Thom Hartmann

**Jimaz** · November-06-18, 07:42 PM

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What History Can Tell Us About The Outcome Of The Midterm Election

The historic possibilities of the 2018 midterm elections sometimes overshadows what history can tell us about elections like these and the possible outcomes. Will we see a repeat of the midterms in the 1990s that resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton or will we see a do nothing congress with a split House and Senate?

ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-07-18, 06:38 PM

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Is America Waking Up To Republican Lies?

If Republicans were honest, admitting running campaigns on a platform of giving money to corporations and destroying the environment, no one would vote for them. Instead they run on tricks, pulling in racists, gun nuts, and more but those tricks can't last forever and more and more people are starting to wake up!

**Jimaz** · November-07-18, 07:27 PM

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What Can We Expect From The Lame Duck Session Of The 115th Congress
[[w/Congressman Mark Pocan)

What will the 115th congress do as it reaches its lameduck session, that period after the election of a new congress but before the current congress steps down? Congressman Mark Pocan joins to discuss what we can do to stop them from funding Trump's border wall through the defense spending bill and even attacks on Social Security and Medicare.

**Jimaz** · November-07-18, 07:44 PM

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Conservative View Of Midterm Elections
[[w/Guest Bryant Pruitt)

What takeaways are Republicans and conservatives making from last night's election? Here to answer is Bryan Pruitt contributor to RedState.com. What can we learn from the conservative takeaway?

ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-07-18, 08:15 PM

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Can Republicans Cut Medicare & Social Security In Lameduck Session?
[[w/Guest Congressman Mark Pocan)

Congressman Mark Pocan takes a call from a viewer who wants to know if the Republican controlled Senate will be able to pass restrictions on healthcare, Medicare and Social Security without the House. Will the lameduck session in congress be able to get away with aggressive attacks on the pillars of democracy?

**Jimaz** · November-07-18, 08:34 PM

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With Democratic Control Of the House, Impeachment Could Mean Democratic President Before 2020

With the Democratic Party in control of the House, impeaching Donald Trump and Mike Pence would mean that the third in line to the most powerful position in the United States is Democratic Speaker of the House?

ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-08-18, 06:21 PM

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Is Trump The New Confederate President?

Did the Civil War really end? Trump's brand of right wing, white supremacy puts him in line to be the next confederate President. What does that say about the United States and how can we stop the south from rising again?

**Jimaz** · November-08-18, 07:10 PM

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Why Was 92 Year Old Civil Rights Activist Purged From Voting In Georgia
[[w/Guest Greg Palast)

A 92 year old civil rights activist and grandmother was denied the right to vote during the 2018 midterm elections creating fear and heavy emotions in the community. How could someone who voted in every election, since she had the power to, be turned away and told there was no record of her ever having voted? How common is this and who does Greg Palast need to sue to make this kind of voter intimidation stop?

**Jimaz** · November-08-18, 07:22 PM

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Did Slavery Change Form Instead Of Being Abolished?

Looking at the state of African Americans inside the United States, a caller asks whether or not slavery was abolished. What if it morphed into other forms of social control? How would we defeat the peculiar institution in its latest forms?

Killers of the Dream

ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-08-18, 08:50 PM

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Why Progressive Focus Needs To Be On Impeachment
[[w/Guest Tom Steyer)

Should Democrats and Progressives focus on the kitchen table issues, building infrastructure, housing, minimum wage to grow and mobilize their base or is the situation with the current administration so bad that the only cure will be impeachment? Tom Steyer joins us advocating that we impeach Trump and save our country and ourselves.

**Jimaz** · November-09-18, 06:42 PM

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James Crow Esq.The Sophisticated Cousin Of Jim Crow Subverting Civil Rights Gains
[[w/Joe Madison)

Is Jim Crow really dead? Maybe not, although largely defeated during the civil rights movement, discrimination and subjugation of African Americans has been passed down to James Crow Esq., the sophisticated cousin of Jim Crow. What would the discrimination of the 1960s look like with today's technology? Would voter purges happen in voting machines, through hacking elections instead of by poll taxes? Joe Madison of the Joe Madison show joins the program to discuss.

**Jimaz** · November-09-18, 07:47 PM

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Was Communism Really Left Wing Or Was It An Authoritarian Ideology?
[[w/Guest Katrina vanden Heuvel)

Pundits on the right are always comparing left leaning politicians to communists and socialists but were they really left wing ideologies?

**Jimaz** · November-09-18, 08:23 PM

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The Need For An International Progressive Struggle
[[w/Katrina vanden Heuvel)

Should the struggle for progressive values be limited only to the United States or should progressives in the United States seek solidarity with progressive struggles around the world?

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the program to discuss.

