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THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR. IT IS TIME TO PROSECUTE DONALD TRUMP Mar 20, 2022

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Investigative Reporter from Salon and author of "The Child Catchers" Kathryn Joyce explains how one small MI college turned into a pivot point for the GOP culture wars. Also, the evidence is clear that it’s time to prosecute Donald Trump. On the supposedly difficult question of ‘criminal intent’, prosecutors should have no trouble convincing a jury. Full speed ahead is the only proper course.

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MONOPOLY MEDICINE FROM ASPIRIN TO COVID-19 Mar 19, 2022

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Prescription drug prices need to change. They prevent use in places like Africa, where their use can be desperate. Although research is expensive, (some government financed) today, the supply of prescription drugs is all about profit – not ethics. How did this happen? Freelance journalist and contributor from The Nation and The Jacobin Alexander Zaitchik joins Thom to explore this conundrum. Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan answers listener questions in a national progressive town hall meeting.

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COULD PUTIN BE FAILING BECAUSE OF A LACK OF DEMOCRACY? Mar 18, 2022

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Sinclair Lewis was wrong. It happened there, and it can also happen here. Is Putin celebrating with a North Korean style rally or a Trump styled rally? Or both? Roger Stone has a plan to put Trump back in the White House without being elected. Trekkie Alert! Stacey Abrams appears in the new Star Trek series as president of Earth? Great Minds Conversation: Civil & Human Rights Activist Joe Madison describes his new book, Radio Active: A Memoir of Advocacy in Action, On the Air and In the Streets.

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WHAT ABOUT THE ZELENSKY PROPOSAL TO PROTECT DEMOCRACIES AROUND THE WORLD? Mar 17, 2022

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Zelensky’s proposal is an important conversation to engage, and the American press, by ignoring it, does a disservice to the cause of world peace. Is Putin taking lessons from Tucker Carlson or is it the other way around? In Good News - Denver has sent mental health teams instead of cops over 2000 times. No police back-up needed. Ever! What should America do about the Pro-Russian trolls and Tik Tok War?

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40 YEARS OF THE REAGAN REVOLUTION'S LIBERTARIAN EXPERIMENT HAVE BROUGHT US CRISIS & CHAOS Mar 16, 2022

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“Please name one country, anywhere in the world, any time in the last 7000 years, where libertarianism has succeeded and produced general peace and prosperity?” Congress should be regulating the corrupt Supreme Court? Where are they? Public outrage is building: the Court’s approval rating is now around 40% - Congress needs to act, before an entire branch of government sinks into an irredeemable Trump-fueled muck of corruption. Joe Manchin is joining the GOP in tanking Biden's Fed nominee & oh by the way - Manchin doesn't see the need for electric cars. Investigative journalist Greg Palast explains how billionaires picked Putin as “Russia’s Pinochet.”

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WHY IS AMERICA IGNORING THE INCREASING VIOLENT RHETORIC FROM THE GOP? Mar 15, 2022

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Does Russia want to take Alaska back? How Trump's "perfect" call to Ukraine helped Putin. Trump calls all Trumpers to “Lay Down Their Very Lives” to defend US Against CRT - Is Trump now the Grand Wizard of the KKK? Has anyone done more for racism than Trump? Why is America ignoring the increasing violent rhetoric from the GOP?

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THE DEATH OF NATURE AND THE WAR ON UKRAINE ARE PART OF THE SAME THING Mar 14, 2022

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If we don’t start listening to our screaming planet, Covid and Ukraine may be the least of our worries

Should we have mask mandates at all? Or should we be on our own? Are you going to continue wearing masks or have you thrown caution to the wind?

Should China Be Sanctioned for Helping Russia?

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LET'S GO JOE!! INDIVISIBLE'S PLAN FOR ENERGIZING BIDEN'S IMPACT Mar 13, 2022

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The organization of Indivisible frames new tactics to revitalize Biden's plan with clean renewable energy and cancelling student debt. US Rep from California, Ro Khanna joins Thom for a Progressive National Town Hall meeting. Listeners call in on the crisis in Ukraine and if Putin has become the bully who can only be quelled with a painful punch.

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WANNABEE STRONGMAN DESANTIS DEPLOYS ELECTION POLICE Mar 12, 2022

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Florida is putting into effect the first “election police” in the nation - expect other GOP-run states to jump onboard soon, as the Republican War on Democracy continues apace. Why Is Tucker Carlson and Fox News Being the "Stooges" for Putin? Death Cult Alert! a GOP political strategist sent a message to the South Dakota AG days after he fatally did a hit-and-run, saying "At Least the Guy Was a Democrat."

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HOW THE DEATH OF PRIVACY AND THE RISE OF SURVEILLANCE THREATEN US AND OUR DEMOCRACY Mar 11, 2022

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Thom introduces his newest book, The Hidden History of Big Brother in America and how it affects our lives. Geeky Science! Covid may cause brain changes according to a new study. Co-Founder & Chief Activist of 'Marked By Covid' Kristin Urquiza, whose father died from Covid-19, explains the need for a national memorial. During the Democratic Convention she announced that his only underlying condition was believing Donald Trump.

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