"The problem is us," says Jim Hightower, bestselling author, former editor of the Texas Observer, and America's #1 populist.  The problem is progressives, weak-willed Democrats, and others who have forgotten that our politics is meant to serve the people.  We've allowed conservative demagogues like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to seize the title of "populist" from the left.

Hightower joined Laura in studio recently to talk about the economy, populism, the Supreme Court and Citizens United, and more.

Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, might have the reputation of being one of the world's glitziest, richest cities, but someone had to build the world's tallest building and the world's first seven-star hotel.  Over one million workers have been brought into the city to work, often for less than a dollar an hour.

Our Got Doc this week is Dubai: A City of Dreams, which goes inside the labor camps and lives of the workers on the world's most expensive buildings.

Finally, Danny Schechter, the News Dissector and the author of Plunder: The Crime of Our Time, asks whether Goldman Sachs will be charged with any crimes.