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Attachment 32263
Don't The Petro-Billionaires Care About Their Grandkids?

Thom talks to caller Jim, who asks how the petro-billionaires can continue distroying our plant without worrying about their children and grandchildren.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Caller: "Why Can't We Label Fake News Sites?"

Thom speaks with caller Mike, who asks why we can't simply label fake news sites so that people won't fall for misinformation.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Gov. Rick Snyder Sells Out MI Residents...Again! [[w/Guest: LaTricea Adams)

Thom speaks with LaTricea Adams, Founder & President of Black Millennials For Flint, about the latest legislation promising help to the people of Flint and why much more is still needed.

• BlackMillennials4Flint.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32276
We Are Walking Into Dangerous Territory

Thom talks about the claims that Russia hacked our election, the use of the term "adversary" in reference to China by the Trump Administration, and the reason why our nation should be careful.

• TheComingWarMovie.com
• The Global Times
• On Taiwan, Chinese Media Warns 'Novice' Donald Trump, We'll Help Your Enemies
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32277
Are We Witnessing The Start of A New McCarthy Era?

Thom talks to caller Mary about the allegations of Russia hacking our election system and why we should call for a full, clear investigation.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Would We Be This Upset If The New York Times Had Released This Info?

Thom talks about the origin of the Russian hack claims, the DNC emails shared with Wikileaks, and asks whether some people are trying to instigate a war with Russia.

• CIA concludes Russia interfered to help Trump win election, say reports
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32279
Let's Put It All On The Table

Thom talks about the allegations that Russia hacked the election and the need for a complete investigation to make all the information public.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32280
Is Trump's Secretary of State Pick All About OPEC?

Thom speaks with caller Dave, who asks if Donald Trump picked Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State in order to push an oil strategy that doesn't involve the Middle East.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32281
Shouldn't A Re-Count Be A Routine Part of Our Elections?

Thom talks about an op-ed in the LA Times calling for a regular re-count to all our elections and asks why we don't make this an important protection for our democracy.

• Recounts should be the norm, not the exception
• TheBestDemocracyMoneyCanBuy.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Is Trump Being Blackmailed By A Foreign Leader?

Thom talks about a recent article by Kurt Eichenwald, which suggests that Donald Trump is already jeopardizing U.S. interests to benefit his business.

• How Donald Trump's Business Ties Are Already Jeopardizing U.S. Interests
• ThomHartmann.com

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Are You Preparing For The Trump Presidency?... Foreign Leaders Are

Thom asks listeners what they're doing to prepare for a Donald Trump Presidency and explains the concerning ways that leaders around the world are getting ready for The Donald.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32284
Why Is The Media Ignoring The Danger of Trump's Business Conflicts?

Thom asks why the media is ignoring the real danger in foreign leaders using Trump's business dealings to manipulate his presidency.

• ThomHartmann.com

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It's Not A Recount When You Never Count The Votes In The First Place! [[w/Guest: Greg Palast)

Thom speaks with investigative reporter Greg Palast about the attempted recount of the 2016 election and why we must fight back against the massive voter purge that Republicans orchestrated around the country.

• 18MillionRising.org
• TheBestDemocracyMoneyCanBuy.com
• GregPalast.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32286
Caller: How Do I Explain White Privilege To My Friends?

Thom speaks to caller Tony, who asks how he can explain white privilege to his friends.

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

• ThomHartmann.com

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Total duration 19 minutes:

Attachment 32287
There Are Too Many 'What-If's' For Us To Go In To Cold War Mode! [[w/Guest: Stephen Cohen)

Thom speaks with Professor Stephen Cohen, Contributing Editor at The Nation, about the increasing anti-Russian sentiment and the questions we should all be asking before we ramp up the push toward war.

Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War

• Oped: What surely tainted our election? Voter suppression
• The Nation
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32293
More Cronies Added To Trump's Koch-Head Cabinet

Thom talks about the latest picks for Donald Trump's Cabinet and why they are dangerous picks for our nation.

• Did The GOP Just Hand Breitbart A Global Media Company That You Paid For?
• Voice of America News
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
• Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it
• ThomHartmann.com

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The Election Scandal Everyone Is Ignoring... A Politicized FBI

Thom talks about the statement by James Comey days before the election regarding the possibility of new Hillary Clinton emails and the concern that the story came from a politicized FBI.

• Bigger Than Watergate? Legitimate Concerns That Anti-Clinton Faction Within FBI May Have Conspired To Hand Election To Trump
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32295
Will Climate Change Mean The End of The White Christmas?

Thom talks to caller Steve, who shares his experience in [Madison] during winter and the fact that it's far warmer than it was in previous years.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Can The Libertarian Ideology Achieve FDR's New Deal Vision? [[w/Guest: Charles Sauer)

Thom speaks with Libertarian Economist Charles Sauer about the Libertarian Ideology and the FDR vision about what values our nation should prioritize.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32297
We Need To Start Valuing Hard Work Again!

Thom speaks with caller Chris, who is a machinist, about how our country used to value the hard work that people do with their hands.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32298
There's No Such Thing As A Safe Level of Radiation!

Thom talks about a recent report of Fukushima-related [radiation] being discovered off the West Coast of the United States and explains why we should take issue with the claim that it's a safe level.

• It’s Finally Here: Radioactive Plume From Fukushima Makes Landfall on America’s West Coast
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32299
Will Reindeer Be The Canaries In The Climate Change Coal Mine?

Thom talks about reports of tens of thousands of reindeer dying of starvation and explains the link between their deaths and climate change.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 32304
What Does It Mean When The GOP Says They're Undoing FDR's Legacy?

Thom talks about the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and what it really means when people like Paul Ryan and Newt Gingrich say they want to take the New Deal apart.

• Gingrich brags that Republicans are coming for everything FDR accomplished
• Here’s how many people could die every year if Obamacare is repealed
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Attachment 32305
Go Back To Being Democrats!

Thom talks about the history of the Democratic Party and the fact that modern, corporate Democrats need to go back to being the party of working people to win elections.

• Gingrich brags that Republicans are coming for everything FDR accomplished
• ThomHartmann.com

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How The Hell Did We Get From FDR To Reaganomics?

Thom speaks with caller Keith about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fight against moneyed interests and how we went from his policies to Ronald Regan's trickle-down economics.

• Letter from president Eisenhower to Edgar Eisenhower
• ThomHartmann.com