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The Koch Brothers have a plan for Recruiting Students for the Tea Party
Students at public universities are screwed. Earlier this week it was revealed that American oligarch Charles Koch – one of the billionaire Koch brothers – has a deal with Florida State University where he can handpick right-wing professors for the universities Economics Department in exchange for a heft cash donation to the school. Investigative reporter Lee Fang is now reporting that this story only scratches the surface of what the Kochs are up to as far as polluting universities with their far-right ideology.
At George Mason University – Clemson – West Virginia – Brown – Troy – and Utah State – the Kochs have thrown million’s of dollars into the curriculums to ensure professors are hired who will promote deregulation and friendly oil policies – basically policies that help the Koch’s profits. At some schools – students are even forced to read books that the Kochs have written. I guess this is the new strategy of these oligarchs – why spent millions kicking off the Tea Party movement.
Why try to get older people on board when you can buy professors to convince kids right out of college to put on the tri-corner hat.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... The Banksters are at it again... (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: The Banksters are at it again... with Matt Taibbi, Investigative Journalist - Rolling Stone Magazine. 
Screwed: The best education money can buy? with Lee Fang, Reporter / Blogger - Think Progress.
The corporatization of education? with Seton Motley, President of Less Government.
The Best of the Rest of the News...
DC employment: revolving door policy...should we ban it? with Dave Saldana, Communications Director - Free Press.
Small Blue County vs Big Red State with Paul Eckerstrom, Tucson, AZ Attorney / Co-Chair, "Start Our State" (Baja AZ).
Daily Take: What's the bigger threat to our security...Al Qaeda or Wall Street?
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The Daily Stack 
Quote: "How can you have a war on terrorism when war itself is terrorism?" -- Howard Zinn.
Hour One: Latest on the war on democracy...Benton Harbor, MI with Dennis Knowles, City Commissioner, Benton Harbor, MI (4th Ward).
Are we drugging our kids into stupidity?
World Aids Orphans need your help Ann Pickar, Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition. Event tonight.
Hour Two: More earth, less people...save the planet, stop having kids? Thom confronts Robert Knight of the American Civil Rights Union...
Geeky Science... why apples are the miracle fruit...
Hour Three: Should we have held a trial for Osama Bin Laden before killing him? with Steve Malzberg, Host, The Steve Malzberg Show, 4-6pm ET Weekdays on WOR Newstalk Radio 710.
Will "Baja AZ" be the 51st state? with Paul Eckerstrom, Tucson, AZ Attorney / Co-Chair, "Save Our State" (SOS for Baja, AZ) / 2nd Vice Chair-Pima County Democrats.
Catholic Academics urge Boehner to rethink policies that hurt the poor with Steve Schneck, The Catholic University of America.
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Thom's Poll
Will the Kochs get away with giving millions to universities to promote deregulation & friendly oil policies into curriculums?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Thom Hartmann: Bin Laden's dead - Al Qaeda scattered...so why are we there?
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Thom Hartmann on the News - May 12 2011
Thom Hartmann: More earth, fewer people... save the planet, stop having kids?
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