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Were joined by robert reich, former secretary of labor and now professor of economics at uc-berkeley, and the author of "beyond outrage." good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> while were focused on cuts to entitlements rather than corporate tax cheats who relentlessly steal money from this government every year without fail? >> because the corporate tax cheats among many others, wealthy and powerful interests in this country, have a very, very cunning ability to distract attention from what they...

Civil war. yes, the american civil war, when talking budget cuts. >> its not just a bad deal. this is really an insulting deal. what geithner offered, what you showed on the screen, robert e. lee was offered easier terms at appomattox and he losted the civil war. >> now, now, now, charles, thats not very christmassy of you. we dont mind if you wrap yourself to the flag, just make sure its the one with 50 stars on it. dr. james peterson is a contributor to thegrio.com and robert reich is former l...

Taxpayers still stand to lose $25 billion from the presidents politically managed bankruptcy. these companies, chrysler in particular, we know their story, are now choosing to expand manufacturing overseas. these are the facts. >> remember the president talked about romnesia? well, its contagious. congressman ryan. congressman ryans caught it. let me tell you the facts. congressman ryan voted with us. he voted in the congress with us. >> joining me now, msnbcs joy reid and robert reich, former c...

To reach out and define common ground. >> and the fight over who is the real friend of the auto industry continued today. >> the facts, they speak for themselves. president obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy. taxpayers still stand to lose $25 billion from the presidents politically managed bankruptcy. these companies, chrysler in particular, we know their story, are now choosing to expand manufacturing overseas. these are the facts. >> remember the president talked about romnesia? well, ...

Siegels the guy building the biggest mansion in america. he sent an e-mail telling employees hed lose his motivation to work if the presidents re-elected. hes threatening to retire and close up shop. siegel swears hes not trying to pressure employees, hes just educating them. funny, the koch brothers, they say the same thing. darrell and charles koch sent a list of suggested candidates to 500,000 employees during the last election. monday, they launched a $1 million ad campaign in 13 states. the...

Biggest mansion in america. he sent an e-mail telling employees hed lose his motivation to work if the presidents re-elected. hes threatening to retire and close up shop. siegel swears hes not trying to pressure employees, hes just educating them. funny, the koch brothers, they say the same thing. darrell and charles koch sent a list of suggested candidates to 500,000 employees during the last election. monday, they launched a $1 million ad campaign in 13 states. they say theyre just educating v...

Institutions. a lot of people benefited from that and, by way, as enterprises become more profitable, they can hire more people. >> romneys words keep clashing with reality. which is why the story of mike ernst, a former employee of ampad, has been so effective against romney. >> out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired. >> lets bring in robert reich, former labor s...

Ernst, a former employee of ampad, has been so effective against romney. >> out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired. >> lets bring in robert reich, former labor secretary under president bill clinton, now a professor at public policy at uc berkeley, and author of "beyond outrage" now available in paperback. mr. reich, good to have you back with us tonight. i want t...

Ernst, a former employee of ampad, has been so effective against romney. >> out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired. >> lets bring in robert reich, former labor secretary under president bill clinton, now a professor at public policy at uc berkeley, and author of "beyond outrage" now available in paperback. mr. reich, good to have you back with us tonight. i want t...

Joining me now is robert reisch, former labor secretary and now economics professor at u.c. berkeley. hes also the author of the new book "beyond outrage, whats gone wrong with our economy and our democracy and how to fix them." and cynthia tucker, pulitzer prize winning columnist and visiting professor of journalism at the university of georgia. thanks to both of you for being here tonight. >> pleasure to be here. >> let me start with you. theyre pounding romney on the 47% comment. how did you ...