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It might not be too long before our economy gets screwed by Wall Street, again
The corporate corruption of our government is most glaring when it comes to regulating Wall Street. According to a new report released today by Public Citizen – lawmakers who oppose the Volcker Rule, which says banks can't gamble with your checking account money, receive on average four times more in campaign contributions from Wall Street than those lawmakers who support the Volcker Rule.
In total – Members of Congress opposing the Volcker Rule have collected more than $66 million since 2010 from the banksters – which works out to about $388,000 per Member. While most Americans are horrified by this blatant buy-off of our Congress – Wall Street considers it a worthwhile investment and the Supreme Court says it's legal.
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Our new lottery economy (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Our new lottery economy
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How the Koch Brothers spent $3.9 million under the radar...- Lee Fang, RepublicReport.org 
Reporter fired over state's extreme ultrasound law- Scott Braddock, Texas reporter fired for interview on extreme ultrasound law
Daily Take: Democratic Underground readers are wrong on SCOTUS
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour Two: Will the Supreme Court Toss Life Without Parole for Juveniles?- Cully Stimson, The Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
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Tuesday's Daily Stack 
Quote: "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hour One: Live from the the SCOTUS health care hearings radio row- Congresswoman/Dr. Judy Chu (D-CA, 32nd District)
The future of the Affordable Health Care Act- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Health care law- Eric Burns, Bullfight Strategies / past president of Media Matters for America
Quote: "Here's how you get him. He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way!" -- Sean Connery's character in "The Untouchables" movie.
Hour Two: Founding Fathers Would Approve of National Healthcare Policy- Doug Kendall, Constitutional Accountability Center
In the News: Schakowsky: Romney bad for women’s health- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Congresswoman (D-IL, 9th District)
Affordable Care Act- Ethan Rome, Executive Director, Health Care for America Now (HCAN)
In the News: Supreme Court to Hear Arguments For and Against “Obama Care” for the Next Three Days- Jennifer Ng'andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy Project-National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Hour Three: In the News: Linda Sanchez Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of Affordable Care Act- Congresswoman Linda Sanchez(D-CA, 39th District)
Affordable Health Care Act, Supreme Court- Bill Roach, Chairman, American Heart Association
"My Dance With Cancer"- Laura Ruderman, Candidate for U.S. Congress (D-WA, district 1) / Former WA State Rep
In the News: "Hands Off My Health Care!" (This Message Brought to You By the Health Insurance Industry)- Wendell Potter, Former head of Communications for CIGNA turned health insurance industry whistleblower / Author
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Thom's Poll
George Zimmerman is still free more than a month after he murdered Trayvon Martin. Will he ever be arrested and tried?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Watch the Full Show
Full Show 3/27/12: Progressive Caucus Releases their Budget
The house progressive caucus released their budget, and guest host Sam Sacks compares it with Rep. Ryan's radical budget released last week. Also discussed: how the individual healthcare mandate used to be a conservative idea, the U.S. and it's ranking 5th in killing its citizen and why the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements are joining forces. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at why conservatives are so ready to go to war with Iran.
Full Show 3/26/12: Thom talks with Dennis Kucinich
Thom talks with Dennis Kucinich about Obamacare and the case against it being heard in the Supreme Court. Also discussed: Obama's new pick to head the World Bank, the latest from the Trayvon Martin case and Thom talks with actress Mary-Louise Parker about her role with the Hope North Uganda organization. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at the economic similarities between the conservatives in the U.S. and the U.K.
Thom Hartmann on the News - March 28, 2012
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