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America. No Longer the Home of the Brave but the Scared S*#tless
Jun. 1, 2015 11:54 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Today, for the first time in years, normal everyday Americans can theoretically make a phone call without the government spying on them. That’s because just after midnight last night, Section 215 of the Patriot Act expired.
Climate deniers are running out of excuses...
May. 29, 2015 5:37 amBy Thom Hartmann A...One-by-one, the excuses for failing to act on climate change are disappearing.
Earlier this month, China proved that it's possible to quickly and dramatically reduce carbon emissions. According to an analysis by Greenpeace, our planet's largest greenhouse gas emitter reduced coal use by about 8 percent in a single year.How much did "fast track" cost the corporate elite?
May. 28, 2015 9:35 amBy Thom Hartmann A...It cost corporations less than $18,000 bucks per vote to get “fast track” passed in the United States Senate.
According to a recent analysis by The Guardian Newspaper, corporate members of the US Business Coalition for TPP donated more than $1.1 million dollars to Senate campaigns in the first quarter of 2015. The average Democrat received about $9,700 dollars and the average Republican raked in almost $20,000.Capitalism Could Kill All Life On Earth
May. 26, 2015 12:38 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Are we going to let capitalism destroy life on Earth? According to 99% of climate scientists – we’ll know by the end of the century.