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This satirical song by Maine artist Alan Magee comments on the escalation of mass gun violence in the United States. Its message is that the proliferation of guns will only increase the number of shooting victims. [Thanks to Natasha Mayers for submitting this -- video moderator.]

Wow, it’s like being back in 2008 again. Or at least back in 2012, watching that scene from Game Change when Julianne Moore does an impression of Sarah Palin watching Tina Fey also do an impression of Sarah Palin. (The Observer.)

For the first time, the man who shot the 47% video -- Scott Prouty -- reveals who he is, why he did it, and his plans for the future in an interview with Ed Shultz.

Rachel Maddow reports on a mass civil disobedience campaign by people in Michigan to protest the elimination of political rights of Detroit residents.

Three powerful reasons why we should raise the minimum wage, and a quick debunking of arguments against it.

Pink Smoke Over the Vatican is a documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking to be ordained as priests in the Roman Catholic Church.

Informative, beautifully filmed and edited by film maker Jules Hart. To order dvd, go here or Amazon.com.

Six ordinary Wisconsinites join thousands in a citizen-driven uprising that challenges Gov Walker and changes the soul of a nation.

Our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is worse than we think.

'One shot, one deer. Senator, I'd be a pretty bad hunter if I needed an assault rifle.'