Why Raising The Minimum Wage Doesn't Cause Inflation
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The minimum wage is still below a living wage in the United States. But despite massive grassroots efforts like the Fight For 15 campaign, some are still not convinced that raising the minimum wage would produce the desired outcome.
One of the main reasons people are scared of raising the minimum wage to a living wage is because of right wing talking points. One of these talking points is that raising the minimum wage would increase inflation. Despite heavy historical documentation that inflation does not rise when the minimum wage does, many right wingers still hold onto this idea.
Here Thom Hartmann debunks the much talked about link between minimum wage and inflation.
What other minimum wage myths are keeping people from demanding a living wage?
Anomie: Is The Trump Era Unraveling American Society?
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Anomie is the lack of unusual morals or standards in an individual or group. Given that Donald Trump is without the morals and standards many require in a president, is his staying in office causing the American people to experience anomie of their own?
Thom Hartmann takes a call from the smartest audience in the world, in a philosophical discussion on anomie in the Trump era.
Talk Show Host Joe Madison Shares Shocking Family Secrets
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Talk radio host Joe Madison joins the Thom Hartmann Program after appearing on Finding Your Roots, a series airing on PBS. Joe learned some shocking information about his relatives and shares it with the Thom Hartmann audience as well as commenting on his opinions on Kirstjen Nielsen resigning and Trump firing her for it as well as racism in the white house.
How To Defeat The NRA (w/ Igor Volsky)
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The NRA has been at the heart of many hurdles to pass comprehensive gun control legislation, but how can progressives defeat the NRA?
Enter Igor Volsky, who has a plan to do just that - and you won't want to miss it.
Could A New Marshall Plan Stop Trump's Brutal Border Policy?
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Do we need a new Marshall Plan for Central America?
Donald Trump is intentionally making the refugee situation on the border worse in an effort to bolster political power. If the crisis is bad in the news, Trump's supporters and xenophobes will vote for him again to correct the problem.
But what if progressives took that power away from him? In the past, the Marshall plan was used to strengthen the neighbors to the United States and it could be used to fix the problems refugees are facing today. If conditions in Central and South American countries are so bad, perhaps fixing those conditions would be a first step in ending the migrant crisis and ending Trump's brutal border policy.
Will Bernie Sanders' Fight For Prison Voting Rights Help Democracy?
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Bernie Sanders is fighting for voting rights for prisoners and his efforts could help democracy all around us. The 2020 presidential contender believes that prisoners have to feel like they are part of their democracy and should be able to vote while they are incarcerated. Elizabeth Warren, also aiming for that 2020 spot wants prisoners to be able to vote as soon as they served their time. Currently many formerly incarcerated people lose their ability to vote in elections after being convicted of a felony. Both Warren and Bernie are steps toward giving the incarcerated a right to right.
Do you think prisoners should have voting rights restored?
Betsy Devos' Charter School Scam Already Wasted A Billion Dollars!
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Betsy Devos has been praising charter schools and cutting funding for public schools to the chagrin of activists, teachers, students, parents, and education experts.
It turns out that charter schools have already wasted over a billion dollars. Jeff Bryant from the Independent Media Institute joins the Thom Hartmann program to discuss just how Devos' charter schools got away with it.
Barr's Mueller Report Cover Up – Investigation Buried
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The cover-up of the Mueller Report continues as William Barr buried the full Mueller report under redaction after redaction.
Will Bill Barr allow the American people to ever see the Mueller investigation?
Dirty Money In Trump’s Bank Accounts (w/ Julio Rivera)
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26 states have laws pending that would require anyone running for president to release the last ten years of their tax returns publicly. Should this be a federal law?
Thom is joined by Julio Rivera to discuss whether there is dirty money in Trump's bank accounts and why his taxes should be public record.
Do Billionaires Completely Control The GOP?
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Have billionaires completely taken over the GOP?
It seems the rich and powerful have [seized] control over the Republican party.
Is there one conservative left who isn't beholden to big money?
Don't Be Afraid Of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Social Democracy (w/ Mark Pocan)
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been at the center of the spotlight thanks to relentless attacks by the right wing, Fox News, and even members of Congress. Joining her in generating controversy is Ilhan Omar who is every week the target of hyperbolic attacks on her race, religion, as well as her views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Neither Rep Ilhan Omar or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are backing down on their progressive views but one caller is worried such brazen attitudes could hurt Democrats in the future, especially as the 2020 Democratic Primary nears.
Mark Pocan answers these questions and more.
How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Can Stop Stephen Miller
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Stephen Miller is trying to push Trump's immigration and border policies to be even tougher.
Stopping Stephen Miller and Trump before they can find policies that are harder on immigrants than family separation is going to be a new goal for progressive Democrats like Congressman Mark Pocan.
