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Does congress have the courage to impeach Trump again?
Jun. 2, 2020 5:00 pm
By Thom Hartmann A...
Yesterday, Donald Trump violated the First Amendment "right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" for a blasphemous photo-op holding a Bible in front of a church.
How Trump's promotion of mask stupidity could lose him the election
Jun. 2, 2020 11:40 amBy Thom Hartmann A... Every advanced democracy in the world has its coronavirus epidemic largely under control except the United States. And we're on the verge of melting down again because a substantial minority of Americans simply don't know the basic science of how an epidemic works and why wearing masks is part of breaking the epidemic chain.
How Do We End the Looting?
Jun. 1, 2020 4:08 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Looting is the word of the day, on the lips of every newscaster, the president, and elected officials across the country. And, indeed, looting is a major problem in America.
How Do We Heal America From the Damage Caused By Right Wing Media?
May. 29, 2020 3:33 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Donald Trump wants to go after social media because Twitter pointed out one of his lies. And, in fact, social media has done a lot of damage to America and the American body politic, with the most visible example being it's help in putting Donald Trump in the White House in 2016.
There's Only One Reason Trump and the GOP Don't Want Mail-in Voting
May. 28, 2020 3:09 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Trump and Republicans don't want mail-in voting this November because it blows up a couple of their most effective voter suppression schemes.
How Do We Stop Them From Killing More People?
May. 27, 2020 3:51 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, presidents of the United States and Brazil, are essentially refusing to do anything consequential about an epidemic that is killing massive numbers of their own countries' citizens.
Will Americans Risk Death To Vote Trump Out Of Office?
May. 26, 2020 3:33 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... The contours of Donald Trump's reelection strategy are coming into view. It appears he's trying to get as many people infected as possible in red states and swing states, so by November they will have herd immunity and can go vote.
History will not be kind to the billionaire Trump whisperers responsible for so many COVID-19 deaths
May. 21, 2020 3:50 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Several new studies and models suggest that if Donald Trump had simply declared a state of national emergency, largely shutting down the country, a few weeks earlier than he did, tens of thousands of people who are dead right now would still be alive.
Will America Survive Trump's Destruction of our Government?
May. 20, 2020 3:58 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Back in 1971, Louis Powell, in his infamous memo, cited Ralph Nader and Rachel Carson as the villains who had started consumer safety and environmental movements.
How Can We Force Congress to Give Money to Average Americans, Instead of High Level Grifters?
May. 19, 2020 3:25 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... When Congress put together the $2 trillion CARES2 Act they added a Congressional Oversight board. That board just released its first report, and it is shocking. Former "Foreclosure King" and current Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is in charge of what it is, essentially, a $500 billion slush fund.
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