of different ways. tonight in washington they re apparently working out a two-month mini extension of the payroll tax cut and of unemployment benefits. politics also happens all the way down at the ground level. at not just the house of representatives but just at your house. this is occupy youngstown ohio. remember them? you may remember our earlier reporting on occupy youngstown in one of america s most impoverished cities, turning out way few tents outside of the bank in what s left of downtown in youngstown. well, these are occupy youngstown s tents today, where they camped out in the yard of a mother and her family facing eviction from their home just in time for the holidays. this is politics too. if you want to take the political temperature of our country, absolutely, look at the 2012 race. but look too at governor nikki haley s 34% approval rating and that hometown reporter chasing her into the elevator with no answer, no explanation, merry christmas. look at the sudden and un
tonight in washington they re apparently working out a two-month mini extension of the payroll tax cut and of unemployment benefits. politics also happens all the way down at the ground level. at not just the house of representatives but just at your house. this is occupy youngstown ohio. remember them? you may remember our earlier reporting on occupy youngstown in one of america s most impoverished cities, turning out way few tents outside of the bank in what s left of downtown in youngstown. well, these are occupy youngstown s tents today, where they camped out in the yard of a mother and her family facing eviction from their home just in time for the holidays. this is politics too. if you want to take the political temperature of our country, absolutely, look at the 2012 race. but look too at governor nikki haley s 34% approval rating and that hometown reporter chasing her into the elevator with no answer, no explanation, merry christmas. look at the sudden and
signatures for recalling governor scott walker in wisconsin. look at how the republican party is wielding its power in trending blue virginia. look at occupy youngstown, saying this is their priority, that they will stand up for this, that even if no other level of politics in this country can stop this one foreclosure maybe they can stop it in their own town. joining us now is chris hayes, the host of p up with chris hayes, which az saturday and sunday mornings on msnbc. chris is also editor at large ever the nation magazine. chris, good to see you. great to see you. i have been waiting to see what s going to happen in the republican race for president and in congress, and in all of this i keep coming back, actually, to the occupy movement, what s happening in places like youngstown. do you think that is a result of political processes, or are we at the point where what s happening in the streets is sort of the cause of political processes too? that s fascinating. i do think
unexpected half million signatures for recalling governor scott walker in wisconsin. look at how the republican party is wielding its power in trending blue virginia. look at occupy youngstown, saying this is their priority, that they will stand up for this, that even if no other level of politics in this country can stop this one foreclosure maybe they can stop it in their own town. joining us now is chris hayes, the host of p up with chris hayes, which az saturday and sunday mornings on msnbc. chris is also editor at large ever the nation magazine. chris, good to see you. great to see you. i have been waiting to see what s going to happen in the republican race for president and in congress, and in all of this i keep coming back, actually, to the occupy movement, what s happening in places like youngstown. do you think that is a result of political processes, or are we at the point where what s happening in the streets is sort of the cause of political processes too? that s
unexpected half million signatures for recalling governor scott walker in wisconsin. look at how the republican party is wielding its power in trending blue virginia. look at occupy youngstown, saying this is their priority, that they will stand up for this, that even if no other level of politics in this country can stop this one foreclosure maybe they can stop it in their own town. joining us now is chris hayes, the host of p up with chris hayes, which az saturday and sunday mornings on msnbc. chris is also editor at large ever the nation magazine. chris, good to see you. great to see you. i have been waiting to see what s going to happen in the republican race for president and in congress, and in all of this i keep coming back, actually, to the occupy movement, what s happening in places like youngstown. do you think that is a result of political processes, or are we at the point where what s happening in the streets is sort of the cause of political processes too? that s