Can comprehensive immigration reform stop Stephen Miller before it is too late?
Is Jared Kushner Putting Our Allies In Danger To Get Rich? (w/ Vicky Ward)
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Jared Kushner's criminal history may now include treason. According to Vicky Ward the Trump adviser may have had a hand in blocking aid to United States allies all to get richer.
Vicky Ward joins the Thom Hartmann program to give a deep dive on the crimes of Jared Kushner.
Betsy DeVos' Totalitarian Style Censorship (w/ Nandan Joshi)
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Public Citizen is being censored by Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education in a move that is more reminiscent of China than the United States.
Can Betsy DeVos be stopped from censoring her political enemies?
Julian Assange Arrested. Did He Sabotage Wikileaks?
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Julian Assange was arrested outside Ecuador's embassy earlier this morning for cracking a password on government computers related to Chelsea Manning's release of damning information about the use of force by United States forces during the occupation of Iraq.
Was Julian Assange arrested for publishing information that made the war effort look bad or for committing a crime and breaking a government password with Chelsea Manning to retrieve that information,.... and how should this play into our understanding of him, his prosecution?
How Bernie Sanders Will Pay For Medicare For All
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Whenever Medicare for All or Universal Healthcare are brought up as policy options, the cost of these programs is brought up as a way to end these conversations. Bernie Sanders is getting ahead of this by putting out exactly how he plans to pay for Medicare for All.
Do you think Sanders' plan can pay for Medicare for All?
Richard Wolff Explains How The Hell Our Banking System Was Put Together
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The banking system is a source of great confusion for many people. How was fractional reserve banking put together. What is the history of banking in the United States?
Professor Richard Wolff joins the program to explain banking, its history and the theory behind banking.
Can Elizabeth Warren Stop The Corporate Rip Off?
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Elizabeth Warren has a plan to stop corporations from ripping off the American people. Proposing a corporate flat tax that would force the biggest companies to pay their fair share.
How Trump's Policies Are Putting China First
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China is reaching out across the planet building alliances built on economics. Meanwhile, under the leadership of Donald Trump the United States is creating an America First policy.
Is Trump's America First policy, actually putting China ahead?
Is America Ready For FDR?
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As Democratic Socialists like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are preparing for the Green New Deal, can we take a look at the founder of the New Deal?
In his last State of the Union address, President Franklin Roosevelt called for a new Bill of Rights, which would guarantee jobs, housing and more.
Is America finally ready for FDR?
Did Julian Assange Step Past Journalism?
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Did Julian Assange go beyond journalism in helping Chelsea Manning obtain secrets from the United States military?
Julian Assange was arrested Thursday charged not with releasing the information he obtained from Chelsea Manning but in helping her to break a military password.
In breaking that password did Julian Assange step beyond journalism?
Our Women On The Ground - Essays By Arab Women
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Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern sahafiyat—female journalists—are working tirelessly to shape nuanced narratives about their changing homelands, often risking their lives on the front lines of war. From sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo to the difficulty of traveling without a male relative in Yemen, their challenges are unique—as are their advantages, such as being able to speak candidly with other women at a Syrian medical clinic or attend an exclusive beauty contest for sheep in Saudi Arabia.
In Our Women on the Ground, nineteen of these women tell us, in their own words, about what it’s like to report on conflicts that [[quite literally) hit close to home. Their daring and heartfelt stories, told here for the first time, shatter stereotypes about the region’s women and provide an urgently needed perspective on a part of the world that is frequently misunderstood.
INCLUDING ESSAYS BY: Donna Abu-Nasr, Aida Alami, Hannah Allam, Jane Arraf, Lina Attalah, Nada Bakri, Shamael Elnoor, Zaina Erhaim, Asmaa al-Ghoul, Hind Hassan, Eman Helal, Zeina Karam, Roula Khalaf, Nour Malas, Hwaida Saad, Amira Al-Sharif, Heba Shibani, Lina Sinjab, and Natacha Yazbeck
The Frederick Douglass Story. American Slavery (w/ David W. Blight)
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The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the nineteenth century, Frederick Douglass.
Author David W. Blight joined Thom to discuss American slavery, Frederick Douglass and his book, Prophet of Freedom.
Could 2020 Be The Last Chance For . . .
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The upcoming 2020 Presidential election is another chance to elect an FDR style president. But for that to happen voters will need to hold onto hope.
One caller, after seeing what's going on with the Trump administration is ready to give up.
Isn't it too soon for progressives to give up on the American experiment?
Is Mike Pence A Christian Or A Con?
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Pete Buttigieg is reclaiming Christianity and taking it back from the far right and reminding us that Christ was a progressive and his message was about as far left as one can get.
Does this mean that Vice President Mike Pence and the right-wing Christian fundamentalists hell-bent on denying human rights to people they imagine are going against God's word are not Christians?