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The Pope calls on Catholics to act on the climate!
Dec. 31, 2014 5:39 amBy Thom Hartmann A...The fight to save our planet isn't only about survival. According to Pope Francis, we have a “grave ethical and moral responsibility” to act on climate change, and in 2015, the pontiff will direct all Catholics to do just that. In March, Pope Francis will urge the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to do more to address global warming.
The true welfare queen exposed!
Dec. 30, 2014 12:14 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Who should we really be drug testing?
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed a series of bills into law that will require some welfare recipients in Michigan to be drug-tested. Meanwhile, other states are considering following in Rick Snyder’s footsteps.Chuck Todd Accidentally Tells the Truth
Dec. 29, 2014 1:00 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...NBC’s Meet the Press isn’t exactly the cutting edge of journalism these days, but on yesterday’s episode, host Chuck Todd said something really, really insightful.
How Global Warming Harms Your Health...
Dec. 23, 2014 10:42 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Most Americans understand the basic ways that global warming is damaging our planet. They recognize that warmer temperatures mean bigger storms, longer droughts, and higher sea levels, but they don't realize the ways that climate change impacts their personal health.
We Need to Stop Worshipping Cops
Dec. 22, 2014 1:15 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...If you protest police brutality and you don’t protest police deaths, then you’re a hypocrite.
That’s what conservatives have been saying ever since two New York City cops were murdered Saturday in an apparent revenge attack for the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
The Death of the Middle Class was by Design...
Dec. 19, 2014 6:19 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Even in the face of the so-called Recovery, poverty and inequality are getting worse in our country, and more wealth and power is flowing straight to the top. According to Paul Buchheit over at Alternet, this is the end result of winner-take-all capitalism, and this destruction of the working class has all been by design.
Is George Zimmerman Right?
Dec. 18, 2014 1:08 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...It's time to listen to George Zimmerman. Seriously, and I'll explain in a minute.