Thom speaks with Libertarian Economist Charles Sauer about whether or not the government should step in as the employer of last resort when Capitalism fails.
Thom speaks with Libertarian Economist Charles Sauer about whether or not the government should step in as the employer of last resort when Capitalism fails.
Guest host Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, speaks with DC Councilmember Elissa Silverman about the councils successful vote in favor of 12 weeks of paid family leave in Washington, DC.
Guest host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, speaks with caller Lee, who received a $4 dollar increase in her Social Security benefits.
Thom talks about the mainstream media's lack of coverage regarding climate change and oil-related accidents and asks if the lack of coverage is due to the advertising money coming from fossil fuel companies.
]Thom compares clips of a speech by John F. Kennedy laying out the case for Medicare and clips of Rep. Bill Huizenga talking about waiting to take his son to the Emergency Room for a broken arm.
Thom speaks with caller Paul, who lays out a great rant on why factoring in the cost of the ER when making health decisions is not always the right decision.
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What's The Republican Approach To Health Care?.. Tough Luck Buddy! [[w/Guest: Carl Higbie)Thom speaks with Carl Higbie, Conservative & Trump Supporter with the George Washington Leadership Foundation, about the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare and how that Party plans to care for the sick.
Thom speaks with caller Lisa, who says that she tried to get involved with her local Democratic Party but wasn't welcome. Thom explains that she must keep trying.
Helping the Democratic Party offing activism, but declined. Can people change the Democratic Party from the outside? They need to keep trying.
Thom talks about how Canada is considering making internet a basic right while Americans pay huge bills for internet service.
Who owns the internet anyway?
Thom talks about recent comments by Newt Gingrich about undoing all of President Obama's work in the first year of the Trump Presidency.
What will #TheDonald and Gingrich do?
When the Tea Party Came to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History
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The GOPs Plot To Kill Medicare Starts Jan. 3rd! [[Guest Host Alex Lawson w/ Nancy Altman)Guest Host Alex Lawson talks with Social Security Works co-Director Nancy Altman about the GOP plot to steal our Social Security and Medicare - starting January 3rd!
Total duration 16 minutes:Guest Host Alex Lawson talks with Social Security Works co-Director Nancy Altman about how we can fight to protect Medicare and Social Security from the GOP and their paymasters on Wall Street.
Guest host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, explains why we need a complete revolution in the mainstream media to achieve progressive goals and values.
How much corporate media propaganda is there? How can corporate media be exposed? There is also plenty of talk about fake news.
Guest host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, explains how news networks get stories and why they don't talk about important issues that millions of Americans care deeply about.
Is there a news media bias in this country? Who is stealing your social security benefits? Why does the mainstream media hide stories?
Total duration 20 minutes:Guest host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, speaks with Richard Eskow, host of The Zero Hour, about why we need a media revolution and how we make one happen.
Total duration 17 minutes:Guest host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, speaks with writer/activist Nadine Bloch about her work with District 13, a home base for activists who want to protest Donald Trump.
Thom shares a story about an exchange with a Trump supporter over the holidays and asks whether it's still possible to remain friends with people who support Donald Trump.
Can you tell who the Trump supporters are?
Thom talks about the policies that Republicans are pledging to pursue under the Donald Trump administration and the fact that those policies are designed to put their donors before voters. Caller Rick.
Thom talks about the little-known history of Richard Nixon's treasonous interference with the Iranian Hostage Crisis and the illegitimacy of the Republican presidents who followed.
Thom speaks with caller Vickie, who asks whether Donald Trump is the President that Grover Norquist was dreaming of when he said that all he wanted in a president is someone with five fingers who could sign his own name.
Will the US be renamed Trumpistan?
Thom talks to caller Christine, who asks why more states do not use mail-in ballots during elections. Thom responds by explaining that Republicans don't want more people to vote.
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Republicans Back Down From Trying To Police Themselves! [[w/Guest: Rep. Dan Kildee)Thom speaks with Congressman Dan Kildee [[D-MI, 5th District) about the Republican plan to gut the independent ethics oversight committee, which they withdrew after intense backlash.
Thom speaks with Julia Olson, Attorney & Executive Director of Our Children's Trust, about the lawsuit being brought by young people who want a survivable planet in the future.
Thom speaks with caller Donald, who says that seniors shouldn't accept Social Security cuts simply because they only impact future generations.
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With Trump Taking Office, It's Time For The Nuclear Sanity Act! [[w/Guest: Richard Greene)Thom speaks with communications strategist Richard Greene about Donald Trump's unstable personality and how we can make it harder for him to use nuclear weapons.
He asks Is Donald Trump mentally ill? as he wrote in his Huffington Post article.
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