"I don't think democracy has anything to do with it," says Danny Schechter of continued U.S. obsession with Iran. Instead, he notes, we have a long history of interfering in democratic processes in that country. Meanwhile, Iran is a country preparing for military strikes and dealing in its own way with the revelations of the latest WikiLeaks information dump.
Danny just returned from a trip to Iran, and joins us in studio to discuss his experiences, what he learned from everyday people on the ground, and what U.S. politicians like Lindsay Graham are missing.
Following Sunday's elections in Haiti, Colin Granderson of the Organization of American States declares election irregularities to not have necessarily compromised elections--meanwhile, Haitian citizens wonder whether the large part of election irregularities didn't take place before the ballots were printed.
Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. Meanwhile, even the Pope has decided that it's better for sex workers to use condoms than to risk getting HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. So why does the new Congress include more new members opposed to women's right to control their bodies?
Katha Pollitt, Nation columnist and longtime prochoice activist, joins Laura in studio for a conversation about the latest on reproductive and sexual justice, Palinism, and more.
Finally, Laura has some thoughts about WikiLeaks' next target: Wall Street.






