CPR for the Public Option; What the DOJ Torture Report Means

[Christopher Hayes]

I've got a new Capitolism column out this week that tells the story of how a few savvy organizers have managed to revive the prospects for the public option.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100315/hayes

"And yet, the public option is like the Terminator of progressive politics: every time the insurance industry and conservative Democrats think they've killed it, it just keeps coming..."

In this week's episode of The Breakdown, I interview Marcy Wheeler (of emptywheel.firedoglake.com) about the DOJ OPR report on John Yoo and James Bybee's infamous torture memos:

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100315/hayes_breakdown

You can send your own questions you want answered to thebre...@thenation.com or post them here:

http://explainthis.org/TheBreakdown

Hope everyone is well.

Best,
-c