New Rules: February 6, 2015
/Bill Maher delivers the latest decrees from on high.
Heather REALLY Has Two Mommies
/The UK is set to allow the creation of babies using the DNA from three people - and someday those kids are going to want to know where they came from.
Johann Hari on The War on Drugs
/Bill Maher speaks with Johann Hari, author of “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs” about the failures of U.S. drug policy.
Monologue: February 6, 2015
/Bill Maher’s monologue from Friday, February 6, 2015.
Insane in the Ukraine
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Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kiev last week to discuss providing arms to military forces in Ukraine. Since the start of the conflict the US has only provided non-lethal aid to Ukraine, but The New York Times reports that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is for sending defensive weapons, like anti-armor missiles, reconnaissance drones, Humvees, body armor, night-vision goggles, first aid kits and radars that can locate enemy fire. President Obama has yet to make his decision. But I say let’s not and say we did. When is America going to learn to stop wasting our resources fighting other countries’ wars?
Read MoreGuest List: February 6, 2015
/The Interview:
Johann Hari is the author of "Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.” He was twice named "Journalist of the Year" by Amnesty International and has written for Huffington Post, The Guardian, and The Independent.
Twitter: @johannhari101
Read MoreWhy Can’t We Have Nice Things Like India?
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One of the topics of discussion during President Obama’s visit to India last week was their lax patent laws regarding pharmaceuticals. Now, I understand India’s patent laws about as well I do their goofy movies where all the guys seem like gay Elvis impersonators, but I do know this: According to the World Health Organization, the same AIDS treatment that costs $10,000 a year in the US and Europe costs under $200 in India.
Read MoreBackstage with Mel Brooks
/Comedy legend Mel Brooks joins Real Time’sMiles Leicher backstage after the show to discuss his new HBO comedy special, Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen, and answer a few pop culture questions.
Submit Your 'Overtime' Questions for February 6, 2015
/Bill and his roundtable guests - Johann Hari, Janet Mock, Amy Holmes, John McCormack and Marianne Williamson - answer fan questions after Friday’s show.
Read MoreWeb Exclusive New Rule - Vax Populi
/Watch the latest New Rule.
Laura Poitras – CITIZENFOUR
/Bill Maher interviews filmmaker Laura Poitras about her Oscar-nominated documentary, CITIZENFOUR, in this clip from January 30, 2015. The film follows Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald as they travel to Hong Kong for a meeting with former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. CITIZENFOUR will air February 23 on HBO.
The ISIS Generation
/Bill Maher and the panelists – Mel Brooks, Katty Kay, Rep. Joaquin Castro and Monica Mehta – discuss the United States’ role as the “helicopter parents to the Arab world” in this clip from January 30, 2015.
Overtime: January 30, 2015
/Bill Maher and his guests - Laura Poitras, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Katty Kay, Monica Mehta and Mel Brooks - answer viewer questions after the show.
Middle Class Economics
/In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher addresses the growing problem of income inequality.
New Rules: January 30, 2015
/Bill Maher delivers the latest decrees from on high.
Barbie Gets Desperate
/With Barbie doll sales in a slump, Bill Maher introduces some new products to give the brand a much-needed jumpstart.
Monologue: January 30, 2015
/Bill Maher’s monologue from Friday, January 30, 2015.
Brothers in Arms
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We’ve been reading all kinds of stories about right-to-bear-arms gun nuts going into Wal-Marts and Targets and family restaurants with semi-automatic weapons slung over their shoulders to affirm their Second Amendment rights… and to confirm to fellow patrons that they’re fear-based douche bags with small penises.
Read MoreGuest List: January 30, 2015
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The Interview:
Laura Poitras is the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of CITIZENFOUR, about NSA leaker Edward Snowden. She is a co-founding editor of the online news magazine, The Intercept, and a 2014 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the government’s surveillance programs.
Twitter: @laurapoitras
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