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Could Basic Income Work?

Enno Schmidt, Basic Income Switzerland both join Thom. One of the unique features of democracy in Switzerland is the popular initiative system. It allows the Swiss people the chance to directly change their Constitution - as long as their proposal gets a minimum of 100,000 signatures of support. Once that happens - the plan goes up for a vote. This a powerful tool for activists because it gives them a chance to bring otherwise controversial ideas before the entire country. It doesn't guarantee victory - though - as supporters of universal basic income found out earlier this month. Their proposal to give each adult Swiss citizens a monthly income - perhaps as high as $2,500 - was voted down by a margin of 77 to 23 percent. That's a pretty brutal loss - but surprisingly - activists aren't giving up hope. In fact - they're downright bullish about the results.

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Time To Get Rid Of the Second Amendment?

America’s gun violence problem has reached a breaking point, and while we can talk all we want about assault weapons bans, universal background checks, and terror watch lists, there’s only one real solution to this problem: We need to repeal the Second Amendment. That’s right -- we need to repeal the Second Amendment.

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Full Show 6/17/16: Why Gun Sales Spike After Mass Shootings

Guest host Sam Sacks is in for Thom Hartmann tonight and discusses Bernie’s recent address and this weekend’s National People's Summit in Chicago with National Nurses United’s Michael Lighty, the House’s approval of a Koch-backed bill to shield donors’ names with the Campaign Legal Center’s Brendan Fischer, and in tonight’s Daily Take Thom details how the Founding Fathers would be proud of the Democracy Spring protestors. Tonight’s Rumble discusses how gun sales spike after mass shootings (especially under Obama), the latest media organization to be banned by Trump, and how the austerity hawks are eyeing Puerto Rico.

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A Look Back at the Bernie Campaign

Guest host Ari Rabin-Havt talks with journalist and author Jonathan Tasini about the success of the Bernie campaign and how the political revolution will continue.

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Full Show 6/16/16: The Political Revolution Fights On

Guest host Ari Rabin-Havt is in for Thom Hartmann tonight and discusses the Senate Democrats successful filibuster with the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy’s Caroline Fredrickson and the Campaign To Unload’s Mark Glaze, the latest news from the Orlando shooting with RT Correspondent Marina Portnaya, a look back at the success of the Bernie campaign with Sanders’ campaign spokesperson Nina Turner and journalist and author Jonathan Tasini, and the latest from the ExxonMobil investigation with radio host Farron Cousins. In tonight’s Daily Take Thom reveals more evidence that Exxon knew the causes of climate change.

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Full Show 6/15/16: Bernie Calls for Open Primaries

Guest host Sam Sacks is in for Thom Hartmann tonight and discusses how House Republicans are preventing Democrats from protecting the rights of the LGBT community, Trump’s planned meeting with the NRA on gun control, and a big win for net neutrality. Sam discusses how to reform our voting system with Common Cause’s Karen Hobert Flynn and in tonight’s Daily take Thom details how environmental regulations are one of the best investments we can make in this country.

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Full Show 6/14/16: Bernie Supporters: The Future of the Party

Guest host Sam Sacks is in for Thom Hartmann tonight and gets the latest from the Orlando shooting with RT correspondent Marina Portnaya and tonight’s Politics Panel discusses why the FBI’s watch list is so ineffective, Obama calling out Republicans for their obsession with the words “radical Islamic terrorism,” and a big win for net neutrality. In tonight’s Daily take Thom details how Bernie supporters are the future of the Democratic Party.

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Full Show 6/13/16: How Trump Fuels ISIS

Guest host Sam Sacks is in for Thom Hartmann tonight and discusses the Orlando shooting with The Advocate’s Matthew Breen and RT correspondent Marina Portnaya. Tonight’s Politics Panel talks Trump’s bizarre reaction to the Orlando tragedy, Bernie and Hillary’s big meeting tomorrow, and how Gary Johnson is doing better with independents than Hillary. In tonight’s Daily take Thom discusses how Republicans are helping ISIS.

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Rumble - Humanity Is Facing Extinction - What Should Be Done?

Ron Meyer, Red Alert Politics & Chuck Rocha, Solidarity Strategies & Alex Pfeiffer, The Daily Caller join Thom. According to Professor Peter Wadham - humanity is about to run itself into a wall - if we don't start seriously start tackling runaway global warming. The only question is - should we pass a carbon tax? Or a Green New Deal?

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