America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
The story of a Southern county that defied the Confederacy. Diane and her guests discuss how a poor Mississippi farmer led his neighbors in a fight to support the Union at the height of the Civil War.
Guests
- Sally Jenkins Columnist for The Washington Post and author of 'The Real All-American' as well as 'It's Not About the Bike' with Lance Armstrong.
- John Stauffer Chairman of the History of American Civilization Program and professor of English and African American Studies at Harvard University.
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