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America Deserves to Watch Trump's Trial on TV Jun 25, 2023

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Trump's Trial is more important and historic than already-televised state court drama. Congress should act to let us watch the most important trial of the century live and in real time. Plus - why is FBI agent Kendra Kingsbury going to jail for the same crime Trump is likely to get away with?

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Nationwide Town Hall with Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan Jun 24, 2023

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Progressive leader Mark Pocan takes an interesting variety of calls from listeners across the nation.

Also - Thom reads from "A Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good" by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

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Have Billionaires Put Golden Handcuffs on Our Justices? Jun 23, 2023

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The GOP & the billionaires who fund them learned their lesson. Never again would they allow a rightwing justice to stray beyond the rigid ideological boundaries set at that justices’ confirmation…

Plus - Billionaire in a submersible versus 500 shipwrecked migrants- guess which one gets covered in the media?

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The MAGAT Republican Plan for Classic Fascism Jun 22, 2023

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They’ve read their history: if they can embed fascism deeply at every level of American government, business, and civic life, it will take generations to rip it out…

Plus - Thom reads from "A Field Guide to White Supremacy" by Kathleen Belew and Ramon A. Gutierrez

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Why Trump's Trial MUST be Televised Jun 21, 2023

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Watergate prosecutor says Congress could act to put cameras in Trump courtroom. Thom's listeners from across America weigh in.

Plus- Thom reads from 'It Came from Something Awful: How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump into Office, by Dale Beran.

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We Were Conned By Merrick Garland and Christopher Ray Jun 20, 2023

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Did 'We, The People' suffer irreparable harm due to the Justice Department delaying two years in prosecuting Donald Trump for his crimes? Also- Is Trump really running to avoid going to jail?

Plus, Thom reads from 'Tyranny from Plato to Trump: Fools, Sycophants, and Citizens' by Andrew Fiala.

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The Threat of 'Forever Chemicals' Jun 19, 2023

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Emily Scarr is the Maryland PIRG Director & Co-Author of a new report on industrial substances known as PFAS. How are these very common chemicals potentially harming our health?

Plus Thom reads from 'The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed by Robin Broad and John Cavanagh.

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G.O.P. Shenanigans Continue Jun 18, 2023

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Will Republicans succeed in their attacks on Jack Smith and Joe Biden? Also- Thom sets the record straight on the Presidential Records Act.

Plus - Thom reads from the book "Our Man" by George Packer.

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The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice Jun 17, 2023

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Pacifica radio host Sonali Kolhatkar joins Thom. As America becomes more diverse, how can alternative media tell stories that legitimize people of color?

Plus - Thom reads from 'The Fight For the Soul of the Democratic Party' by John Nichols.

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Standing Fast Against Fascism Jun 16, 2023

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Phill Ittner joins Thom live from Ukraine. Can the Russians scare Kyiv with constant missile attacks? Will the Ukrainian offensive succeed in pushing back the Russian trenches?

Plus - Why is the FBI going after pro-choice activists, when so many have been murdered by anti-abortionists?

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