“AFD Ep 44 – Unpacked Court?”

Guest commentator Sasha joins Bill to talk about Republican efforts to “unpack” the court, the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Guttmacher Institute’s report on reproductive freedoms in 2013, and immigration reform efforts. Then Bill looks at stories from Venezuela, Sudan, and Portugal.

“AFD Ep 42 – Dr Julio Carrion”

Bill sits down with Dr. Julio Carrion to talk about Hugo Chavez’s death, then Bill explains the consequences of a seemingly distant banking crisis in Cyprus, and he looks at the aftermath of the Kenyan presidential elections. Guest commentator Sasha joins Bill to talk about North Dakota’s attempted ban on abortions, and Bill looks at the failed minimum wage hike and the growing impact of the budget sequester.