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Billionaires...first they came for the economy
First the oligarchs came for our economy, and we said nothing. Then they came for our government, and again, we said nothing. Now, they’ve come for science, and we’re not saying a word. Thanks to Republican-backed austerity measures, our nation’s scientific infrastructure has been hit with devastating budget cuts.
All across America, research labs are shutting their doors, scientists are joining unemployment lines, and potentially life-saving drug trials and research projects are being put on hiatus. But have no fear, because the billionaire oligarchs are here. As William Broad points out in The New York Times, “Yet from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, science philanthropy is hot, as many of the richest Americans seek to reinvent themselves as patrons of social progress through science research.”
Broad goes on to write that, “The result is a new calculus of influence and priorities that the scientific community views with a mix of gratitude and trepidation.” And as Steven Edwards, a policy analyst with the American Association for the Advancement of Science said, “For better or worse, the practice of science in the 21st century is becoming shaped less by national priorities or by peer-review groups and more by the particular preferences of individuals with huge amounts of money.”
From disease research and underwater exploration, to space travel and climate change denial, billionaires are funding just about all aspects of science - or pseudoscience - in America today. As a result, basic science research, which is most often responsible for huge scientific breakthroughs, is suffering, because it’s not in the personal interests of the billionaires.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Social Security, the battle is far from over (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Watch the video 'Last Hours' narrated by Thom Hartmann about the "time bomb" that is ticking underground, underwater and under ice… frozen methane that is now escaping and could trigger runaway climate change. www.lasthours.org
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Need to Know: Social Security, the battle is far from over- Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future (CAF) 
Screwed: Leave fossil fuels in the ground- John Fullerton, Capital Institute.
The Best of the Rest...
Mortgage crisis gets personal- Patrick Lovell, Forward 13: Waking Up the American Dream.
PLUS, Marianne Williamson on running for Congress?- Marianne Williamson, Candidate for Congress (I-CA, 33rd district)
Daily Take: Billionaires...first they came for the economy
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Friday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom with all the news from our nation's capitol and as always he'll be spending the hour taking your calls and answering your questions too... Follow Bernie:    campaign site.
Hour Two: What is the White Man March all about?- Kyle Hunt, White Man March.
Hour Three: It's Anything Goes on Townhall Friday
Article: " 4th Amendment". " The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.". |
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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: Billionaires - first they came for the economy...
Hour Two: Lack of sex ed in school...child abuse?- Bruno Behrend, Heartland Institute
Hour Three: Time to end tipping?- Bryce Covert, Think Progress
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
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Plus, what do conservatives have against a healthy diet? I'll challenge Julie Gunlock of the Independent Women's Forum...
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Should BP be allowed to bid for government contracts again?
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Watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 3/14/14: U.S. Says BP Can Drill Again, But Why?
Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" discusses whether the U.S. should let BP drill again, the lawsuit against McDonalds over wage theft and AG Eric Holder's endorsement of reducing drug sentences. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with Ploughshares Fund President Joe Cirincione, author of the new book "Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late."
Thom Hartmann on the Science and Green News - March 17, 2014
Senator Bernie Sanders on the 'New' Republican Party
The Thom Hartmann Program - March 14, 2014
Caller Experiences White Privilege
Caller: Paul Ryan and Kyle Hunt Don't Understand White Privilege
What is the White Man March all About?
Brunch with Bernie - March 14, 2014
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Thom and Louise Hartmann founded the New England Salem Children's Village (NESCV) in New Hampshire in 1979. With states delaying payment for the children they entrust to the village, they need help with cash flow. Can you help? Now on Facebook. |
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