**Jimaz** · November-09-18, 08:37 PM

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The States That Elected Trump Have Turned Against Him
[[w/Guest John Nichols)

Have the states that elected Donald Trump turned against the President? As a new generation of activists join the house, this could put pressure on Trump and the Republican party. Could the new democratic wave stop the gerrymandering and voter suppression to take control?

**Jimaz** · November-12-18, 07:13 PM

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Why Background Checks May Not Be Enough To Make America Safe.
[[w/Guest Igor Volsky)

In fixing America's gun problem, many have turned to increasing both the number of and the intensity of background checks as a solution to mass shootings. However Igor Volsky wants to go further and lower the number of guns in America all together.

**Jimaz** · November-12-18, 07:51 PM

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Are The Vestiges Of Segregation Still Haunting America's Public Schools?

School funding is still linked to local tax revenue, a practice dating back to the days of segregation and Jim Crow, explicitly made to empower richer white schools with funds and under-develop schools for African Americans.

**Jimaz** · November-12-18, 08:25 PM

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Why Does Donald Trump Want To Ignore Votes From Veterans

Donald Trump is angry that after election day a mysterious source of votes has turned up, unknown to him, these votes from from overseas military officials who have ten days after the official election day for their ballot to be received, the President that claims to be the "biggest supporter of the military" doesn't seem to want these votes from active duty military members to count...

**Jimaz** · November-13-18, 06:12 PM

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Is Hate The Last Thing Republicans Have To Offer?

Does the Republican party have anything to offer except hate? Their policy platforms seem to suggest otherwise. But as hate seems to be going out of vogue what else do they have to offer?

ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-13-18, 06:46 PM

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How Deep Does Republican Fueled Hatred Run?

Republicans are fanning the flames of racial hatred in order to win elections but just how deep do these go? Thom takes a call from a long time listener who suggests that it is deeper than you might think.

ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-13-18, 07:30 PM

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Private Health Insurer Calls Itself Medicare To Take Advantage Of You
[[w/Alex Lawson)

There are a lot of people confused with Medicare and Medicare Advantage, a knock off, for-profit health insurance coverage that wants to cut into medicare.

**Jimaz** · November-14-18, 07:45 PM

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GOP White Washes Electoral Process Greg Palast Demands Every Vote Be Counted

Greg Palast returns to update the audience of efforts to fight against voter disenfranchisement, fighting against the white washing of votes.

**Jimaz** · November-14-18, 08:16 PM

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The Election That Transformed American Politics
[[w/Guest Lawrence O'Donnel)

What can we learn from the election that changed American Politics forever? No not the 2016 presidential election nor the 2018 midterm elections, but the 1968 election. Lawrence O'Donnell joins the program to discuss this and his new book "Playing with Fire" on this very subject.

Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics

**Jimaz** · November-14-18, 08:30 PM

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Is Trump's Bullying Losing Its Power?

Is Trump's bullying losing its power? World leaders are starting to stand up to the....

**Jimaz** · November-14-18, 09:07 PM

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Veteran Says Trump's Order To Troops Against Migrant Caravan Amounts To War Crimes

Could Donald Trump's order against the migrant caravan be a war crime? Veteran Joe Kassabian thinks that firing on unarmed people throwing rocks is not only unethical but would constitute a war crime. Is Donald Trump setting up the military for a long deployment in the Hague?

The Hooligans of Kandahar: Not All War Stories are Heroic

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ThomHartmann.com

**Jimaz** · November-15-18, 06:09 PM

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Why Our Focus Must Be On Fixing Our Broken Democracy
[[w/Guest Hedrick Smith)

Hedrick Smith believes that political reform, fixing the system itself, should be the focus for progressives before we move onto the kitchen table topics many voters are concerned about.

Who Stole the American Dream?

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Did Slavery Change Form Instead Of Being Abolished?

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James Crow Esq.The Sophisticated Cousin Of Jim Crow Subverting Civil Rights Gains ...

Was Communism Really Left Wing Or Was It An Authoritarian Ideology? [[w/Guest ...

The Need For An International Progressive Struggle [[w/Katrina vanden Heuvel)

The States That Elected Trump Have Turned Against Him [[w/Guest John Nichols)

Why Background Checks May Not Be Enough To Make America Safe. [[w/Guest Igor Volsky)

Are The Vestiges Of Segregation Still Haunting America's Public Schools?

Why Does Donald Trump Want To Ignore Votes From Veterans

Is Hate The Last Thing Republicans Have To Offer?

How Deep Does Republican Fueled Hatred Run?

Private Health Insurer Calls Itself Medicare To Take Advantage Of You [[w/Alex Lawson)

GOP White Washes Electoral Process Greg Palast Demands Every Vote Be Counted

The Election That Transformed American Politics [[w/Guest Lawrence O'Donnel)

Is Trump's Bullying Losing Its Power?

Veteran Says Trump's Order To Troops Against Migrant Caravan Amounts To War Crimes

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