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Kids Are TrumpCare's Latest Victims
If signed into law, the so-called "healthcare reform" bill that passed the House last week would cause tens of millions of Americans to lose their health insurance - literally kill thousands of people - and leave thousands more in debt. It would also gut special education.
In communities all across the country, schools depend on Medicaid to help cover the costs of special education programs.
But because the Republican healthcare bill cuts Medicaid, it puts all of those programs at risk.
This is unfortunately not a unique scenario in modern America.
Our social welfare system is woefully inadequate - especially when it comes to childcare and education.
As Republicans in Congress move to gut Obamacare, are we watching the first volleys of the next class war?
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm...
What Did France Get Right That America Got SO Wrong?
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In for Thom tonight, please welcome Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel News Co-op
The Big Picture: What Did France Get Right That America Got SO Wrong?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown/Catch Dr. Wolff's talk in NYC (5/10)... for details, click here: Democracy At Work
Big Picture Interview: Why Did Trump Win While Le Pen Lost?
- Zaid Jilani, The Intercept
- Bryan Pruitt, RedState
Big Picture Panel: Trump Supports Jim Crow by Defending Muslim Ban
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Tuesday's Daily Stack 
Article: " Javert" ( Les Misérables character).
Hour Two: Alex Lawson Takes Your Calls
Quote: " It violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery being at the essence of getting the nominations for president or elected president. And the same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and Congress members. So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election's over'." - President Jimmy Carter on unlimited money in politics on the Thom Hartmann Program, 28 July 2015.
Article: " Moloch" by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: The Right's Latest Stealth Attack on Unions
- Scot Ross, One Wisconsin Now
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
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Thom's Poll
Can Democrats Win In 2018?
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Is Trump Forcing Government Employees to Watch Fox News?
On tonight’s Big Picture, Sam discusses a protester facing jail time and the future of the anti-war movement under the Trump administration with Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK. Then, Sam talks to Dave McCulloch of Capitol Media Partners and Kymone Freeman of We Act Radio about the GOP healthcare bill and whether the Trump administration is asking government employees to tune in to Fox News.
The Left Doesn't Need to Own the Broken System Forced on Us by Republicans (w/Guest RJ Eskow)
10 People Will Die Each Year to Give 1 Rich Person a $7 Million Tax Break (w/Guest RJ Eskow)
Trump Wants to Take Away VA Benefits. Making America Great Again? (w/Guest Will Fischer)
People in France Are Relieved Le Pen Didn't Win (w/Guest Cole Stangler)
"Pre-Existing Condition" Is a Bizarre Concept That Only Exists in the US (w/Guest Wendell Potter)
Trumpcare Won't Be an Overnight Success, It's Got a Long Uphill Battle (w/Guest Wendell Potter)
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