Here’s “student loan debt” part 2. Russ Feingold has launched a campaign to ease the burden of student loans.

As former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold aims to unseat GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, he is promoting a social media campaign advocating for a proposal that would allow students to refinance their loans.

Johnson has called student loan refinancing a "big government giveaway proposal" and also referred to student loans as "free money."

The Republican senator voted against [Sen. Elizabeth] Warren's proposal to allow student loan borrowers to refinance their loans at significantly lower interest rates.

To prevent the bill from adding to the federal deficit, it would enact the "Buffett Rule," imposing a minimum tax rate on millionaires.

Yeesh. Ron Johnson apparently doesn't mind saddling students with more debt—so long as the fortunes of millionaires aren't imposed upon.

-Thom

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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10pm... Loving Climate Change? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Community Square

"The Blazer Experiment - On How Police Uniforms Represent Their Relationship With The Community"
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Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Why Is the DNC Dissing Bernie's Single Payer Healthcare Advocate?
- RoseAnn DeMoro, National Nurses United

Article: "DNC Platform Committee Members Offended By Key Single-Payer Healthcare Advocate" by Kevin Gosztola.

Event: June 17-19, 2016 Chicago, IL: "The People's Summit".

Video: The People's Summit 2016 -Friday - Day 1.

Video: The People's Summit - Day 2 - 6.18.2016 - #PPLSummit.

Video: The People's Summit 2016 - Day 3 - #PPLSummit.

Video: Donald Trump's Full Anti-Hillary Clinton Speech in NYC (6-22-16).

Article: "Donald Trump’s Speech: What You Missed and Our Fact Checks" by Michael Barbaro, Amy Chozick, Patrick Healy, Alan Rappeport and David E. Sanger.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann (read online).

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Report on the Subject of Manufactures" by Alexander Hamilton.

Book: "Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision" by Thom Hartmann.

Tweet: "C-SPAN has no control over the U.S. House TV cameras." by C-SPAN.

Article: "Baylor president Ken Starr fired amid school's football sexual assault scandal, report says" by Creg Stephenson.

Tweet: "#TurnOnTheCameras After the worst mass shooting in US history, Congress still refuses to act. We'll be here until that changes." by Rep. Scott Peters.

Video: House Democrats Stage Sit-in House Democrats stage a sit-in to call for legislative action on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. Members stayed on the floor after the House went in to recess. June 22, 2016

Article: "2016 Orlando nightclub shooting" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hillary Clinton uses Donald Trump's own words against him in Columbus speech" by Darrel Rowland.

Video: Full Speech: Hillary Clinton Rally in Columbus, Ohio (June 21, 2016) Economic Speech.

Video: House Democrats on Gun Legislation Protest, June 22, 2016. House Democrats held a rally on the steps of the Capitol to call attention to their sit-in on the House floor to force a vote on gun control legislation.

Article: "Clinton’s ‘Charleston Loophole’ Claim" by D'Angelo Gore.

Article: "Charleston church shooting" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2nd Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Article: "Statement on Republicans’ Vote to Block ‘No Fly, No Buy’ Bill" by Nancy Pelosi.

Article: "H.R.1217 - Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015" by Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2].

Site: "Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey".

Article: "Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hamilton College (New York)" by Wikipedia.

Site: Mondragon Corporation

Article: "Gunsmoke" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Dennis Weaver" by Wikipedia.

Book: "All the World's a Stage" by Dennis Weaver.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief

Article: "Senate to vote on new bipartisan gun control proposal this week" by TMN.

Article: "Collins hopes for compromise in new gun control bill" by Deirdre Walsh and Manu Raju.

Article: "Latest Senate Gun-Control Bill Hits NRA Hurdle" by Kristina Peterson and Siobhan Hughes.

Article: "Loretta Lynch Admits That Federal Authorities Have Lost The Orlando Shooter's Wife" by Tyler Durden.

Article: "Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert reports to prison" by Christy Gutowski.

Article: "US congressman Chaka Fattah convicted on corruption charges" by BBC.

Article: "Hillary Clinton coming to Cincinnati Monday with Elizabeth Warren" by Chrissie Thompson and Sharon Coolidge.

Article: "'Art of the Steal': Clinton Blasts Trump’s Business Record, Economic Plans" by Gabrielle Levy.

Article: "Trump launches LyingCrookedHillary.com" by Rebecca Savransky.

Article: "North Korea test fires two missiles into Sea of Japan" by TMN.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman

Article: "Occupy movement" by Wikipedia.

Site: Black Lives Matter.

Article: "Students for a Democratic Society" (SDS) by Wikipedia.

Event: Philadelphia, PA, July 25–28, 2016: "2016 Democratic National Convention".

Tweet: "Currently tallying the number of lies about Hillary Clinton in the transcript of Trump's speech. I am at 15 so far." by Brian Fallon.

Article: "Two weeks after California's primary, Clinton's lead over Sanders narrows slightly while many ballots remain" by John Myers.

Article: "Why California Still Hasn't Processed Over Two Million Ballots from the Primaries; Bernie Supporters Scratching Their Heads" by Steven Rosenfeld.

Site: Act Blue.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 8.

Law: "Gonzales v. Raich", 2005.

Law: "United States v. Lopez", 1995.

Article: "Sanders: 'It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee'" by Jesse Byrnes.

Article: "Read Hillary Clinton’s Speech Attacking Donald Trump’s Economic Policies" by Katie Reilly.

Movie: "All The Way".

Site: Brand New Congress.

Bill: "H.R.5053 - Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act".

Article: "Why Trump Might Win" by Robert Reich.

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Full Show 6/21/16: Will Trump Really Be the GOP Nominee?!?

Tonight’s Politics Panel discusses the importance of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent in the Utah v. Strieff case, why gun control measures aren’t passing despite overwhelming support, and the dire news coming out of the Trump campaign. Thom discusses The People’s Summit and the next step in the political revolution with radio host and activist Richard Eskow and in tonight’s Daily Take Thom details why money in politics is preventing Congress from passing gun control laws.

Is #Trump Taking Ideas From One Of Thom's Books?

Why Is The #DNC Dissing #Bernie's Single-Payer Advocate? (w/Guest: RoseAnn DeMoro)

Why Is #Trump Attacking #Hillary For #Republican Policies?

What Would Thomas Jefferson Do About Our #Gun Violence?

Why Hasn't Congress Banned This Machine-Gun Kit? (w/Guest: Lamar Waldron)

The Deification Of #Guns Has To Stop!

Is #Trump Using #Nixon's Playbook to Take The White House?! (w/Guest: Lamar Waldron)

Should #NRA-funded #Congress Members Be Voting on #Gun Issues?

Is Rep. Jeb Hensarling The Fox Guarding The #Financial Hen House?