It's been four days since the President announced his compromise over tax cuts. Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute, talks about whether liberals should still be upset with the details of the plan.

Liberals, has your assessment of the President's deal changed as you learn the details? Let us know! 

Independent journalist and filmmaker Paul Refsdal describes his experiences embedding with the Taliban, who then kidnapped him and held him hostage for six days. He is the focus of the new CNN documentary "Taliban."

Jonah Lehrer talks about his New Yorker article on the limitations of the scientific method and how difficult it is for studies to actually prove anything.

Read a summary of this conversation at It's A Free Country.

Daniel Ellsberg discusses the Wikileaks case, which he sees as analogous to his 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers.

Listeners weigh in on the "Koch Bridge" and "Carey Tunnel." Who would you name a bridge after? Henry Stern, director of New York Civic and a former city councilman and parks commissioner, joins the discussion.

We introduce a new project, asking you to go talk to Christmas tree vendors about the economy; and take some calls about who found the best holiday gift ever.