Chris Thomas

There s a big recall election happening in Wisconsin in about two weeks. Right now, Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is leading his democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in all the latest polls. And more significantly, he s outspending Walker 25 to 1. The DNC is being accused of not giving Barrett enough financial support. To talk about this, Up host Chris Hayes is joined by Lena Taylor, Wisconsin Democratic state senator, and panelists Alexis Goldstein of Occupy the SEC, Chrystia Freeland of Thomas Reuters Digital, Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin Magazine and Steve Coll, author of Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power.

In pulitzer-prize winning author Steve Coll s new book, a corporate biography of ExxonMobil called Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power, one of the main themes is how Exxon uses its money and influence to make sure that its company s needs are consistently met. Up host Chris Hayes talks to Coll, as panelists Alexis Goldstein of Occupy the SEC, Chrystia Freeland of Thomas Reuters Digital, Bhaskar Sunkara, founder and editor of Jacobin Magazine weigh in.

When 22-year-old Chris (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he hires a hit man to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy benefits his sister Dottie (Juno Temple). Chris finds Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a creepy, crazy Dallas cop who moonlights as a contract killer. When Chris can't pay Joe upfront, Joe sets his sight on Dottie as collateral for the job. The contract killer and his hostage develop an unusual bond. Like from a modern-day, twisted fairy tale, 'Killer Joe' Cooper becomes the prince to Dottie's Cinderella. Based on the play by Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts, 'Killer Joe' is a garish, provocative black comedy from Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) and stars Emile Hirsch, Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple, Thomas Hayden Church, and Gina Gershon.

When 22-year-old Chris (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he hires a hit man to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy benefits his sister Dottie (Juno Temple). Chris finds Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a creepy, crazy Dallas cop who moonlights as a contract killer. When Chris can't pay Joe upfront, Joe sets his sight on Dottie as collateral for the job. The contract killer and his hostage develop an unusual bond. Like from a modern-day, twisted fairy tale, "Killer Joe" Cooper becomes the prince to Dottie's Cinderella. Based on the play by Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts, "Killer Joe" is a garish, provocative black comedy from Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) and stars Emile Hirsch, Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple, Thomas Hayden Church, and Gina Gershon.