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Daily Topics - Wednesday July 10th, 2013
Jul. 10, 2013 11:06 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Shouldn't we call an end to Empire? John Wohlstetter, Discovery Institute / Plus, America First...
Edward Snowden helps clear legal hurdles for the EFF!
Jul. 10, 2013 8:07 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Thanks to Edward Snowden, a federal court may finally hear the Electronic Frontier Foundation's case defending our Fourth Amendment rights. Long before the whistle-blower exposed top secret NSA documents, the EFF was fighting to protect our privacy.
Daily Topics - Tuesday July 9th, 2013
Jul. 9, 2013 11:03 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Americans need to see the violence of war, police and torture...
Hour Two: Can ALL jobs in America be outsourced? Daven Michaels, "Outsource Smart"
The Koch brothers are spreading lies about Obamacare.
Jul. 9, 2013 9:01 amBy Thom Hartmann A...As Obamacare goes into effect, some states are getting creative with ads telling residents about the healthcare law's benefits. However, those ads will be running alongside a multi-million dollar misinformation campaign orchestrated by the Koch brothers.
Daily Topics - Monday July 8th, 2013
Jul. 8, 2013 10:59 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: Why insurers refuse to cover risky schools - Neil McCabe, Guns & Patriots Newsletter
Will Egyptians be swayed by international pressure?
Jul. 8, 2013 8:43 amBy Thom Hartmann A...In the days since the Egyptian military removed Mohamed Morsi from his presidency, violent protests have erupted in that nation. Dozens have been killed and more than one thousand people have been injured as pro-Morsi protesters clashed with those cheering the military's actions. Last week, the head of Egypt's constitutional court, Adly Mahmud Mansour, was sworn in as that nation's interim leader.
Should Obamacare provision be delayed?
Jul. 3, 2013 7:55 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced that one of the major provisions in the Affordable Care Act will be delayed for one year. Under the law, starting in 2014, businesses with over 50 employees would have been required to provide healthcare to workers or pay a fine. That provision will now not take effect until 2015, after next year's midterm elections.
This is movement politics.
Jul. 2, 2013 8:34 amBy Thom Hartmann A...From pro-choice Texans, to the Moral Mondays in North Carolina, to striking fast-food workers in numerous states, people around are nation are starting to take to the streets to demand that their voices be heard. Yesterday, in San Francisco, 2,400 unionized transit workers went on strike when management refused to come to an agreement.
Wedding bells are ringing in California!
Jul. 1, 2013 8:10 amBy Thom Hartmann A...After last week's historic Prop 8 ruling, same-sex couples in California were told they would have to wait at least 25 days to get married. However, Attorney General Kamala Harris asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to speed things up, and allow people to marry sooner. And, that's exactly what they did.
Will we finally see a path to citizenship?
Jun. 28, 2013 9:24 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Thursday, the United States Senate approved its so-called comprehensive immigration bill. It is the first significant attempt to fix out broken immigration system in over 25 years, and it includes a long-awaited path to citizenship. Senate Democrats passed the measure with the support of 14 Republicans, and the crowd in the Senate chamber erupted in chants of “Yes we can.”