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Trump is just the latest face on the advancing Republican oligarchy that is dismantling our regulations and even our democracy. Aug 29, 2019

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It’s increasingly looking like the economy is on the edge of crashing and that Trump’s tax returns are going to show that he was only able to keep himself out of bankruptcy with loans from Deutsche Bank, engineered by the son of former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, and cosigned by Russian oligarchs. If this trifecta hits, and Republicans realize that Trump threatened Anthony Kennedy off the Supreme Court, that Trump is wholly owned by foreign billionaires, and the economy starts to go south in a big way, the question Republicans are going to face is: “Do we lose 49 states on election day and lose control of the Senate, or do we figure out a way to replace Trump on the 2020 ticket?" ~ Former Congressman Bob Ney reports from Talk Media News ~ Thom leads a discussion with callers on the many destructive policies of Trump's administration.

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Today - Democratic Candidate Tom Steyer sits down with Thom for a long conversation- is extreme corporate power destroying American society? And what can we do about it? And, now that Bernie has added breaking up the big media companies to his platform, will they find a way to take him down? Aug 27, 2019

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Bernie Sanders has come out in favor of breaking up the media monopolies with anti-trust law. Will the same big media companies that destroyed Howard Dean right after he made the same announcement come up with an equivalent of the 'Dean Scream' to destroy Bernie? - The Youngstown newspaper just failed. How will anyone keep up with the gutting of America as Republicans pack our courts and monkey wrench our regulatory agencies?

How will Progressive Democrats be successful when the fairly conservative Obama struggled to accomplish most of his goals? - Beverly in Florida is worried about Tulsi Gabbard. And Susan in Arizona is excited about Bernie. And why we don't hear the Democratic Party speak with one voice. - Thom reads the recent book 'The Democracy Fix' by Carol Fredrickson- on how the left needs to take action to counter the corruption of American institutions by billionaire-funded institutions. - Who can really beat Donald Trump? - Doug Christian with Talk Media News - Thom welcomes Tom Steyer- Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Party, philanthropist, and climate change activist for a long, careful conversation on the corruption of our society by corporate power.

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Amid other news, we hear of the death of billionaire libertarian Republican David Koch. How have oligarchs like him manipulated our government? Plus - is Free Speech meaningful when the rich have so much control anyway? A new book author joins Thom to question our assumptions. Plus plus- Defying Hitler, and impeaching Andrew Johnson. Aug 26, 2019

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Given the news of the death of one of the Koch brothers, Thom reads from the book 'Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America' by Christopher Leonard. ~~~ Thom brings us a selection from the recent book "The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent" by P. E. Moskowitz. Thom reads from the book then speaks with the author himself. ~~~ Talk Media News correspondent Bob Ney continues to be amazed, as Trump lies but gets called on it at the G7 press conference. But will Trump defy Bolton's push for war with Iran? ~~~ How has fascism and oligarchy been resisted in the past?- Thom reads from 'Defying Hitler' a memoir by Sebastian Hafner. ~~~ And, Thom flashes back to the history of Trump's favorite president, Andrew Jackson.

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As Reagan's economic policies take us down the road towards oligarchy, is a hard correction to the economy about to happen? And how have Republicans created a Medicare crisis? Meanwhile, the real cause of our economic weakness: the failure of Reaganism to support the middle class. Aug 23, 2019

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Economist Dr. Richard Wolff returns to the show- is a correction to the capitalist system imminent? ~~~ How is Trump's withdrawal of the Volcker rule making our banking system more unstable? ~~~ Thom reads from new books 'Winner Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, 'The Fight for the Four Freedoms', and 'The Third Pillar: How markets and the state leave humanity behind'. ~~~ Plus- the burgeoning crisis that Republicans have created to undermine Medicare.

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How can we constructively respond to the prejudice and racism of those around us? And, we finally find out what makes anti-abortion believers really tick. Plus, Congressman Mark Pocan on the goals when Congress comes back to session. Aug 22, 2019

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How do you respond to 'the racist next door'? Plus- a remarkable study is just in on the gender-role views of anti-abortion believers, Thom says this explains a lot! - Thom takes in his listener's experience and wisdom when it comes to dealing with the racism and racists around them. - Thom reads from the new book 'R.I.P. G.O.P.' by Stanley Greenberg. - [DISCUSSION CONTINUES] - Arch Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan catches us up with Congress.

