A group of progressive activists and scholars recently challenged politicians and the public to live for a week on the budget of an average minimum wage worker. Governor Ted Strickland joins Chris Matthews to discuss. watch
With nearly 4 thousand hours of unedited audiotape in the public record, the Nixon tapes represent the largest record of primary source material of any U.S. President in American history. Douglas Brinkley joins to discuss. watch
Iowa State Senator Joni Ernst's military career and folksy farm background was supposed to inoculate her from such problems. But the longer the campaign goes on, the less mainstream she appears. Joan Walsh join Chris Matthews to discuss. watch
The war between President and Congress escalates. The question is not just who will win but what's this doing to the country. Chris Matthews has more with Jonathan Capehart and Robert Costa. watch
Let me finish tonight with this.Ten years ago, Barack Obama came upon the American public as a breath of fresh air. He spoke in ways that awakened our hopes, broke through the clouds of cheap politics and stormy rhetoric.We heard him and elected him our president. read more
It's been 10 years since Barack Obama's famous keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Joe Conason and Willie Brown join Chris Matthews to discuss. watch
Nia-Malika Henderson and Amy Walter join Chris Matthews to discuss the midterm elections, and whether or not there will be surprises for Democrats or Republicans. watch
The movement to legalize marijuana oil for the treatment of seizures just got a big push.Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) has introduced a bill to nationally legalize CBD oil, or marijuana extract, to treat seizures in children. “Earlier this year I was approached by three local families whose children suffer from severe epilepsy”, said Rep. Perry. read more
