Monday 19 January '14 show notes
Jan. 20, 2015 9:50 amBy SueN- How do we fulfill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream?
- Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, Change Angent Consortium: Time to end police brutality
- Dr. Clarence Lusane, American University / The Black History of the White House: What would MLK, Jr. think of America today?
4 Ways Republicans Are Trying to Take Us Back to the Jim Crow Era
Jan. 19, 2015 1:30 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...If you haven’t already seen Selma, the new movie about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the fight for voting rights, do it tonight or tomorrow. It’s a great film - one of the best I’ve seen in a long time - and it does a great job of showing why all successful social movements start from the bottom up. But what’s really amazing about Selma is how relevant it is.
Friday 16 January '14 show notes
Jan. 17, 2015 8:18 amBy SueN- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT): "Brunch With Bernie"
- Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!
Did Democrats finally get the message?
Jan. 16, 2015 11:45 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Democratic lawmakers may have finally heard our voices. For the first time in a long time, party leaders in the House of Representatives have put forth a progressive tax plan that would tax Wall Street to give Main Street a little relief. This week, Representative Chris Van Hollen announced the Democratic plan to create “the kind of economy where the pie is growing and everyone is getting a better slice.”
Thursday 15 January '14 show notes
Jan. 16, 2015 10:57 amBy SueN- Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum: So...college women are to blame for campus rape?!
- Dahr Jamail, Truthout: The methane monster roars...
- Who needs lobbyists?
Time To Lock Up The Lobbyists
Jan. 15, 2015 2:06 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...There was a time when corporations didn't have anything close to the power they do over politics in America.
Wednesday 14 January '14 show notes
Jan. 15, 2015 9:46 amBy SueN- In for Thom today, Progressive Commentators Danielle and Shane-O.
- Maya Schenwar, Truthout / Locked Down, Locked Out: Is it time to rethink our "tough on crime" stance?
- Jeremy Travis, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY): Is it time to rethink our "tough on crime" stance?
- Ian Millhiser, Center for American Progress / Think Progress: Did Scott Walker just save...Obamacare?
- Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: Why our beliefs make us vulnerable
- Democratic Messaging