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A fascist with a god complex. Trump tweets that he might be the second coming of God, encourages his neo-Nazi base, while his concentration camps are destroying the lives of refugees seeking asylum. Aug 21, 2019

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Trump's reelection strategy is to activate and encourage his neo-Nazi base, but it is placing the rest of Americans at huge risk, and his concentration camps are destroying the lives of refugees seeking asylum. - Thom reads from Guns Down: How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns by Igor Volsky. - The listeners call in with their votes of Trump's worst offenses. - For the Book Club Thom reads from Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Nationalist Uprising by Joshua Green - Bob Ney reports for Talk Media News that the Trump regime is trying to contravene the Flores settlement agreement which has for decades protected immigrant children from indefinite detention.

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The oligarchs continue to roll back our rights- from a woman's right to make choices about her own body to our right to have our day in court when wronged by the powerful. What can we do about it? Aug 20, 2019

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How much longer will we live in a modern, post-Roe American if Republicans get their way? - For the book club Thom Hartmann reads from his book "Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink" - The new boilerplate on contracts we're signing requires us to give up our day in court for an arbitration system already manipulated by the powerful. Remington A. Gregg with Public Citizen tells us what we can do about it. - Talk Media News' Doug Christian brings us the most interesting headlines here in the dog days of summer. - Thom reads from "How Wealth Rules the World" by Ben G. Price - Author Ben G. Price says property has become the ultimate right, trumping all of our other rights- have we gotten carried away?

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How did Rush Limbaugh's corrosive racism lead directly to Donald Trump becoming president? And why are the former states of the Confederacy the ones consistently preventing us from having universal health care? Aug 19, 2019

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Thom connects the dots between conservative attitudes toward universal health care and equality to their racist, separatist perceptions. ~~~ Author Ian Reifowitz joins Thom- Ian has studied the eight years of Rush Limbaugh's transcripts recorded while Obama was president, and found a story fundamentally tied to stoking racial resentments. ~~~ Thom reads from 'The Tribalization of Politics' by Ian Reifowitz. ~~~ Thom leads a fascinating discussion with callers on the corrosive effect of racism on American culture. ~~~ Thom reads from 'Talk Radio's America' by Brian Rosenthald. ~~~ Plus- did Bolton get caught lying to the British about the danger of the tanker they seized? Iran-watcher and former Republican Congressman Bob Ney of Talk Media News joins Thom with the details.

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Thom is joined by Rep. Ro Khanna and Senator Bernie Sanders who say that the idea that U.S. Congresswomen would be denied entry to the state of Israel because of the religion and because they are Progressive is unacceptable. And how is the nation reacting to the idea of Medicare for All? Aug 16, 2019

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Thom reviews Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's decision to turn down Israel's insulting travel offer, along with other news of the day. - For the Book Club... Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams - Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener questions from the immigration raids to public lands. - Today, Senator Bernie Sanders joins Thom- he says the idea that U.S. Congresswomen would be denied entry to the state of Israel because of the religion and because they are Progressive is unacceptable. And how is the nation reacting to the idea of Medicare for All? - Thom reads from How Bernie Won: Inside the Revolution That's Taking Back Our Country--and Where We Go from Here by Jeff Weaver.

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Is Trump's latest chaos over the Muslim congresswomen a massive smokescreen to distract from the economic crisis and coroner's findings that Epstein was perhaps strangled? Aug 15, 2019

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Thom considers whether Trump's outrageous tweets on Reps. Omar and Tlaib being banned from Israel trip may be a diversion. - Are Trump & Ayn Rand's heroes similar? The right-wing love affair with Ayn Rand ties conservatism to one of the most disturbing sociopathic killers. - Thom reads from "Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide" by Cass Sunstein. - Former Governor Don Siegelman (D-AL) and former Secretary of State joins Thom to discuss Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious suicide. - Talk Media News correspondent Bob Ney reports.

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