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The world is on the brink of a major food crisis
For the first time in recent history, humanitarian organizations are responding to three major food crises at once – one in West Africa, one in East Africa, and one in Yemen. Accelerating climate change and dwindling resources have created several severe food shortages – adding 43 million more people around the world to the ranks of those who will go hungry this year alone
As Barbara Stocking, the chief executive with OxFam Great Britain, warned, “without urgent action, things will only get worse, and multiple major crises could quickly move from being an exception to being the norm.” Enough food exists, but the failures of global capitalism and industrial food systems prevent solutions to the problem. If the United States doesn’t take the lead in using resources and energy more responsibly soon, then the rest of the world is going to descend into chaos, and we as a nation will go down with them.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... "Days of Destruction" (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: "Days of Destruction"- Chris Hedges, Journalist / Contributor-Truthdig / Author-latest "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt" co-written w/Joe Sacco 
Screwed: Don Siegelman - Justice denied...again- Former Governor Don Siegelman, (D-AL) (1999-2003)
The Best of the Rest of the News...
Why we can't depend on big oil to save us- Austin Petersen, , Libertarian / FreedomWorks
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm
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Hour One: News of the day- Cliff Schecter, National Progressive PR Strategist / Nationally syndicated columnist-Al Jazeera English
Latest on the Sikh Temple shooter's neo-Nazi ties- Mark Potok, Southern Poverty Law Center
Hour Two: Latino voters and election 2012- Jeff Cruz, Latinos for a Secure Retirement.
Whistleblower lawsuits- James Kauffman, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.
Hour Three: Dangers of anti-depressants- Kim Lambert, Attorney - Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.
Romney's false welfare attacks- Jen Psaki, Traveling Press Secretary-Obama Campaign 2012
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Monday's Daily Stack 
Please welcome Attorney Mike Papantonio, host of "Ring of Fire Radio" in for Thom this week
Hour One: Veepstakes...who will Romney choose?- Cliff Schecter, Libertas LLC
Hour Three: Tragedy in Wisconsin- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine
Article: " Mark Potok", Southern Poverty Law Center.
78 months for Siegelman?! - Former Governor Don Siegelman, (D-AL) (1999-2003)
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm
Please welcome Attorney Mike Papantonio, host of "Ring of Fire Radio" in for Thom this week
Hour One: News of the day- Cliff Schecter, National Progressive PR Strategist / Nationally syndicated columnist-Al Jazeera English
The CEO plan to steal Social Security- Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
How the right is trying to drum up their hate machines to defeat Obama- Adele Stan, Alternet
Hour Three: the dangers of metal-on-metal hip implants- Ben Gordon, Attorney-Levin Law
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Thom's Poll
Would Americans be affected by a global food crisis?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 8/6/12: Wall Street Always Gets What they Want
Guest host Sam Sacks discusses the Wisconsin Sikh Temple shooting with journalist and author John Nichols and Rajdeep Singh of The Sikh Coalition. Also discussed: Texas' plans to execute a mentally disabled man, the latest study revealing how Romney's tax plan helps the rich while hurting the middle class and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses how Wall Street owns Congress and always get what they want.
Thom Hartmann on the News - August 6, 2012
Jim Javinsky fills in for Thom Hartmann commenting on the news for Monday, August 6, 2012.
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