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Thom covers the news of House member Devin Nunes taking wiretapping info from anonymous "sources" straight to the White House and what it could mean for his political aspirations, as well as the whole wiretapping/Russia saga.
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Thom covers the news of House member Devin Nunes taking wiretapping info from anonymous "sources" straight to the White House and what it could mean for his political aspirations, as well as the whole wiretapping/Russia saga.
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Thom sits down with Neil McCabe [[Political Reporter - Breitbart News) to debate the current healthcare situation. To some republicans, kicking 24m people off isn't enough.
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Thom talks about an earlier decision by Neil Gorsuch as judge of a lower court that the Supreme Court has just unanimously overturned.
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Thom talks about a deal potentially being hatched between billionaire Trump who wants his "healthcare"/wealthcare bill passed, and the Koch brothers who want the Keystone XL pipeline built so they can profit off their tar sands interests.
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Thom covers a stinging [[and moving) satire piece on some of the changes that will have to be made under the new republican "replacement" for the Affordable Care Act. Are we really going to force 89 year old Alzheimer's sufferers to get jobs just to survive?
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Thom talks to a caller who has a very dire view of the damage the current republican administration and congress will do to the US. Thom is a bit more optimistic.
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Paul Ryan Squaring Off w/Koch Brothers on Who Holds Republican Purse Strings? [[w/Guest Greg Palast)Quote:
Thom talks with Greg Palast [[Investigative Reporter & Contributor - Rolling Stone Magazine, Author & Filmmaker - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy) about the current battle for control of the republican party between the billionaire Koch brothers and Paul Ryan's super PAC.
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Thom chats with Angelique Roche [[Attorney/Vice President External Affairs - the Ms. Foundation for Women) to get some of the troubling history of SCOTUS nominee Gorsuch's decisions and views regarding women's rights, pregnancy, birth control, and more.
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[[Republicans) Have Polluted Our Minds as Well as Our Air & Water [[w/Guest Jeffrey Sachs)Quote:
Thom talks with Jeffrey Sachs [[Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, Author - Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, & Sustainable) about some of the current challenges facing the country and what we'll have to deal with in the near future.
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Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
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Thom talks to a caller with a very thought provoking religious question, and Thom comments on some of his own history with religion.
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Thom talks about the possibility of a Trump campaign orchestrating a false flag attack on the US, or even just capitalizing on an external one [[similar to Bush after 9/11) to bolster his support and stamp out opposition.
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Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate Internet Privacy. What Are You Going to Do About It?Quote:
50 republican senators [[all but 2 who were "absent") just voted to gut internet privacy protections for consumers, allowing your ISP to collect and sell any data on you they might care to. This has got to be stopped.
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Thom covers some recent lies by the current EPA secretary that the the corporate owned and controlled media refuse to cover or call out.
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What Is the True State of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid? [[w/Guest Alex Lawson)Quote:
Thom sits down with Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works) for an in depth discussion on the state of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and what those programs mean to millions of Americans. [[1/3)
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Social Security Is the Largest Asset Most People Have & They Don't Realize It
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Thom sits down with Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works) for an in depth discussion on the state of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and what those programs mean to millions of Americans. [[2/3)
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Answering YOUR Questions on Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid [[w/Guest Alex Lawson)Quote:
Thom sits down with Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works) for an in depth discussion on the state of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and what those programs mean to millions of Americans. [[3/3)
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Thom talks about seriously disturbing moves by Trump on climate change that are happening at the same time the earth may be approaching or even passing a dangerous tipping point that we may not be able to come back from. And he's using lies to justify his actions.
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What Can Europe's National Front Movement Teach Us About US Politics? [[w/Guest Cole Stangler)Quote:
Thom talks with Cole Stangler [[Paris-based Journalist covering Labor & Politics) about the current right wing populist movement happening in Europe and particularly France, and how it ties into the right wing populism in the US being fostered by Trump and his supporters.
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Corporations Have Been Turning Into People for 130 Years, When We Will We Turn Them Back?Quote:
Thom talks to a caller about some of the history of how corporations have been transformed into people in the eyes of US law starting way back towards the end of the 19th century.
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Fox CFO Turns on Ailes in Sexual Harassment Payoffs, But There's a Bigger Problem with FoxQuote:
Thom covers a story that the former CFO of Fox News will testify for the prosecution against Roger Ailes in his sexual harassment payoff trial. But as horrible as Ailes' actions are, Fox is still polluting the minds of millions of Americans every day, which needs to be stopped.
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Thom talk about some findings that the Arctic Ocean is becoming rapidly more acidic. This can lead to big problems for krill which are one of the most basic food sources for marine life.
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Thom talks with a caller about the realities of the US healthcare system vs what things are like elsewhere in the world.
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Republicans Just Sold Your Browser History to the Highest Bidder [[w/Congressman Mark Pocan)Quote:
Thom is joined by Congressman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) to talk about what's going on in the federal government, including a mad dash by republicans to push through big business friendly, consumer harming bills that none of their voters supported, while ignoring what constituents actually want. [[1/4)
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Republicans Regrouping on Healthcare to Head Off Sanders' Single Payer Bill?
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Thom and Congressman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) take listener calls on current hot topics like Calexit, Healthcare, and will the Congressman run for Wisconsin Governor?
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Where You Put Your Money in Government Is What You Really Believe In
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Thom and Congressman Mark Pocan take listener calls on a variety of topics and concerns. [[3/4)