Daily Topics - Thursday January 3rd, 2013
Jan. 3, 2013 11:34 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: The case against billionaires... Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Manhattan Institute
Hour Two: Do we need to arm teachers? Noel Flasterstein, Attorney & Host-The Gun Show / Plus, Geeky Science - Hitting streaks in baseball may be contagious
Hour Three: 2013...extreme austerity here we come
Ignoring the lessons in Europe...
Jan. 3, 2013 8:01 amBy louisehartmannThe United States is set to jump into an austerity economic death spiral this year. Already – thanks to Republican hostage scenarios forcing deep spending cuts, the United States is set to swallow $348 billion in austerity measures in 2013. That includes $200 billion in spending cuts and an additional $125 billion from the expiration of the payroll tax cut.
Daily Topics - Wednesday January 2nd, 2013
Jan. 2, 2013 11:28 amBy shawnt56Catch the Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: Django - Tarantino tells the South to screw itself
Hour Two: Is Frankenfish far less scary than fast food? Dr. Arthur Caplan / Plus, Thom talks filibuster reform with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Hour Three: Will filibuster reform cause the Democrats to lose the House in 2014?
So-Called Deal on the So-Called "Fiscal Cliff"
Jan. 2, 2013 9:15 amBy louisehartmannThe House of Representatives needed overtime – but late Tuesday night, they agreed with the Senate and passed legislation to avert half of the so-called “fiscal cliff.” And despite President Obama and some Democrats declaring victory after Republicans were forced to sign on to a small tax increase for the wealthiest Americans, this fiscal cliff deal is actually a dream come true for billionaires and banksters.