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It's Election Day - Win some – lose some...
It’s Election Day – and there are several important issues up for vote around the nation. At the top of the list is the fate of SB-5 in Ohio – the law passed by state Republicans to strip public sector workers of their rights to collectively bargain. According to polling – the harsh anti-union law is headed for repeal today – as majority of Ohioans are against the war on labor and think Governor Kasich overstepped his mandate. Meanwhile – up in Maine – voters will have a chance to repeal several new laws passed by Republicans that make it harder to vote.
These new laws now require voter IDs – they make it more difficult for people to register – and they shorten early voting. Despite a secret conservative donor who has reportedly dumped a quarter-million dollars into the election to make sure these laws stay on the books – a slim majority of voters in Maine support repeal. So if all goes well – tomorrow – workers in Ohio will be allowed to collectively bargain again – and voters in Maine will be able to vote.
Unfortunately, down in Mississippi – voters will likely give personhood rights to fetuses – laying the groundwork for not only prohibiting legal abortion – but also prohibiting birth control and in vitro fertilization. Win some – lose some.
-Thom
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Daily Take: Is the end of empire good for America?
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The Daily Stack 
Hour One: Occupy the Kochs - How does OWS deal with renegades in its midst?
Hour Two: Ohio...Politicus Interruptus?
Quote: "Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them." -- Barry M. Goldwater".
Hour Three: Message to Occupy Wall Street: "want more equality? Embrace more capitalism!" What?! Anthony Randazzo, Reason.com
Missoula votes on corporate personhood- City Councilwoman Cynthia Wolken, Missoula, MT / Move to Amend
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Coming up Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program
Hour One: The latest on the Ohio election...politicus interruptus?- Cliff Schecter, Libertas, LLC
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
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Thom's Poll
Australia's parliament has passed a historic law to tax carbon emissions - will a carbon tax be coming to America soon?
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Hartmann: Occupy the Kochs - How does OWS deal with renegades in its midst?
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Thom Hartmann on the News - November 8, 2011
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Thom Hartmann vs. Anthony Randazzo - Equality vs. Capitalism
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