American democracy - for sale to the highest anonymous bidder
Jul. 17, 2012 9:53 amBy louisehartmannTransparency!? We don’t need no stinkin’ transparency! On Monday, Republicans in the Senate joined together to filibuster and kill the latest attempt by Democrats to inject transparency in our elections.
Daily Topics - Tuesday July 17th, 2012
Jul. 17, 2012 9:44 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: What is Romney hiding?
Hour Two: Romney's Bain departure date and why it matters - Matthew Vadum, Capital Research Center
Hour Three: What you need to know about the LIBOR scandal - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Daily Topics - Monday July 16th, 2012
Jul. 16, 2012 10:42 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Why would anybody proudly call themselves a conservative?
Hour Two: Socialism vs. wealth inequality - Chris Markowski, Watchdog on Wall Street / Plus, Disclose Act...is it time to stop selling off America? Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Hour Three: Meet the guy threatened w/jail for registering voters...
It's time for the banksters to lawyer up
Jul. 16, 2012 9:43 amBy louisehartmannThe New York Times reported on Saturday that the Department of Justice is building several criminal cases against major Wall Street banks related to the ongoing LIBOR rate-rigging scandal. Charges are expected to be brought against at least one bank and its employees by the end of this year. It’s alleged that hundreds of billions – if not trillions – of dollars were manipulated in the global economy by a handful of banks colluding
What will be Wall Street’s punishment for fraudulently manipulating the LIBOR?
Jul. 13, 2012 9:17 amBy louisehartmannAn analysis by Morgan Stanley finds that Wall Street stands to be hit with at least $22 billion in penalties over its involvement in rigging key interest rates that underlie trillions of dollars of investments around the world. But that’s a low number – as hundreds of thousands of litigants – from individuals, to cities, to businesses – might have cases against the banks as this investigation continues – and it’s learned just how much mo
Daily Topics - Thursday July 12th, 2012
Jul. 12, 2012 10:02 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Latest on the battle for democracy in Michigan - Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, Rainbow Push Detroit
Our crumbling infrastructure & long commutes
Jul. 12, 2012 9:29 amBy louisehartmannOur public transportation system is failing low-income workers. According to a new study by the Brookings Institute – only a quarter of Americans can get to their job within 90 minutes using public transportation. For a lot of Americans who can’t afford a car – or the gas to commute the average 13 miles it takes for the typical American to get to work – then public transportation is their only option. But that means long, exh
Daily Topics - Wednesday July 11th, 2012
Jul. 11, 2012 10:31 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: House repealing Obamacare...creating wage slavery?
Hour Two: Put an end to all billionaires! Tanya Marchiol, Team Investments Inc.
Hour Three: Tax Breaks for 10 years...where are the jobs?
America’s entrepreneurial class is dying
Jul. 11, 2012 9:01 amBy louisehartmannWhile small businesses have certainly taken a hit following the Bush Great Recession, the evidence shows that American entrepreneurs have been getting pummeled for more than thirty years. According to a new study released today by the New American Foundation, the number of entrepreneurs per capita has dropped by 53% since 1977. And since 1991, the number of Americans who are self-employed has dropped by more than 20%. In othe
Daily Topics - Tuesday July 10th, 2012
Jul. 10, 2012 12:27 pmBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Voter suppression...a legacy of slavery? / Plus, GOP ignores SCOTUS, plots health care repeal vote - Congressman Steve Israel, (D-NY)
Hour Two: Should firefighters be making the minimum wage...$7.25/hour? Peter Ferrara, Carleson Center for Public Policy
Hour Three: Would cutting the work week put everyone back to work?