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Caller: "I'm A White Woman Showing Up For Racial Justice"

Thom talks to caller Katherine, who says that she can't take any more of these police shootings.

• ShowingUpForRacialJustice.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30922
Does Andy Griffith Have The Solution To Police Violence?

Thom talks to caller Steve, who says that we should use Andy Griffith's tactic and only allow police officers to carry one bullet.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30923
An Undercover Officer Shares His Thoughts On Police Violence

Thom speaks with caller Mr. Price, who says that he is a highly-decorated officer, about police violence, corruption, and racism within the force.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30924
Why Is The NRA Silent About Philandro Castile?

Thom talks to caller John, who asks why the NRA wasn't out defending Philandro Castile's legal right to carry a concealed weapon.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30926
Today's Violence Started With Nixon's War on Drugs!

Thom shares the history of President Nixon's War on Drugs and how it led up to the current state of violence between police and the African American community.

• Top adviser to Richard Nixon admitted that ‘War on Drugs’ was policy tool to go after anti-war protesters and ‘black people’
• War Gear Flows to Police Departments
• Police forces pick up surplus military supplies
• The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30927
Should We Listen To Prison Guards On How To Police Without Guns?

Thom speaks with caller James, a former corrections officer, about how they handled difficult situations without the use of weapons?

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30928
Can the Super PACs Be Stopped? [[w/Guest: Anne Weismann)

Thom speaks with Anne Weismann, Executive Director of Campaign For Accountability, about money in politics, Super PACs, and how we get back control of our political system.

• CampaignForAccountability.org
• FreeSpeechForPeople.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30929
Caller in Dallas: I Woke My Wife Up To Say I Love You Before Leaving For Work Today

Thom talks to caller Sean, a black man in Dallas, who said he was afraid to leave for work today because of fear after the Dallas shooting.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30930
The U.S. Is Number 41 In Freedom Of The Press!

Thom speaks with Mark Taylor Canfield, a journalist in Seattle, Washington, about our country's horrible record on press freedom and why independent media is so important.

• Reporters Without Borders
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30931
Caller: Thom, What Law Has Hurt This Country Most In The Last 30 Years?

Thom speaks with caller Tom, who asks what law has hurt this country the most over the last few decades. Turns out, it wasn't even a law, but a court ruling!

• MoveToAmend.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30933
Corporations Should Have To Tell Us What's In Our Food? [[w/Guest: Patty Lovera)

Thom speaks with Patty Lovera, Executive Director of Food And Water Watch, about the DARK Act - the so-called "compromise" on GMO labeling.

• FoodAndWaterWatch.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30934
Caller: Anglo Cognitive Dissonance Is To Blame

Thom talks to caller Kenyatta about the recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas and what he terms 'Anglo Cognitive Dissonance'

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30935
What Is It Like Driving Around As A Black Woman in Texas?

Thom speaks with caller Andrea, who shares multiple stories of what life is like for her driving around in Texas.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30943
The Flaws In The Right-Wing's Favorite New Study

Thom talks about a recent New York Times study, and why there are major flaws in the logic that was used to reach the conclusion.

• Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings
• How The NRA Killed Federal Funding For Gun Violence Research
• Dallas Mayor Calls Bullsh*t On Open Carry: It Didn’t Help During Shooting, And Made Things Worse
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30944
How Do We Bridge The Racial Divide? [[w/Guest: Rashad Robinson)

Thom speaks with Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color Of Change, about the recent shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the police killed in Dallas.

• ColorOfChange.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30945
Equal Justice Is An American Issue

Thom comments on clips from President Obama's recent comments about police shootings.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30946
Caller: Our Nation Has An Allegiance Problem

Thom talks to caller Allen, who says that even more than our issues with race, our nation must deal with our allegiance problem.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30947
What You Need To Know About The Public Option. [[w/Guest: Wendell Potter)

Thom talks to Wendell Potter, Health Insurance Agency Whistleblower & Author/Columnist, about the public option plank being added to the Democratic Party Platform.

Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It

• WendellPotter.com
• NationOnTheTake.com
• The Center for Public Integrity
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30948
Want To Solve Addiction & Violence?... Build Stronger Communities!

Thom talks about studies that show our desire for community is typically stronger than our desire for destructive behavior and suggests that investing in communities is the answer to addiction and violence.

• ChasingTheScream.com
• The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
• BowlingAlone.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30949
To End Violence, Make People Feel Safe

Thom talks about American history and why people turn to violence when they feel like they have no economic security.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30950
Our Kids Are More Than Prison-Industry Profits!

Thom talks to caller Mike, who says that a black kid on the street is worth nothing to industry, but a black kid in the back of a cop car is worth $50K to the prison industry. We must change that.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Caller: 'One Of The Dallas Police Officers Was Best Man At My Wedding..."

Thom speaks with caller Amy, who says that one of the officers killed in Dallas recently was the best man at her wedding.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30952
Caller: Can Economic Solutions Solve The Racial Justice Issue?

Thom speaks with caller Deon, who asks whether our nation's racial justice issues can be solved with socioeconomic solutions.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30960
A Historic Day - Bernie Endorses Hillary!

Thom plays clips from the Hillary / Bernie event and discusses the historic significance of the day.

• Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton [[Full Speech) [[1 Hour 6 Minutes)
• Thom Hartmann: Rebooting the American Dream
• BernieSanders.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 30961
Do You Know The History Behind Your Favorite Progressive Policies?

Thom talks about Bernie Sanders endorsing Hillary and the history behind many of the progressive policies adopted by the Democratic Platform committee.

• ThomHartmann.com