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Republican rule in America - Closer to Napoleon than the ideals of Jefferson
Democracy is on the march OUT of Michigan. Republican Governor Rick Snyder is using his new powers recently granted to him by the Republican state Legislature to take over a city – fire its elected representatives – and bust up unions and cut crucial government services. It’s part of Snyder’s plan to reduce his state’s budget deficit by putting cities that are struggling financially on a fast track to a Libertarian utopia...or nightmare.
The first victim of Governor Snyder – is the city of Benton Harbor. As of Friday – the powers of city boards and commissions of Benton Harbor have been usurped by a “Financial Manager” appointed by Governor Rick Snyder. That Financial Manager – although not elected by the people of Benton Harbor – now has authority over all the elected city officials of Benton Harbor and can break up union contracts – cut city services – and sell-off large chunks of the city to private corporations without any oversight.
Welcome to Republican rule in America – much closer to the ideals of Napoleon than the ideals of Jefferson.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Is your town next? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Is your town next? With City Commissioner Dennis Knowles, Benton Harbor, MI, and Ed Brayton, Editor - Michigan Messenger.
Sarah Palin gets booed.
Screwed: Tax day 2011...
Green report: Earth week begins with U.S. Chamber of Commerce protest With Bill McKibben, Activist / Founder - 350.org / Author of numerous books, most recent "Eaarth".
The Best of the Rest of the News...
Why do conservatives want to gut our food safety net? With Greg Conko, Senior Fellow - Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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The Daily Stack 
Quote: "By one assessment, the FDA has become so short-staffed that it would take the agency 1,900 years to inspect every foreign plant that exports food to the United States." -- Dr. Marion Nestle, Author/Professor New York University.
Hour One: Bank of America to thank ordinary New Yorkers for paying federal taxes, so they don't have to with J.A. Myerson, Organizer, U.S. Uncut.
Benton Harbor, MI - you're fired...city govt pink slipped by right wing governor with Mark Gaffney, President, Michigan AFL-CIO.
Hour Two: Benton Harbor emergency manager strips power from all elected officials With Eartha Jane Melzer, Reporter, Michigan Messenger.
Benton Harbor emergency manager strips power from all elected officials With Commissioner Juanita Henry, Third Ward Commissioner, Benton Harbor, MI.
Birth record or circumcision certificate?! What is AZ GOP thinking? with Dr. Mike Newcomb, Host of The Mike Newcomb Show on 1480 KPHX in Phoenix, AZ; physician/former candidate for AZ Governor.
Benton Harbor emergency manager strips power from all elected officials With Commissioner Dennis Knowles, Fourth Ward Commissioner, Benton Harbor, MI.
Hour Three: Why do conservatives want to gut our food safety net? With Thomas Bowden, Analyst, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights.
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Coming up Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program
Hour Three: The Koch funded Tea Party and the Christian Right are forging an unholy alliance to win in 2012...what's it like to sell your soul to win at any cost?? Thom will confront Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute...
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Thom's Poll
Can you call it Democracy when Gov. Snyder/MI fires elected reps, busts up Unions & cuts crucial Government services?
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Thom Hartmann: Conversations with Great Minds - Michio Kaku, Part 1
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Thom Hartmann on the News - April 18, 2011
Thom Hartmann & Thomas Bowden at the movies
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