The American Destruction Of Venezuela - The Real Story
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Did America create hyperinflation in Venezula to start a coup and undermine the Maduro government?
What has America had to do with hyperinflation in Venezuela?
Was the destruction of Venezuela an American plan? Dr. Richard Wolff joined Thom to explain.
Trump Imprisoning Wrong People For Voter Fraud
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Why are honest mistakes sending people to jail while the rich and powerful who buy and steal entire elections are not facing any consequences?
An awful story of a Hispanic woman imprisoned for eight years for voter fraud, while white men who stole entire elections in North Carolina, get away with it.
Why are the wrong people being jailed?
This Tax Could Fund Medicare For All
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Medicare for all could be funded by this little known tax!
What do you think?
How Team Human Can Restore Our Humanity In A Digital Age
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Best selling author Dr. Douglas Rushkoff tells us team human can restore our humanity in a digital age.
Is the world better or worse for digital and social media and what can be done to improve our lives?
Part of our Conversations with Great Minds series.
Can These Activists Stop Nuclear Treaty Meltdown? (w/ Ro Khanna)
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A nuclear missile treaty is protecting Americans from intercontinental nuclear weapons and Trump wants to get rid of it.
Can these activists convince Congressman Ro Khanna to restore the treaty in time to protect people, the earth and democracy?
A caller puts her group's views to Ro Khanna.
Proof Trump's Emergency Crisis Is Just A Campaign Stunt!
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Trump’s so-called national emergency is simply his latest election campaign stunt.
58 former national security officials, including those from both democratic and republican administrations, have written a letter telling America and Congress that Trump's reelection stunt to whip up fear of brown people among Fox news viewers has "no factual basis."
That's it - a stunt!
There is no crisis at the southern border, but there is a crisis in Central America caused by the Reagan administration and Republican policies of supporting right-wing death squads. Instead of demonizing the refuges seeking asylum - we should put our heads together and come up with a plan to help them.
Rant Of The Day: How Has Billions In Dark Money Affected You?
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How is dark money, the hidden capital corporations and the rich use to buy politicians and steal our democracy, affecting you?
Thom's take on the news of the day and how dark money is affecting you and the way you live.
00:00 Thousands of migrant youths allegedly suffered sexual abuse in US custody
1:04 Dark money keeps these people in power and means we are ignored by the political class
3:50 Elizabeth Warren not doing high-value fund-raising
5:10 My cat Higgins was poisoned
5:50 Our democracy is screwed because of dark money
6:15 Secret donations of $1bn, not disclosed
7:15 How does this affect you
7:44 In Denmark, they pay you to go to school
8:28 Trump's climate change denier taskforce
10:15 Green New Deal and millions of dollars
Why Are Sheriffs Refusing To Enforce The Law In Washington State?
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Why are sheriffs in some counties in Washington State refusing to enforce the law?
Shouldn’t sworn in sheriffs uphold the law, even if they don’t agree with it? Washington State sheriffs are defying the law.
Guest Sheriff Richard Mack also says that there should be guns in schools to protect students. He says that more weapons are best for our freedom. Do you agree with him? Liberals hate liberty, he says.
Richard Mack is the founder of The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Will Republicans Hold Trump To The Same Standard They Did Nixon?
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What standard will the Republicans hold for Trump, as was held for Richard Nixon?
Richard Nixon resigned the presidency for lying about covering up the Watergate burglary that was looking to see what dirt the DNC had on him.
Today Cohen will testify that Trump covered up his own crime of paying off Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal to cover up the dirt of his affairs that could have sunk his candidacy for president if it came out.
There are lots of other crimes, racism, and frauds, but will Republicans at the very least hold Trump to the same simple standard they did Nixon?
"We’re Being Screwed" So These Companies Can Make a Buck!
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Are we being screwed by some companies so they can just make a buck from us?
Billionaires are getting tax breaks while average Americans are fighting to afford medical care, pay off student loans and work jobs with livable wages and all of these are happening because politicians in Washington are being bought out by a banking industry.
The caller asks Thom if we are being screwed so these giant companies can make money, and it all started with Reagan!
Will Republican Corruption Make Things "Pop Off"?
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Will Donald Trump and the Republicans become so successful in removing our democratic rights that the very fabric of our democracy falls apart?
Caller asks Thom Hartmann is Trump going to make things "pop off?"
The Nuclear Paradox - Will We See Nuclear War In Our Lifetime?
