The Movement Marches on & so do the Banksters...
Oct. 6, 2011 6:44 amBy louisehartmannThe Occupy Wall Street movement swelled to at least 20,000 people yesterday – as demonstrators peaceably marched through Manhattan alongside throngs of unionized workers. But as the sun went down – and demonstrators attempted to take their march to Wall Street – another police crackdown ensued. Using pepper-pray and swinging batons – police prevented protestors from accessing Wall Street – and they also closed the Wall
Speaking of the 99% versus the 1%
Oct. 5, 2011 8:14 amBy louisehartmannSpeaking of the 99% versus the 1% - a new report out of the International Monetary Fund finds that one of the greatest factors for prolonged economic growth in a nation is a low level of wealth inequality. By reviewing economies around the world – and looking at economic variables such as political institutions, debt, and trade – the study found that by far – it’s wealth inequality that has the greatest effect on susta
Daily Topics - Wednesday October 5th, 2011
Oct. 5, 2011 8:05 amBy shawnt56Hour One: Republicans...no jobs bill, no safety net, no regulations...no! no! no!
Hour Two: American exceptionalism and Occupy Wall Street - Dan Gainor, Business and Media Institute
Hour Three: The Magic of Reality - Professor Richard Dawkins
Transcript: Thom Hartmann & Norman Solomon: Health care, education and jobs programs. October 3, 2011
Oct. 5, 2011 7:26 amBy SueNThom Hartmann: Welcome back, Thom Hartmann here with you live from the Take Back The American Dream conference in Washington DC. An extraordinary coalition of organizations and groups which I will share with you later once I get the list, Louise. Oh hey, surprise, I got the list. America Votes, Power Pack, Demos, that’s a long list. We’ll share it at more length. Anyhow, Norman Solomon is with me right now.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann & Jim Dean: Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act. October 3, 2011
Oct. 5, 2011 6:39 amBy SueNTuesday 4 October '11 show notes
Oct. 5, 2011 4:14 amBy SueN- Show live from the "Take Back The American Dream" conference.
- Karen Nussbaum, Working America. How Women Can be the Heroes of An Economic Recovery that Doesn’t Leave People Behind.
- Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen. Corporate Power.
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine. Right of free assembly.
- Isaiah Poole, Campaign for America's Future.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann & Stéphane Hessel - "Time for Outrage". September 28, 2011
Oct. 5, 2011 2:28 amBy SueN