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Never settle with the Banksters.
May. 7, 2013 8:33 amBy louisehartmannLast year, five major U.S. Banks and 49 state attorneys general agreed on a $25 billion settlement to compensate victims of abusive bank practices and foreclosure fraud. But, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the banksters are violating the terms of that agreement.
Daily Topics - Monday May 6th, 2013
May. 6, 2013 10:44 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: NRA convention...it's all about the kids - Alan Korwin, Gun Laws
Hour Two: Are you cynical?
The Cancer-stage of Capitalism.
May. 6, 2013 9:23 amBy louisehartmannUnregulated capitalism is cancer on our nation. Like tumors, greed has metastasized, strangling once-healthy parts of our economy, and our social safety net. A new piece on Alternet lists several ways this cancer capitalism has taken hold. For starters, the hoarding of wealth by the banksters and the 1% has diverted resources away from nutritional aid programs.
The Constitution is not a la carte!
May. 3, 2013 8:13 amBy louisehartmannThis may come as news to some Red state lawmakers, but there's more to the Constitution than the Second and the Tenth Amendments. The background check bill failed the Senate, but that didn't stop several Republican states from passing bills to exempt themselves from federal gun laws.
Daily Topics - Thursday May 2nd, 2013
May. 2, 2013 10:50 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Should we live in fear of another terrorist attack? Richard Perle, American Enterprise Institute
"Radical Islam" isn't our biggest threat.
May. 2, 2013 8:53 amBy louisehartmannWhile many on the Right fear monger about so-called “radical Islam,” and it's threat to our nation, a new poll shows that Muslims aren't the ones we should worry about.
Daily Topics - Wednesday May 1st, 2013
May. 1, 2013 10:58 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: SC Push Polls - what if I told you that Mark Sanford... tune in!
Should a CEO make 1700 times a worker's salary?
May. 1, 2013 8:19 amBy louisehartmannMost of us are still feeling the effects of a struggling economy, but the corporate elite and the Wall Street banksters are doing better than ever. Many corporations have seen record profits in recent years, which have fueled buying sprees on Wall Street, pushing the DOW Jones to it's all-time high.
Daily Topics - Tuesday April 30th, 2013
Apr. 30, 2013 10:44 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Why Gitmo won't be closed - Wayne Allyn Root, The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide
Hour Two: If Bangladesh can hold their corporate fat cats accountable - then so can we!
The potential poison pill in the House immigration bill.
Apr. 30, 2013 7:47 amBy louisehartmannLiving as an undocumented immigrant in this country is a civil infraction, not a criminal act. But, some members of our House of Representatives are working to change that. According to the Think Progress Blog, the bipartisan immigration bill that is coming together in the House would force all undocumented immigrants to plead guilty for breaking the law, and serve at least five years of probation.