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What role have nuclear weapons played in the history of the world?
Could the very presence of nuclear weapons actually deter war?
Are nuclear weapons actually safe?
What Happens When Gangsters Run Government?
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Thugocracy is the new model for nations and it’s been elevated from a few obscure little countries all the way to the United States of America.
Michael Cohen said yesterday that Trump was not joking when he said he could kill people, and on top of that, that his supporters would stand by him. And he’s already done it. His so-called “zero tolerance” policy has already killed two little children and the Jerry Falwells of the world still support him.
Cohen said that Trump would “not leave peacefully” if he lost in 2020, suggesting that Trump would call out his armed supporters to start a second US civil war. Thugs all over the world have been doing this for a long time and now the President of the United States has spent 2 years praising them, sucking up to them, and telling them - strongmen like Bashir, Kim, Duterte, Putin, and Bolsinaro - that they should continue with their terror campaigns against their own people and their destruction of a free press and anything left of democracy in their regions.
Of all the reasons to impeach this mob boss in the White House, this is the strongest. The United States must step back from the edge of becoming a Thugocracy and that begins with nullifying the corrupted election of 2016.
Could Climate Change Destroy The World Faster Than We Thought?
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Are climate change and global warming predictions moving faster to destroy the world than was first thought?
Changes are happening faster than predicted even 10 years ago and at the upper end of the range on sea ice melting.
There are more extremes on weather patterns, due to what is happening in the arctic.
Dr. Michael Mann joined Thom to explain the latest on climate change. If we take no action the climate will continue to worsen.
Is The Economic Cycle Going To Change For The Worse?
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Is the economy flawed? Is the cycle about to change down for the worse in 2020?
Speculative booms in the economy produce wild swings, making investments difficult. The up and down cycle can create investment at the wrong time, slowing down business at the wrong time.
Confused? Professor Steve Keen joined Thom to try and explain what is going on and whether there is a new slump on the way.
Did Rep Matt Gaetz Intimidate Michael Cohen?
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Cohen was ‘sincere’ during his hearing, according to Dr. Dana Grayson who was at the Cohen hearing.
She says that the Republican party was complicit and didn’t try to discredit Cohen. Why was that?
Dana Grayson reports back her experience from being in the room.
Should Trump Define Equality For America?
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Equality is a word often heard in America but what does it really mean and who gets to decide what equality is?
A Thom Hartmann listener calls and asks who gets to decide what equality means and who would oppressed people be equal with?
Does Donald Trump and Mike Pence get to decide what equality means?
An Uncivil War, Taking Back Our Democracy
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Thom reads an extract from 'An Uncivil War' by author Greg Sargent.
Greg Sargent sounds an urgent alarm about the deeper roots of our democratic backsliding—and how we can begin to turn things around between now and 2020.
The full title is 'An Uncivil War - Taking Back Our Democracy in an Age of Trumpian Disinformation and Thunderdome Politics
What Will It Take For Republicans To Turn On Trump?
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With all the outrageous ways Trump has behaved and all the lies he has told - what does it take to get Republicans to turn their backs on Trump?
Do Conservatives Want Us To Take Out Loans For K -12?
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Republicans are advising Democrats to move to the center. Why would they help the opposing party? Are they trying their best to sabotage it?
Idaho Republicans Refusing To Lift Age Of Consent!
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An Idaho bill ending child marriage before age 16 was voted down by Republicans in the state house. According to a report by an advocacy group,' Unchained at Last', Idaho ranks number one for child marriage in America.
This week Republicans had a chance to change that, but voted down the bill - that would have set the minimum age to get married at 16 years old.
Why Are Democrats Listening To Republicans About Moving To The Center?
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Republicans are advising Democrats to move to the center.
Why would they help the opposing party? Are they trying their best to sabotage it?
Jeff Merkley Decides Not To Run But Has Bigger Plans
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Senator Jeff Merkley has decided not to run for president in 2020. He explains why to Thom. He decided to concentrate on other important activities.
He will look at the Trump migrant internment camps. He will look at many other vital things that the country needs.
Watch his discussion with Thom to discover why Senator Jeff Merkley made this decision.
How Do We Hold Corporations Accountable When People Die?
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When people die, should the pharma and fossil fuel corporations causing those deaths, and then declaring bankruptcy, be held accountable?
If a corporation goes bankrupt, should those who have died and lost money and jobs be compensated?
Julio Rivera and Thom debate and, unusually, agree on several points and violently disagree on others.