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Snowden finally leaves airport!
Aug. 1, 2013 8:10 amBy Thom Hartmann A...After more than a month of being stuck in a Moscow airport, NSA-whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted a one-year asylum in Russia. Snowden managed to slip out of the Russian airport unseen, and then fled to a secret location. When asked where Snowden would be going, a Russian lawyer representing the whistleblower told reporters, “He is the most wanted man on planet Earth. What do you think he is going to do?
Daily Topics - Wednesday July 31st, 2013
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Once again, Republicans reject their own plan.
Jul. 31, 2013 7:39 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Only hours after President Obama proposed a new “grand bargain” for job creation, Republican leaders quickly condemned the idea. On Tuesday, the President spoke at an Amazon.com warehouse in Tennessee, where he unveiled a new plan that paired corporate tax cuts with infrastructure spending, in an effort to gain bipartisan support.
Daily Topics - Tuesday July 30th, 2013
Jul. 30, 2013 10:39 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Reagan-appointed judge says religious rights are "inherently human"
Jul. 30, 2013 7:59 amBy Thom Hartmann A...The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on a new aspect of corporate personhood – a corporation's right to the free exercise of religion. Judge Robert Cowen rejected a company's claimed that it should not have to provide birth control under Obamacare for religious reasons.
Daily Topics - Monday July 29th, 2013
Jul. 29, 2013 11:43 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Should gun groups be buying Zimmerman a new gun? Bill Frady, Locked and Loaded Radio
The economic terrorists are at it again...
Jul. 29, 2013 8:58 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Republicans are gearing up to hold our economy hostage yet again. The last fight over the debt limit cost our economy $18 billion dollars, and despite that, the GOP is ready to do it all over again to try and force President Obama to accept even more extreme austerity measures. Last week, House Speaker John Boehner said, “we're not going to raise the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending.
Eric Holder is taking on the Wild West!
Jul. 26, 2013 7:20 amBy Thom Hartmann A...When the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act last month, Attorney General Eric Holder promised that the Justice Department would continue to fight voter suppression using every tool at its disposal. Now he's making good on that promise.
Daily Topics - Thursday July 25th, 2013
Jul. 25, 2013 11:07 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: Obscene for government to profit from students? Anthony Randazzo, Reason Foundation
Hour Two: Billionaire plan for Detroit...gated community? Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio / Plus, Geeky Science - Gut Microbes Drive New Species Evolution
Can Obama defeat the Republican cult?
Jul. 25, 2013 9:20 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Yesterday, President Obama spoke at Knox College in Illinois - about his vision for the American economy. Throughout his speech - the President highlighted facts - like how middle-class Americans are struggling to survive - while CEO pay and earnings for the top 1% of Americans have skyrocketed.