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We're back. joining me karen finney host of disrupt, lgbt activist kathy renna and richard kim my colleague at the nation where he is executive editor of thenation.com. i think the story is fascinating for a number of reasons. one it appears mayor contends it has nothing to do with sexual orientation. but let's say at least the perception is that it's amazing to me that "a" she was there for 20 years and no one seems to say boo. and "b" that the town seems to be rallying around her. and i think you have this big city liberal idea of what their views are in south carolina. it's like here's sout...

So maybe we need to approach things differently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ the debate on race, culture, and piotr did not stay in the web pages of "the atlantic," and "new york" magazine, instead it expanded with pieces popping up in t in "the new york times," the daily beast, "the nation," including this piece on the function of black rage, where he wrote, quote, what some call depression or pessimism, i would call impatience and rage. our impatience and rage is what has produced progress. that we are still impatient and angry reflects not black people's failing, b...

Disparaging terms keeps girls from being leaders, why not ban the term? that's what the campaign from sheryl sandberg is trying to do, to keep troop leaders, coaches, teachers from calling young girls bossy. now there's a debate on just how effective that might be and how we talk to women in politics in particular. joining me is daria burke, lisa cook, associate professor of economics and international relations at michigan state university, richard kim, executive editor of thenation.com and my buddy crystkri crystal ball, co-host. is this the right idea? >> personally, when i've been called b...

Let me tell you, if you're looking for the candidate you agree with 100% of the time, then i want you to do something for me tonight, go home and look in the mirror. you're the only person you agree with 100% of the time. but sometimes we make political candidates feel like that's what you want, like you want us to agree with you 100% of the time or you won't vote for us. that's why we have the political system we have in washington now, because we have people who have become convinced that they have to be 100 percenters. >> joining me now, msnbc contributor goldie taylor, josh barrel, politic...

Substance, of going after the tea party strain of his own party. here's christie's sermon to his own faithful yesterday. >> folks don't care if you agree with them on everything, because let me tell you, if you're looking for the candidate you agree with 100% of the time, then i want you to do something for me tonight, go home and look in the mirror. you're the only person you agree with 100% of the time. but sometimes we make political candidates feel like that's what you want, like you want us to agree with you 100% of the time or you won't vote for us. that's why we have the political syste...