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TRUMP IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS: SONDLAND TESTIMONY Nov 21, 2019

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A few notes from the inside track on Trump's RICO operation to force the Ukraine to smear his political opponent, as the impeachment hearings continue with Ambassador Sondland's damning testimony. Thom theorizes that Sondland may have figured out Trump and Giulianni decided to make Sondland the fall guy, a move that may have inspired Sondland to become yet another of Trump's fixers to open up and give us another good look at the ugliness of Trump's mob-like tendencies.

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TRUMP IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS: VINDMAN & WILLIAMS TESTIMONY Nov 19, 2019

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Thom reviews the hearings with comments and callers.

Colonel Vindman‘s testimony pretty much proves that Trump was trying to shake down Ukraine for information on Biden, and that the Republicans are doing everything they can to cover up this extortion attempt. The only question now is how far the Republicans are willing to go in supporting Trump’s effort to damage Ukraine and extort them to create false information about Joe Biden.

We Know How Far Trump Will Go - How Far Will Republicans Go?

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DANGEROUS WOMEN Nov 19, 2019

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Today we hear from co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus Primila Jayapal on the challenges facing Progressive Democrats, from impeachment to bringing health care to all. And then, Thom us joined by proud feminist Pat Mitchell. Author of 'Becoming a Dangerous Woman', Pat talks about the need to be safe in our workplaces, homes and communities. She says gaining equality in even its basic forms needs to be talked about, especially in politics.

Plus - Thom wonders if Trump might be thinking about getting a doctor's note to escape impeachment. What would happen?

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ZEBRAS UNITE & RANKED CHOICE VOTING EXPLAINED Nov 18, 2019

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Guest-host Jefferson Smith speaks with Switchboard Inc's Mara Zepeda, who found that companies that were for-profit and enabled social good, face systemic challenges so we wrote the Zebra Manifesto which gave birth to the Zebras Unite movement!

Drew Penrose from Fair Vote joins the program to explain how rank choice voting works. Jefferson concludes with a discussion of just what is a moderate anyway? Callers respond.

Book Club reading from "Stop Being Reasonable: How We Really Change Our Minds" by Eleanor Gordon-Smith.

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UNWRAPPING THE HEARINGS Nov 16, 2019

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Thom Hartmann reviews and analyses the testimony of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, at the recent Congressional impeachment hearings with commentary and insights on the Republican strategies to try to defend a corrupt president.

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TRUMP IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS: MARIE YOVANOVITCH TESTIMONY Nov 15, 2019

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Thom airs and discusses The Trump Impeachment Hearings Day 2 - Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her position, in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

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KEEPING IT ALL STRAIGHT Nov 14, 2019

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Thom usefully lays out the story that has emerged as to how Trump worked with a Russia-friendly Ukrainian president on a plan to smear Joe Biden, until that president lost his job, forcing Trump to scramble to force the new, much less corrupt president to still carry out the plan. What could go wrong?

And, a debate with conservative Fox News commentator, Gianno Caldwell about his new book, "Taken for Granted: How Conservatism Can Win Back the Americans That Liberalism Failed" and the impeachment hearings.

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TRUMP IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS: TAYLOR AND KENT TESTIMONY Nov 13, 2019

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Thom airs the first day of Trump's impeachment hearing and gives commentary as Ambassador William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George P. Kent, a senior State Department official in charge of Ukraine policy, testify before the House Intelligence Committee.

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BOLIVIA AND US TOO? Nov 12, 2019

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Is Bolivia's recent coup another example of right wing billionaires supporting right wing populists to the exclusion of popular leaders closer to the people like Evo Morales? Policy analyst Guillaume Long checks in with Thom on the details- what is really going on in Bolivia?

It's obvious that Trump is using the fear of the other, especially of Latin American immigrants to scare people into imagining they need his fatherly protection. So how can we assure those being manipulated by the right wingers that we'll all be safer if we look after each other?

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THE WOMAN WHO FLIPPED OFF THE PRESIDENT (and other heros) Nov 11, 2019

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Juli Briskman made headlines when she gave the finger to Trump as she cycled alongside the presidents motorcade in Virginia. After losing her job when the image became famous, Juli won a local election and started a new phase of her life.

Plus, guest host Jefferson Smith speaks with Sanjeev K. Sriram, who has crunched the numbers and discovered the Medicaid has saved at least 19,000 lives.

And, Thom reads from his book 'ADD Success Stories', as well as Stacey Abram's tome 'Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change'

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