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MEDICARE FOR ALL? Nov 11, 2019

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The rest of the world has resolved the provision of healthcare and wealth taxes, but not in the US.

Health in the whole of Europe is provided by the state, yet the US seems incapable (or unwilling?) to respond to the demands of the population for quality a free health service.

And how many people are employed to prevent your payments being made and others who argue with them. Imagine the savings if those people were not needed?

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IT'S REALLY GETTING UGLY NOW Nov 09, 2019

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Today, a long talk with investigative reporter Judd Legum- who publishes the political newsletter Popular.INFO- on a donation scam he's been researching where Trump donors are promised a chance to have breakfast with the president- but nobody ever really does.

And- how did the American media this week miss Trump getting busted in federal court for running a tax fraud charity- does it just disappear into the ocean of Trump's already blatant corruption in favor of himself? And in contrast, how did JFK and FDR embody a Democratic party that people could truly believe in? Today the conservative right is pushing a hateful, angry kind of ugliness- can Progressives possibly return us to a world in which we are all in this together?

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REAL PEOPLE, REAL ECONOMY Nov 08, 2019

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Can Trump keep goosing the economy until he gets re-elected? Thom considers the dilemmas of our current economic moment in the context of the larger history of government economic policies. Can we escape the influence of Big Money and instead operate our government in the interests of the common person? Morris Perl, one of the leaders of the Patriotic Millionaires joins Thom on why he's asking for his taxes to be raised.

And Professor Richard Wolff explains what needs to be done to resolve wealth taxes in the United States. Health in the whole of Europe is provided by the state, yet the US seems incapable (or unwilling?) to respond to the demands of the population for quality a free health service.

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MOB MACHINATIONS Nov 08, 2019

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Amee Vanderpool exposes the real story behind Trump's high-pressure firing of American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Who was threatening her, and why? And as the impeachment hearings roll on, what are we learning about Trump's crimes- or attempted crimes?

And a consideration of Erdogan and Putin's hardball machinations. What game are all of these autocrats playing? What has Erdogan got on Trump or his children that makes our president jump?

And how can Democrats communicate better? Thom suggests 'bribery and extortion' instead of 'quid pro quo'. And a caller suggests adding 'unpatriotic' as well. Will the media ever give Democrats a fair shake?

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DEMOCRACY IN ACTION Nov 06, 2019

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In the wake of the off-year voting day we just had, a wide consideration on the state of the American democratic experiment, with callers from across the country. How are Republicans working to fix the elections, and what can we do about it? Book Club reading from The Embattled Vote in America.

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REMEMBER REMEMBER TRUMP TREASON NOVEMBER Nov 05, 2019

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Thom conducts a brief straw poll on Democratic candidates while reflecting on the history of Guy Fawkes Day. - The reasons we should kill Daylight Savings Time before it kills us. - Book Club reading from "The Case For Impeaching Trump" by Elizabeth Holtzman. - Kymone Freeman, Co-Founder and host of We Act Radio shares a public thank you to Sean Doolittle for his rebuff of Trump's hypocritical gesture.

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OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE Nov 04, 2019

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Congressman Ro Khanna, a leader of the Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives, takes listener calls, including challenging questions on what Progressives are really doing to overcome Republican moves to cheat Americans out of their votes. And what can we all be doing about it? And meanwhile, what other scams and hustles are Republicans running in the shade of their propaganda? For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Take Hold of Our History: Make America Radical Again" by Harvey J. Kaye.

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THE MORBIDLY RICH OWN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY Nov 03, 2019

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Donald Trump moving to Florida is just one more rich man's scam. Why do Republicans oppose Elizabeth Warren's health care plan to tax- and especially to audit- the very rich? The same very rich who hugely benefited from Trump's trillion dollar tax cut own the Republican legislators who make sure the interests of the wealthy are always at the forefront. If Trump is re-elected, and we never get out Democracy back, what then? And what are Progressive Democrats doing to fight back?

Jeff Cohen's new movie 'The Corporate Coup D'Etat' lays it all out, as the founder of groups including FAIR- 'Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting' joins Thom live to talk about it.

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MEDICARE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Nov 02, 2019

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Open enrollment for Medicare and Obamacare plans started November 1st. In this program Thom and Medicare expert Alex Lawson take us through the history, politics, and practicality of the system that both Republicans who are quietly trying to undermine Medicare... and insurance companies looking to make a buck don't want you to know. To this we add the wisdom, experience, and opinions of Thom's listeners across the nation.

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IS OUR DEMOCRACY ON FIRE? Nov 01, 2019

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What will happen if the economy crashes? Dr. Richard Wolff asks whether the credit rating agencies should have lowered the credit ratings of corporations due to their level of debt.

Judd Wanniski's Two Santa Clause Theory has been a Republican tactic since the 1980s and it looks like they are up to their old tricks again.

Ronald Reagan lit a match of deregulation and privatization that set our democracy on fire! Thom reveals the truth through all the smoke.

Are We Turning Into a Police State? Donald Trump tells police they'll receive military grade weapons under his second term, meanwhile governors are tracking their citizens movements? Are we turning into a police state?

Thom reads from his book "Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink"

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