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- What do former terrorists have to teach us about democracy?
- Doug Cunningham, Reporter/Producer-Worker's Independent News. What role does Egypt's Labor Movement have in the democracy uprising?
- Derrick Crowe, Political Director at Brave New Foundation. How is Bush's stupidity is harming Obama's presidency?
- Professor Paul Kengor. Reagan vs. the Progressives...what's so wrong with communism?
- Bumper Music:
- Walk Away, Kelly Clarkson.
- Get Up, Stand Up, Bob Marley.
- Working Man, Rush.
- Peaceful World, John Mellencamp.
- War, Edwin Starr.
- War/No More Trouble, Playing for Change (video).
- Express Yourself, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd. Street Rhythm Band.
- Grand Canyon, Dmitriy Lukyanov (you need to search for it) (with additional sounds by Jacob).
Thom's blogThe Taliban is running a shadow government in AfghanistanAccording to a New York Times report – despite the surge of US troops in Afghanistan – the Taliban is operating secret governments across the country. For example in the Ghazni province – the Taliban is running a shadow government that collects taxes, runs schools, adjudicates civil disputes, and cooperates with villagers in military operations. It looks like the US strategy to weaken the Taliban is failing – and a new report by New York University’s Center for International Cooperation knows why.According to the report- the major mistake made by George W. Bush – and now carried on by President Obama was grouping the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together as one enemy. In reality – the two organizations are vastly different – and had the US separated the two and worked with more moderate Taliban forces – they could have vanquished Al Qaeda from the region and prevented the insurgent onslaught that’s been taking place for several years now. Instead we’re in a quagmire today. It’s time for a new direction in Afghanistan - let’s bring the troops home.-Thom(Should President Obama group the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together as one enemy? Tell us here.)
Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Congressman Dennis Kucinich (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)Need to Know: N.Y.U. Report Casts Doubt on Taliban’s Ties With Al Qaeda and Kucinich: Does Treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning Constitute ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Treatment? With Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH, 10th District).Screwed: Under Pressure: Will the U.S. Chamber, Under Fire from Small Business, Work with Obama Or Double Down for Secret Corporate Backers?.Egypt: womens' rights, human rights violator Omar Suleiman and the West. With Zaid Jilani, Reporter/Blogger-Think Progress.org, and Anushay Hossain, Founder/Editor AnushaysPoint.com / Women's Rights Advocate / formerly with Campaign For Afghan Women and UNIFEM UK-United Nations Development Fund for Women.The Best of the Rest of the News...The Right-Wing Dough Supporting the Sicko 'Stings' at Planned Parenthood With Pema Levy, Reporter / Blogger - the American Prospect.Crazy Alert: Berlusconi nudie pics!Green report: Droughts, Floods and Food Time to impose a carbon tax on big polluters – slow down carbon emission – reverse global warming – and start producing enough food to feed people again. With Bill McKibben, Founder 350.org/Environmental activist/Author of numerous books, latest "Eaarth".The Good, The Bad, The UglyDaily Take: What do former terrorists have to teach us about democracy?
The Daily Stack
Quote: "The complaints of the privileged are too often confused with the voice of the masses" -- John Kenneth Galbraith.Hour One: What do former terrorists have to teach us about democracy?Book: "The Crack" by Sally Belfrage (later retitled "Living with War: A Belfast Year").Song: "Coney Island" by Van Morrison ("the craic was good").Article: "Sinn Féin set to capitalise on Irish discontent" by John Murray Brown.Article: "Obama Chamber Of Commerce Speech (FULL TEXT)", 7 February 2011.Article: "Goldman’s plans for cash pile hit by asset price rises" by Justin Baer and Francesco Guerrera in New York.Article: "Tax: Trouble to avoid" by Vanessa Houlder.Because I got high alert: "The pot grower who called 911 on himself".Labor Segment: What role does Egypt's Labor Movement have in the democracy uprising? With Doug Cunningham, Reporter/Producer-Worker's Independent News.Article: "Egyptian Labor Movement Plays Significant Role In Egyptian Democracy Uprising" by Doug Cunningham.Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann - new updated version out now!Site: Move to Amend
Hour Two: How is Bush's stupidity is harming Obama's presidency? With Derrick Crowe, Political Director at Brave New Foundation.Article: "Damning Report Finds Friction Between the Taliban and al-Qaeda, Warns U.S. Military Strategy Blocking Path to Peace" by Robert Greenwald.Report: "Separating the Taliban from al-Qaeda: The Core of Success in Afghanistan" by Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn.Article: "Leaders Of US Chamber Awarded Themselves Record Compensation While Slashing American Jobs " by Think Progress.Book: "Conversations With God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 3" by Neale Donald Walsch.Book: "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late" by Thom Hartmann.Site: "Common Cause".Site: "Green Party".Book: "Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States" by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.Talk Radio News Segment: Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent.Article: "Obama Reaches Out To Chamber Of Commerce" by Justin Duckham.Article: "Barack Obama, Bill O'Reilly engage in friendly sparring" by Glenn Thrush & Keach Hagey.Article: "The Egyptian crisis: another day, another two US policies" by Julian Borger.Article: "Bush Cancels Visit To Switzerland Due To Threat Of Torture Prosecution, Rights Groups Say" by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
Hour Three: Reagan vs. the Progressives...what's so wrong with communism? with Professor Paul KengorArticle: "Reagan vs. the Progressives" by Paul Kengor, Professor of political science/Executive Director-Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College; author of several books including "DUPES: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century".Book: "DUPES: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century" by Paul Kengor.Clip: "Reagan Campaigns for Truman in 1948".Book: "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.Book: "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx.Book: "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.Book: "My Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.Book: "The Story of B" by Daniel Quinn.The good: "Bill Kristol: Glenn Beck Is 'Marginalizing Himself' With Egypt 'Hysteria'" by Jillian Rayfield.The bad: Charles Krauthammer. "Climate science is a ‘religion,’ Washington Post columnist claims" by Nathan Diebenow.The very, very ugly: "Beck Lashes Out At Bill Kristol And Breaks Down The Fight Against Evil".Book: "What Would Jefferson Do?" by Thom Hartmann.Coming up Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann ProgramHour Two: Why do conservatives hate the idea of unionizing the TSA? Thom challenges Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy, Reason Foundation / Author of the book, "Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive 21st Century".And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...The Thom Hartmann Program... your media support group for we the people.Thank you for being part of our ever growing community for News, Debate and Opinion on the Thom Hartmann Program.Click here to subscribe to the Thom Hartmann Newsletter.Sincerely,The Thom Hartmann Program
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