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WHY WOULD ANYBODY EMBRACE FASCISM? Feb 14, 2023

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Is it useful to examine why so many white people, with their built-in white privilege, would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with wannabe dictators like Trump, Abbott, and DeSantis? Donald Trump *knew* his election conspiracy theories were BS. What now? Woman jailed for collecting 4 ballots in Arizona sparks fear of voting. Chalice Blythe from The Satanic Temple Reproductive Rights Campaign reports on the new Sam Alito's Mom's Religious Abortion Clinic. Also the new amendment to bar Nebraska kids from church camps.

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SHARED EXPERIENCES MATTER FOR ECONOMIC UNITY Feb 13, 2023

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Guest host, Jefferson Smith sits in for Thom Hartmann with thoughts on professional sports, economic inequality and U.S. Presidents. Though regularly winning big at the Olympics and professional sports, regrettably America comes in last when it comes to health care. What can we learn about income inequality from the recent Super Bowl? Also Tess Fields, Executive Director of Home Share Oregon, explains affordable housing through homesharing. We believe that this is a direct way to prevent housing instability, foreclosure, and homelessness.

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COULD THE VERY RICH FUND A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION? Feb 12, 2023

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Four more states voted last year to throw out the American constitution. Will the Koch brothers and others succeed in using article five to trigger a complete rewrite of our most basic law? Common Cause' Viki Harrison joins Thom to raise the alarm.

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HOW TRUMP COULD MAKE A BIRD FLU MORE DEADLY THAN COVID Feb 11, 2023

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We're facing the early warning signs of a possible new pandemic perhaps more deadly than Covid, all because Trump chose to politicize the Covid pandemic in a racist fit. A troubling anti-American movement is growing, Rail companies blocked safety rules before the Ohio derailment. The Saudis sentenced an American to 19 years imprisonment over a tweet.

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THE "NOBLE LIE" LIVES ON IN CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS AS THEY RAKE IN MILLIONS Feb 10, 2023

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For the moment, the only defense women have against these noble liars is knowledge of what they are and how they work. Pass it on. The GOP trying to ban science next - it interferes with fascism. Also is God gender neutral? What will the GOP do with this? Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner, on the ground in Lviv, Ukraine. Plus Florida teachers are scared to teach black history for Black History Month, and Missouri House lawmakers have voted against banning children from openly carrying firearms on public land without adult supervision.

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WILL THE CHILDREN TORTURED AS A TRUMP POLICY TOOL RECEIVE JUSTICE? Feb 09, 2023

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This time we have an opportunity to make right a crime committed in the immediate past while all the co-conspirators and perpetrators are still alive. Plus, this climate change ocean disaster is a doozy - where is the news coverage on this? Crazy Alert! Trump is saying DeSantis is a pedophile - It is getting ugly......meanwhile lecherous DeSantis floats making it easier to sue the news. Google is now targeting women with ads for anti-abortion pregnancy centers as a federal judge mocks the Supreme Court on abortion.

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JOE BIDEN HITS A HOME RUN WITH STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH Feb 08, 2023

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Thom Hartmann reflects on the astonishing impact of the recent State of the Union speech by Joe Biden as the most presidential that he has ever seen in his lifetime. Callers respond in favor and against. Also a rumor is dropped of George Santos' secret victory during the speech. Plus Sarah Huckabee Sanders fails to actually craft a response, instead phoning in dirge tinged pablum in front of a cheap green screen.

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HOW TO START A CIVIL WAR? Feb 07, 2023

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America didn’t ask for a homegrown rightwing terror movement, but now that it’s here we need to take it seriously. Also: Will Republican extremism and hate for the middle class' New Deal become grist for the media mill?

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AMERICAN HEALTH CARE IS A PARASITIC INDUSTRY Feb 06, 2023

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The for-profit medical industry is sucking us dry. What are the forces that work to keep it this way?

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THE AMERICAN FASCIST ARMS RACE Feb 05, 2023

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Can we nip the rise of American fascism in the bud, or are we already past that stage? Are right-wing leaders competing with each other to see who will go the farthest?

Plus - Thom reads from the book "I Alone Can Fix It!- Donald Trump's Catastrophic Final Year"

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