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Attachment 37573
The Psychology Of The Billionaire Class

Just what makes the billionaire class think they can boss us around and take control of our democracy?

Jefferson Smith of X Ray FM takes calls on the psychology behind the billionaire class.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Why Democracy Needs A Wealth Tax

Does democracy need a tax on wealth to function for the people?

If wealth is political power and wealth is distributed unequally, how can we call ourselves a democracy?

Jefferson Smith takes call on the Thom Hartmann Program on why democracies need a wealth tax to be truly democratic.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Why Democracy Needs A Wealth Tax

Do most Americans want unregulated capitalism where corporations have more say in the functioning of government than we the people, or does your average American want the social safety nets, limits on corporate power, universal healthcare and a livable wage?

Guest Host Jefferson Smith takes your calls on the Thom Hartmann Program.

Do you want to live under unregulated capitalism or in a democratic socialist society?

• ThomHartmann.com

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Will Tax The Rich Be A 2020 Election Issue?

Thanks to bold policies from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, taxing the rich may become an election issue in 2020.

Will you vote for a candidate who will not commit to taxing the rich?

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37575
A Year After Parkland: Are Your Children Any Safer?
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A year after the tragedy at Parkland High School, Igor Volskey joins guest host Jefferson Smith to ask are American children any safer in their schools?

After the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, do you think policy can be enacted before another Parkland?

• GunsDownAmerica.org
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37576
Green New Deal: Everything You Should Know
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The Green New Deal is on the minds of Republicans and Democrats alike but just what does this bold plan envision?

Jefferson Smith and Noah Smith join the Thom Hartmann Program to do a deep dive into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, explaining the policies, proposals and calls for action, as well as going over what in the Green New Deal works, what in the Green New Deal does not work and what can be improved.

What is in the Green New Deal that you like and what do you think needs improvement?

Will the Green New Deal help America and the planet avoid climate catastrophe or do we need bolder action?

• How to Design a Green New Deal That Isn’t Over the Top
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37577
Did Individualism Lead Us To Donald Trump?

Is Donald Trump and the rise of the alt right the result of individualism?

How did our society's obsession with individualism help put Donald Trump, a man who only looks out for himself, in charge of the whole country?

• ThomHartmann.com

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National Emergency: What Will Trump Get Away With Next?

Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to get funding for his border wall.

If Trump gets away with this, construction of a billion dollar wall will begin but worse still, Donald Trump could be empowered to take more action.

Robert Weissman joins the Thom Hartmann Program to break out what additional powers the president has under a national emergency and what this national emergency means in terms of civil rights.

What will Trump get away with next if this national emergency is not stopped?

Will Trump declare martial law?

• Public Citizen
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37585
Can Breaking Our Addiction To Social Media Save Democracy?

Is social media widening the divides in the country, even separating us from what it means to be human?

Dr. Douglas Rushkoff joins the program to discuss.

• Rushkoff.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37586
Amazon Eviction Proves The People Can Fight Corporate Power

Working people proved that they can take on corporate power with the eviction of Amazon headquarters from New York city.

What can we learn about the power of the working class from the success of New York activists?

• ThomHartmann.com

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Will Border Wall Turn America Into East Berlin

Donald Trump declares a national emergency to build a border wall that could turn America into East Berlin?

• ThomHartmann.com

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How Arresting Trump Could Solve Border Crisis

Can we solve the crisis at the southern border by arresting the CEO's of companies that hire illegal immigrants, starting with Donald Trump?

You’ll think this is strange but I’m going to prove how arresting Trump could fix our immigration crisis in this debate with Brian Kolfage from We Build the Wall Inc.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37598
Should America Build Reparations Instead Of A Wall?

Build reparations instead of a wall for black people, who endured four hundred years of slavery. Build Jim Crow and the prison industrial complex? Or build a wall on our southern border to keep immigrants and refugees out?

• ThomHartmann.com

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The National Emergency Trump & the Media Won’t tell You About!

It's time to reveal the real national emergency that Donald Trump and the corporate media won't tell you about — national emergencies that affect every single one of us.

• How I Would Spend Trump's Wall Money
• ThomHartmann.com

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Bernie Sanders Announces Presidential Run Plans For 2020

Senator Bernie Sanders announces his presidential run plans for the Democratic nomination 2020.

In an exclusive interview with Thom, Bernie Sanders talked about where he will start for 2020. Decent wage, free college education, global crisis of climate change, criminal justice, reform. Dealing with the most dangerous president in US history.

The special interests in Wall Street are so powerful that they must be taken to task.

Senator Sanders revealed how he intends to win the presidency.

This was a hard-hitting Sanders and is a must watch. Share the video and pass on the message.

• BernieSanders.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37603
Bernie Sanders' Plan To Win, Revealed By Thom Hartmann

Bernie Sanders has a plan to win the nomination for president and you could be a part of it.

Find out how.

• Bernie Sanders’s 2020 policy agenda: Medicare for All; action on climate change; $15-an-hour minimum wage
• BernieSanders.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37605
What Is Freedom? Progressives And Conservatives Have Different Answers

Conservatives and progressives have very different ideas about what the word freedom means, and one of their definitions could leave many Americans hungry and homeless.

Thom and FDR propose some answers.

• Bernie Sanders’s 2020 policy agenda: Medicare for All; action on climate change; $15-an-hour minimum wage
• BernieSanders.com
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37606
Civilisation Could End - But That's Not The Worst Thing

How close are we to wrecking the planet and have we reached the point of no return? Could civilization end soon? The reports Thom highlights, seem to think so.

Global climate change is blamed for rising temperatures. Could it destroy all life on earth?

There is a group that wants to give corporate personhood to nature, but is this the right way to save the planet?

• Time To Panic
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37607
Green New Deal - Why Won’t Conservatives Tell The Truth?

The conservative con job over Green New Deal, that we can individually stop climate change rather than working together for the better of all.

Thom debates Elaine Parker from the Job Creators Network Foundation.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Climate Change - The Conservative Scam

Thom tries to get a straight answer from Billionaire Founded Conservative on the Green New Deal. Can we affect climate change and what does this conservative caller think? Take a guess.

Subsidies to the fossil fuel industry mean it is cheaper to heat your home with natural gas than using green alternatives.

Caller makes assumptions about Thom's lifestyle.

• ThomHartmann.com

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Seven Ways Trump Tried To Stop Investigations Into His Corruption

Donald Trump is interfering into investigations into his administration's corruption. Here are seven of the worst examples of Donald Trump trying to stop the investigations into him and his corruption.

• Here are 7 bombshells from the NYT’s devastating report of Trump’s ‘war’ on the investigations into him
• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37611
Ed Asner Says God Help Us

Ed Asnar plays God in a new play about bringing socialists and conservatives together.

• NHHSDrama.com
• GodHelpUs.net
• ThomHartmann.com

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Trump Treason, Pardons And War

Donald Trump has brought the perfect storm of treason, war and pardons that could end democracy here and around the world.

• CNN Staffers ‘Demoralized’ by Hiring of GOP Operative Sarah Isgur to Edit 2020 Coverage
• ThomHartmann.com

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Should The Trump Administration Face Prison For Separating Children From Parents?

Is prison for the Trump administration good enough for separating children from their parents as they cross the border?

Thom debates Julio Riveria in one of their regular arguments. Who won this time?

• ThomHartmann.com

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Attachment 37626
Was William Barr Hired To Terminate Mueller Investigation?

Did Donald Trump hire William Barr as a way to end the Mueller investigation?

Thom Hartmann reveals William Barr's dark past.

Do you think William Barr will terminate the Mueller Investigation?

• Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'
• ThomHartmann.com