Corporations Should Pay For Their Own Mistakes.
Jan. 13, 2014 8:20 amBy Thom Hartmann A...More than 300,000 West Virginia residents are facing their fifth day of coping with a massive chemical spill, and FEMA is helping state and local agencies ensure that residents have access to safe drinking water. That means tax payers are already covering the cost of the spill, and they could be on the hook for clean up expenses as well.
What Congress does when we're not watching...
Jan. 10, 2014 8:57 amBy Thom Hartmann A...While the media was focused on Chris Christie and “Bridge-gate”, Congress moved closer to accepting a massive, international trade agreement. On Thursday, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators proposed legislation to give the Obama Administration the power to fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership and other controversial trade deals.
Daily Topics - Thursday January 9th, 2014
Jan. 9, 2014 12:11 pmBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!!
Hour One: Is Chris Christie's car out of control? Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)
Hour Two: Chris Christie's Nixon moment - Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio / Plus, Geeky Science - Global warming releases unknown diseases?
What your metadata really says about you...
Jan. 9, 2014 8:21 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Ever since Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA, we've heard politicians and agency officials claim that collecting metadata isn't spying. But, two MIT students have created a program to help you understand the digital trail that you leave behind everyday. Daniel Smilkov and Deepak Jagdish's “Immersion” program creates a virtual map of your life using only your email account.
Do Republicans really care about the "War on Poverty?"
Jan. 8, 2014 9:12 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Tuesday, the Senate advanced legislation to extend long-term unemployment benefits, and all but six Republicans declined to vote for it. Instead of helping to restore this financial lifeline to out-of-work Americans, Conservative lawmakers say that they are launching their own plan to help the poor. Today, Senator Marco Rubio will deliver a speech marking the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B.
Daily Topics - Tuesday January 7th, 2014
Jan. 7, 2014 12:08 pmBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!!
Hour One: The Republican Sabotage of America...
Hour Three: Do evolution and politics mix? Bryan Fischer, American Family Association
The Polar Vortex does NOT disprove global warming.
Jan. 7, 2014 8:46 amBy Thom Hartmann A...The polar vortex is moving across the United States, and a large area of our nation is facing bitter cold. As many Americans are dealing with temperatures well below zero, the Right-wing media is pointing to the cold snap as so-called proof that global warming is a myth.
Daily Topics - Monday January 6th, 2014
Jan. 6, 2014 12:27 pmBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!!
Hour One: Libertarian model for tobacco..."go ahead and die?" J.D. Tuccille, Reason
Hour Two: Who are the REAL Obamacare hypocrites?
Hour Three: Why FDR's "four freedoms" are REAL freedoms - Professor Harvey Kaye, The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great
It's time for Republicans to do some real work.
Jan. 6, 2014 8:29 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Congress is back from vacation, but that doesn't mean Republicans are ready to get to work. Senate Democrats have already scheduled a test vote to restore unemployment insurance, but Republicans say they won't approve an extension without something in return.
Let's save the middle class!
Jan. 3, 2014 9:22 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Today, many Americans consider themselves “middle class.” However, compared to the standards of the 1960s, the so-called middle class is dead, and the war on unions is directly responsible. In 1965, Americans willing to take dangerous, difficult work – like a midnight shift shoveling waste at a steel mill – could earn about $2.30 an hour.