Real Time with Bill Maher — Episode 3: January 31, 2014

You are watching the episode January 31, 2014 Interviewee: John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave" screenwriter)

Panelists: Chrystia Freeland (Canadian Member of Parliament), Ronan Farrow (MSNBC host), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Panel Guest: Stephen Merchant (writer/actor "Hello Ladies")

Topics: Solomon Northup and slavery, 2014 State of the Union Address, minimum wage in the United States, income inequality, demographics of the top 1%, Gerrymandering, differences between UK and US politics, stand-your-ground laws and African Americans, gun politics, Michael Grimm threatening a reporter, Flip a District, puritanism.