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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/22/2018 - Fighting The Scourge of Voter Suppression Oct 22, 2018

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/19/2018 - The cons sell "Trickle Down Racism" in Trumpworld and hope nobody notices the demolition crew getting ready to knock down what's left of the social safety net. Oct 19, 2018

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Thom explains how racism- ever present in the Republican party- has moved from covert subtlety to conspicuous blatancy in an effort to influence voters. A bizarre right wing election ad is analyzed that links the Kavanaugh grievance factor with racial framing to malign Democrats. ---------- Callers chime in on voter suppression, racism, and the impending midterm elections. ---------- Talk Media News lends us Chief Foreign Correspondent Luke Vargas who comes bearing interesting stories; like the Pope goes to North Korea. ---------- Listeners call in on the issues of the day- will voters figure out that Republicans are in the process of mortally wounding social security? ---------- Thom interviews Dr. Joe Romm on the possibility that climate change could spiral out of control. ---------- Listeners call in on eating meat, hoarding weapons, and the ancient origins of aggression.

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/18/2018 - Hexing Brett Kavanaugh probably won't stop voter suppression efforts by Republicans, or bring back a certain Washington Post commentator... Oct 18, 2018

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Thom's take on what's going on in the news. ------- Investigative Greg Palast with the latest on Republican voter suppression- his bombshell- Republicans have purged nearly a tenth of all of the voters nationwide.------- Thom interviews Dakota Bracciali, a witch who is leading a hexing of Brett Kavanaugh. ------- Professor Juan Cole, author of 'Muhammed - Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires'.------- Congressman Bob Ney with Talk Media News on the news behind the news.------- Congressman Mark Pocan takes your calls on subjects including the upcoming election, voter suppression, and Republican steps to dismantle social security.

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/17/2018 - American Fascist Threat. Oct 17, 2018

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/16/2018 - Thom uses the 'F' word many times throghout the show today - - fascism. Or are we looking more like feudalism? By what ways and means are the elite satisfying their insatiable greed? Oct 16, 2018

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Thom looks at the stories of the day. As the Proud Boys begin to be accepted by the Trumpists, what stage of Fascism are we in?- will the right recruit its own armed forces? As we are destroying many other mammal species, are we sawing up our own branch of the evolutionary tree? As we alter out atmosphere, and as the insects are vanishing- bronze-age concepts of hierarchy and superiority may be to blame, so when will we wise up? -------- Bill in Kentucky suggests our exploitation by the elite is starting to look more like feudalism then just fascism. -------- The reality of right-wing violence so far. Listeners and Thom on the growing differences between rich and poor in America as the common people increasingly work to make the rich richer. -------- Thom reads from his book 'Cracking the Code', and shares the lessons he learned from one Goose-ulini. -------- Author Peter Tucker on his article : "Partisan Pollsters Fail Black Progressive Candidates". -------- Thom reads Henry Wallace's 1944 op-ed on American Fascism, which pretty much describes what is happening right now.

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/15/2018 - How the world is getting all Trumped up- are we entering a new Guilded Age? Thom, Tom Perez, Johnny in LaMarque, and Bob Ney all have ideas about it. But are we being too polite? Oct 15, 2018

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Thom presents the headlines: open society solidarity in Berlin, hurricane Michael, sugar taxes, climate change beer shortages, Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Supreme Court back voter suppression, Rick Scott's veteran problems. ------- Thom interviews Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee ------- Johnny in LaMarque has a great idea for a movie. ------- Are Democrats too polite when talking to the Trump base? Should they stoop to their level? ------- Bob Ney with his Talk Media News hit parade of the news headlines. ------- How do we unTrump the world? Thom gives a historical analysis of the previous guilded ages, when corporations and the super rich held monopolies on laws, and similarities with or current situation. ------- Brandon in North Carolina wonders why Democrats aren't backing his local Progressive candidate

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/12/2018 - In this mixed up world where the murder-hungry Saudis are our buddies, and Mitt Rommney spits out some deep pro-Trump wisdom... Thom chews on 'America First' with a sharp woman who wrote the book on the subject... Progressive Democrat Ro Khanna talks strategy and serves some truth to the people... and Middle East expert Bob Ney digests the weeks headlines through his knowledgeable lens. Oct 13, 2018

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Thom's take on the headlines of the day- Saudis, BPA in the blood of retail workers, Mitt Romney, and a sneaky caller. ------- Thom speaks with Sarah Churchwell, professor of American literature at the University of London about her new book, Behold, America: The Entangled History of "America First." and "the American Dream". Thom reads a chapter from Sarah Churchwell's book. ------- Congressman Ro Khanna of California's 17th District answers listener calls with Thom about voter suppression, ending the electoral college and the upcoming election. -------- Bob Ney of Talk Media News looks at the Saudi situation through the lens of his personal knowledge of the Middle East. --------- Jill of Montana calls out a Republican troll.

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/11/2018 - Thom asks if may as well draw lots maybe, as the Kavanaugh court gets going with some fresh voter suppression- while monster hurricanes prompt some thought over carbon taxes or other options. One of the good guys from the progressive caucus, Mark Pocan takes on Republican disinformation and listener calls, while Luke Vargas keeps us up with Chinese spies and dueling Orthodox bishops. That, and always mas... Oct 11, 2018

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Sortition - Thom muses on the idea of picking random lawyers to serve on the Supreme Court, or a random sample of citizens to be in Congress. ---------- Brett Kavanaugh's 5-4 split ruling legalizes one method of voter supression and Hurricane Michael and prisons, ---------- Would a carbon tax help heal the damage done by carbon companies like Exxon-Mobil? Similarities drawn to the tobacco and asbestos industries ---------- Mark Pocan joins us once again, answering listener calls. Thom asks about the straight-up lies Republicans are putting out there in their massive midterm election spending. Congressman Mark Pocan and Thom answer listener questions about understanding universal health care and how to navigate the disinformation about it being spread by conservatives to manipulate the mid-term vote. ---------- Luke Vargas with Talk Media News brings us headlines- Malaysia and the death penalty compared to red and blue U.S. states, dueling Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Chinese intelligence assets.

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/10/2018 - Typical Wednesday headlines in 2018: The latest category 5 hurricane, voter suppression news, Saudi corruption & murder, Syria, Trump's latest lie, Ron Paul... and way too much more. Oct 10, 2018

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Thom explains the impact of the new ICCP report, climate change, Hurricane Michael and the possibilities of a carbon tax. ---- Greg Palast is always excited to talk about the vast ballot purge the Republicans are rolling out across the country. ---- Then Thom reads from Medea Benjamin's 'Kingdom of the Unjust- Behind the US-Saudi Connection'. . ---- Next- after the likely murder of US resident and US-Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Turkey, Thom speaks with a Code Pink activist Paki Weiland fresh from a large protest outside the Saudi embassy in Washington. . ---- Callers on many issues. . ---- And Ellen Rattner of Talk Media News again dishes the scuttlebutt on today's headlines. . ---- And finally, Bill in Kansas and Thom on the cult of personality built around Trump.

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Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/09/2018 - Politics is the new Reality TV. Oct 09, 2018

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