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Regulations Create Jobs - Lots of Them!
Jun. 10, 2015 11:27 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Republicans love to say that regulations kill jobs and destroy the economy.
That’s the meme they used to oppose Obamacare, it’s how they attacked the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, and it’s how they frame every argument against common sense environmental laws.
Our oceans are the lifeblood of our planet.
Jun. 9, 2015 12:30 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Our warming planet is causing major changes to our oceans. According to new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, warming waters are drastically altering the biodiversity in our oceans.
Stop Drinking the Climate Denial Cult’s Kool-Aid!
Jun. 8, 2015 11:29 amBy Thom Hartmann A...We will have a fossil fuel-free economy by 2100. That’s according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who announced today that the G7 nations have agreed to “decarbonise the global economy in the course of this century.”
The G7’s agreement is more of a goal than it is a hard-and-fast plan, but it’s still a big deal.
Get money out.
Jun. 5, 2015 5:24 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Sometimes studies and polls teach us something new. And, sometimes, they simply confirm something we already knew.
This week, a new study confirmed that U.S. presidents serve the wealthy elite, and a separate poll confirmed that Americans are sick and tired of ultra-rich controlling our political system.Only the Little People Pay Taxes in America
Jun. 4, 2015 12:10 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Why are our seniors paying higher taxes on their social security benefits than billionaires pay on stocks?
China: If They Pull the Plug, We're Screwed
Jun. 3, 2015 12:36 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...One of the most dangerous low-level conflicts in the world right now is the fight over the South China Sea, and if a war breaks out there, it could tank the American economy.
Big Pharma is Killing Us
Jun. 2, 2015 12:07 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Drug company profits are literally killing people - and now even doctors are speaking out.