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SELLING US OUT Jun 23, 2021

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As 'No Label' Democrats stall passage of the For the People Act, will we be able to overcome big money's influence in our politics?

Greg Palast joins Thom with the latest plan to illegally throw African-American voters off the voter rolls in Georgia.

Also, could we fix fake news by teaching Americans to spot propaganda, like they do it in Finland?

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HOW FAR WILL THE GOP GO TO STEAL THE 2022 ELECTION? Jun 22, 2021

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Americans who care about the fate and future of our republic damn well better get active now.

Investigative journalist from The Intercept, Lee Fang joins Thom to discuss newly leaked audio of Joe Manchin and the implication of dark money.

Iran's newly elected hardliner president has been described as the "Butcher of Tehran."

National Iranian American Council President, Jamal Abdi explains the situation.

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NIXON'S WAR ON DRUGS REVEALS JFK SECRET Jun 21, 2021

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JFK historian and author, Lamar Waldron joins Thom to discuss the bizarre way that Nixon's war on drugs 50 years ago unraveled. Journalist, Julia Rock speaks on the hiding of the union busters. Radio host Dean Obeidallah points out that the FBI is calling Jan 6th terrorism. Why isn't everyone else?

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SECRET VOTER SUPPRESSION PLOT EXPOSED BY MARCH ON MANCHIN Jun 20, 2021

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Poor people are upset with Joe Manchin. but what happens when they find out why their vote is being suppressed? Is it time for poor and working class Americans to join West Virginians and March on Manchin? Pam Garrison is a member of the Poor People’s Campaign and has been challenging Manchin over the conditions of poor people in the WV community where she lives. Bishop Barber would like to elevate her voice. Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan joins Thom for a progressive town hall to theorize with callers the fate of the Infrastructure Bill and strategies for Dems.

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IS CIVILIZATION OUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT OR WORST MISTAKE? Jun 19, 2021

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Christopher Ryan PhD joins the show to speak on his newest book, Civilized to Death which counters the idea that progress is inherently good. Arguing that the “progress” defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease.

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GETTING READY FOR THE DELTA VARIANT Jun 18, 2021

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Eric Feigl-Ding of the Federation Of American Scientists joins Thom- will the emerging Delta variant of Covid-19 from India spike hospitalizations in unvaccinated red states?

Plus- Public Citizen's Lori Wallach on why Angela Merkel and others don't want to let poor countries make copyrighted vaccines.

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PROOF THAT TRUMP ATTEMPTED A COUP AND NOW WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS Jun 17, 2021

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After Trump lost the election, we now have proof that Trump attempted a coup to keep himself in power. He wasn't successful — but his effort to overturn the election continues.

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POLICE VIOLENCE: IS IT CYCLICAL? Jun 16, 2021

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Yale law professor Elizabeth Hinton joins Thom on her new book 'America On Fire: The Untold Story of Police Violence and Black Rebellion'. How did changes made to policing in the 1960s lead to a cycle of violence in poor urban communities? And how might we break that cycle?

Plus- does a new Louisiana history textbook show we still have a long way to go until we reach a more equitable and just future?

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THE LATEST SABOTAGE OF SOCIAL SECURITY Jun 15, 2021

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It's past time to fire the Trump appointees who are sabotaging social security and ending the chance for many Americans to be old with dignity. Alex Lawson is the executive director at Social Security Works.

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DEMOCRATS MUST USE THE MOST POWERFUL WORD IN POLITICS Jun 14, 2021

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Democrats must play hardball; the future of our republic is at risk. When your opponents are deeply corrupt, using the word corruption isn’t just a strategy, it’s an imperative.

In our Progressive Town Hall, Michigan Rep. Andy Levin discusses his EV Freedom Act, a key chunk of the Green New Deal that would create a nationwide network of electric vehicle chargers along the US highway system. EV Freedom Act is big, bold and progressive AND has the buy-in necessary to get it passed. President Biden campaigned on a virtually identical EV-platform and Ford has endorsed the bill, along with many environmental and labor groups.

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