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And a look at two very different budget proposals.

In a spirited debate on SiriusXM's 'Make It Plain', Sirota deigned to explain to Stan what she really meant.

Also: why natural gas won't be our savior.

Plus election rigging and the courts.

With Oliver Willis, Dr. Tracy Weitz and Dave Zirin.

Great show this week.

We're still talking about the deficit as if it were still 2010.

Recalling some of the stinkiest media moments of the year.

Featuring Tom Tomorrow, Matt Bors, Matt Davies, Jen Sorenson and Keith Knight.

We also sneaked in a little Schoolhouse Rock.

AlterNet World editor Alex Kane appears on Al Jazeera's Inside Story to explain what the Senate vote on the disabilities treaty says about US politics and the Republican Party.

Great show this week.

A purely American sport.

Fresh off a big win, Obama opens with an forceful stance.

"You’re just starting. Whatever good we do over the next four years will pale in comparison to what you guys end up accomplishing for years and years to come,” the President said.

Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin win in big Senate races.

Ugly, ugly

Plus: how a bunch of super-rich hypocrites are trying to force disastrous austerity measures on us.

The candidates are subjecting the poor people of Ohio to their undivided, horrible attentions.