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WILL TRUMP RIDE HIS RACISM PONY TO ANOTHER TERM? Dec 30, 2019

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How deep does Trump's racism go, and will it ultimately win him the next election?.. How does Fox News play up the fears of white people at becoming a minority?.. Are racists opposed to Medicare for All because they don't want people of color to benefit?.. How can we unlearn racism?.. Should we all get our DNA tested or are we all just humans here?..

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NEVER GOING BACK Dec 29, 2019

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Guest-host Jefferson Smith considers the consequences of Alabama's legislative abortion ban and callers share concerns of abortion becoming illegal once again.

For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Handbook for a Post-Roe America" by Robin Marty.

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OVERCOMING INEQUALITY Dec 28, 2019

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Bolivia's democratically elected government has been taken over by oligarchs, police forces are bribed and the media is suppressed. Code Pink's Medea Benjamin joins Thom to discuss the recent coup.

When people forget history, it repeats itself and the Trump administration could be the result of forgetting what fascism really is!

For the book club, Thom reads from "Paul Revere & The World He Lived In" by Esther Forbes and "The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great" by Harvey J. Kaye.

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PATRIOTIC AMERICANS AGAINST OLIGARCHY Dec 27, 2019

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What could we afford for the common person if we weren't subsidizing billionaires' extreme wealth in this country? And for that matter, can we afford the real cost to society that 'conservatism' (really oligarchy and corporatism) is bringing us? Thom plays recordings of Ronald Reagan opposing Medicare in the 1960s, and in contrast, the words of Harry Truman and LBJ- and the warning of Eisenhower. Is democratic socialism really as American as FDA-ingredients-listed, USDA-graded, farm-bill supported apple pie? What must Progressives do to save democracy?

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PRACTICAL SOLDIERS AGAINST INEQUALITY Dec 26, 2019

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Nasreen Sheikh tells her story, and how her group- 'The Empowerment Collective' is saving young women in Nepal from poverty and cruelty by providing a fair price for women's handicrafts, available through their website at LocalWomensHandicrafts.com.

Plus Andrew Behar, CEO of 'As You Sow', joins Thom to discuss share-holder activism and the dark side of Facebook.

Thom reads from 'The Entrepreneurial State' by Mariana Mazzucato- she argues that 'more state, not less' has always been the key to economic development in the United States historically, and today in the developing world.

And Thom also reads from 'Measuring What Counts: A New Dashboard for Well-Being' by Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Joseph Stiglitz, and Martine Durand.

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THOM'S CHRISTMAS SEASON SPECIAL Dec 25, 2019

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Just in time for Xmas- the true origin of Santa Claus! And, have you lost a loved one to the war on Christmas??

Thom asks whether James Madison's nightmare coming true?- the fusion of church and state... What did the founders believe in and how did they come to a compromise in the founding documents of our nation? Will the rise of the 'spirtual, not religious' and those who identify with paganism shift Christianity away from Republicanism? And was Jesus' message always in line with paganism anyway?- that we are all connected, all rising and falling together in this world...

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HAPPY FESTIVUS FROM NEW YORK - with Firesign Theater too! Dec 24, 2019

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Thom chats with other progressives while visiting New York, John Fugelsang, Michelangelo Signorile, Philip Proctor, Sam Joseph and Jonathan Alter.

Michelangelo Signorile, Editor-at-large of Huffington Post Gay Voices, joins Thom to analyze the recent debates and the threat of Trump.

Authors Samuel Joseph, and Firesign Theater's Phil Proctor, join Thom to chat about their new book "What to Say to Your Crazy Right-Wing Uncle: Talking Points for Liberals" and how to handle holiday family gatherings.

Book Club reading from "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)" by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon.

Thom is joined by journalist Jonathan Alter speaking about his new show Alter Family Politics, and a serious warning for Progressives to band together behind the Democratic nominee for the 2020 election.

Book Club reading from "State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind" by Bryant Welch.

Comedian John Fugelsang shares the insights of political humor and lessons we can learn from religiously motivated shame.

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RACE AND RELIGION IN THE TIME OF IMPEACHMENT Dec 23, 2019

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Listeners call in for a discussion on the continuing experience of and effects of white privilege while Thom considers the impacts of Trump's impeachment. Book Club reading "How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide" by Crystal Marie Fleming. Does Trump plan to detain Liberals as mentally ill? Caller Amelia from Seattle shares successful ways to diffuse racism in others. Thom reads from "Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good" by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Caller Gregg in Kentucky thinks the nation may split into separate countries because of Trump's divisiveness. Caller Tim from New York debates Thom on the efforts of the Evangelical Christian Movement. From his book, "The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction" Thom reads a selection.

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CASS SUNSTEIN ON WHY NANCY PELOSI DELAYS TRUMP IMPEACHMENT Dec 22, 2019

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Professor Cass Sunstein joins guest host Jefferson Smith to discuss the options available to the House on Donald Trump’s impeachment.

Does Nancy Pelosi have the opportunity or right to delay the Trump impeachment papers and not pass them to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unless confirmation that he will respect the process? John Dean has said the papers to impeach could be held until after the 2020 election.

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IMPEACHING DEMOCRACY Dec 21, 2019

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Jefferson Smith leads a collective meditation on what it means that Donald Trump has been impeached in the House of Representatives- what can happen next? Will Nancy be able to hold on to the articles since the Senate has said they will not have a fair trial? In a Senate trial, would any Republicans cross the line? What do their constituents really want? And in a bigger frame, what do we need to do to make our democracy more of a democracy and not less of one?

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