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GAME SHOW HOST PRESIDENT Mar 19, 2020

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As Trump sidelines experts from the CDC and even Mike Pence to grab the limelight as pandemic reality TV show host, is New York's Andrew Cuomo the real leadership in the country right now? And why won't Trump require our factories to start manufacturing ventilators, masks, and gloves to prepare for the accelerating crisis?

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11 DAYS BEHIND ITALY Mar 18, 2020

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Latest Corona Virus Updates. It appears that we are 11 days behind Italy in our experience of the Covid-19 virus. What we need to know.

Thom Hartmann listens to Truckers who are navigating the dangerous responses to the Corona virus state by state exposing the need for a national response but will Washington be able to come up with one while Trump is at the wheel?

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is proposing $500 million in federal funding allowing all Americans to vote by mail in the case of an emergency like the Corona virus. The state of Oregon became the first state to vote entirely by mail.

For the Book Club, Thom reads from "The Truth about Social Security: The Founders' Words Refute Revisionist" by Nancy J. Altman and "The Embattled Vote in America: From the Founding to the Present" by Allan Lichtman.

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BIDEN MOVING LEFT Mar 17, 2020

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With the surprisingly good performance of Joe Biden at the recent debate, Thom muses that Biden has shifted more to the left than the Democratic Party has been just a few months ago. So Bernie has left his mark even if he may or may not get the nomination. Plus the latest on the Corona Virus and listener calls.

For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World" by Michael Lerner and "Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution" by Helen Zia.

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GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS Mar 16, 2020

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Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Mark Pocan joins Thom to consider the Federal Government's actions regarding the frightening new Corona Virus and respond to listener questions in a national town-hall discussion.

For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Paul Revere & the World he Lived In" also "Measuring What Counts: The Global Movement for Well-Being" and "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight."

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COVID MAY BE OUR BLACK SWAN EVENT Mar 15, 2020

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What would happen to the American economy if there was a Black Swan event and could Covid-19 bring it on?

Thom reads extracts from his book, "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America—and What We Can Do to Stop It."

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STILL ANGRY ABOUT OBAMA Mar 14, 2020

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Donald Trump addressed the nation to quell fears about the Corona Virus, instead he lied.

For the Book Club, Thom reads portions from "Cities: The First 6,000 Years" by Monica L. Smith, "No Visible Bruises : What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us"

by Rachel Louise Snyder, and "Treason & Betrayal, The Rise and Fall of Individual -1" by Kenneth Foard McCallion.

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COPING with COVID Mar 13, 2020

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As case numbers grow rapidly around the world, and as nations begin to isolate themselves to attempt to slow the spread of the novel caronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, what should each of us be doing to prepare? And why has the Trump administration failed us all so catastrophically? Thom's callers check in with their on-the-ground observations from all over the country.

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WHEN ELEPHANTS DANCE THE MICE GET CRUSHED Mar 12, 2020

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As the World Health Organization certifies COVID-19 as a pandemic, what is America doing- or not doing to get ready? Is Trump delaying testing using internationally available test kits so an American company can corner the U.S. market for corona virus testing? As Washington State struggles to deal with an outbreak, why can't they get the support from Medicare they need to set up isolation units? When we know we could likely lose many of elderly and vulnerable, why can't we get out in front of this? And as the White House classifies all conversations about COVID-19, is the truth what is really being rationed?

For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Health Justice Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next" by Timothy Faust.

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ARE WE HEADED TO RECESSION? Mar 11, 2020

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Between the Corona Virus, the price of oil and an already unstable economy, America might be on the edge of the next great Republican recession.

Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss the economy and how the Covid 19 epidemic and the Russo-Saudi oil squabble could make the economy less stable.

Thom reads from his book, "Screwed: The Undeclared War against the Middle Class--and What We Can Do about It" and "All the World's a Stage" by Dennis Weaver.

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TRUMP IS FIDDLING WHILE AMERICA BURNS Mar 10, 2020

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Trump retweeted a picture of himself playing a violin. Seriously. It's like he's trying to tell us in the most obvious way possible that he doesn't give a damn. America is on fire and our leader is fiddling. What could possibly go wrong?

Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna joins Thom to field listener questions on the Trump administration's failure to contend with the Covid-19 virus and the impact on our community.

For the book club, Thom reads from "Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes: The Unstoppable Growth of Prescription Drug Prices" by Robin Feldman.

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