assured. We explain later.

And, one of the members of the dirtbag left is on the show to talk about failson’ing. Matt Christman from the hit podcast Chapo Trap House joins us to discuss the appointment of Jared Kushner to a job in the White House.

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Last week’s ODNI release described critical reporting as a form of election interference. That’s just one of many bone-headed calculations by the intelligence community.

No time to breathe after the holidays. The Trump cabinet is being rammed through the Senate this week; possibly illegally.

Also, free money for just being alive? That’s the way it should be! We talk to writer and welfare researcher Matt Bruenig later in the show about a little proposal called Universal Basic Income. It might sound radical now, but it could be the only way to defend against total social upheaval in our robot-dominated future.

And finally, looks like millennials might soon be more capable of bonding with their Baby Boomer Parents. For we, too, look to be on the verge of fearing nuclear annihilation. Just kidding. Or are we? Check out the latest Classified Session to find out.

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The new intelligence report on alleged Russian interference strangely focuses on old television programming instead of hacking.

Also, Jennifer Briney, the host of the Congressional Dish podcast, is on to talk about the first week of the 115th Congress, including some rather eyebrow-raising rules House Republicans approved of.

And, it’s Friday which means it’s time to toss one particular bad-taker into the garbage can. Find out who it is at the end of the show.

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Spy chiefs descended on Capitol Hill for a hearing on alleged Russian interference in last November’s election. But they were short on specifics as they await the release of a final report on the matter next week.

One of the most predatory industries out there, the credit reporting agencies, just got slapped with a major fine from the federal government. We’ll go over some changes that could be coming to the industry as a result of their years of abuse.

Also, it was only a matter of time, but an over-sized depiction of a Donald Trump tweet has made it to the Senate floor. I’ll explain who's responsible for it, and why it was absolutely necessary.

And, if Donald Trump is actually planning to purge civil servants when he comes into office, then House Republicans just made his job a lot easier. I’ll break down some new rules that were quietly passed that could spell doom for some government workers.

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For the second day in a row to start the 115th Congress, House Republicans completely embarrassed themselves. They’ve had seven years to prepare for this moment, so why don’t they have any specifics on how they intend to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

And, researcher and policy analyst with Demos Action Sean McElwee comes on to talk about six specific policy proposals to focus on as we enter Republican rule in this country. It’s a really informative discussion that Democratic Party leadership should pay attention to (but probably won’t).

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Unified Republican rule arrives in Washington as the new session of Congress gavels in. But things go off the rails immediately.

Labor reporter Mike Elk joins is on to look back at the last eight years of the Obama presidency and what it meant for organized labor. We also talk about the fight for DNC chair between Congressman Keith Ellison, and the White House’s hand picked candidate, Labor Secretary Tom Perez.

Plus, the Washington Post is guilty of spreading more fake news over the holiday. The hysteria around Russian hacking claims is leading to bad journalism and absurd beliefs among the electorate.

And later, new stats from US prisons reveal some good news about the nation’s incarceration rate, so will someone please inform Donald Trump that we don’t a crime crisis in this country.

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Like a lot of TV and radio shows do at the end of the year, we’re gonna have a bit of a look back. Most of us can’t wait for 2016 to end—though, I do have some bad news for you, folks: by the looks of it, 2017 will be even worse than 2016.

We want to spend a little more time with year...thinking about it…So for today’s show we’re gonna look back on 2016, and discuss some of the most important news threads that took hold this year, but didn’t get near the attention they should have.

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