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Daily Topics - Wednesday July 18th, 2012
Jul. 18, 2012 10:12 am
By shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: How to marry a millionaire...corporate "person" / Plus, here comes the "bride" - Mrs. Angela Vogel-Incorporated
Hour Two: Would term limits help...or hurt? Robin Fawsett, American Manifesto
The Wealthy hoard money, while holding the middle class hostage
Jul. 18, 2012 8:30 am
By louisehartmann
The heirs of the Wal Mart fortune – the Walton family – have gotten a lot wealthier since the Bush recession began in 2007, while the rest of us have gotten a lot poorer. According to data from the Federal Reserve, median family wealth in America dropped by nearly 40% between 2007 and 2010. But, during that same, the wealth of the Walton family increased 22% to nearly $90 billion.
So now, the six Walton heirs have more wealtAmerican democracy - for sale to the highest anonymous bidder
Jul. 17, 2012 8:53 amBy louisehartmann
Transparency!? We don’t need no stinkin’ transparency! On Monday, Republicans in the Senate joined together to filibuster and kill the latest attempt by Democrats to inject transparency in our elections.Daily Topics - Tuesday July 17th, 2012
Jul. 17, 2012 8:44 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: What is Romney hiding?
Hour Two: Romney's Bain departure date and why it matters - Matthew Vadum, Capital Research Center
Hour Three: What you need to know about the LIBOR scandal - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Daily Topics - Monday July 16th, 2012
Jul. 16, 2012 9:42 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Why would anybody proudly call themselves a conservative?
Hour Two: Socialism vs. wealth inequality - Chris Markowski, Watchdog on Wall Street / Plus, Disclose Act...is it time to stop selling off America? Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Hour Three: Meet the guy threatened w/jail for registering voters...
It's time for the banksters to lawyer up
Jul. 16, 2012 8:43 amBy louisehartmann
The New York Times reported on Saturday that the Department of Justice is building several criminal cases against major Wall Street banks related to the ongoing LIBOR rate-rigging scandal. Charges are expected to be brought against at least one bank and its employees by the end of this year. It’s alleged that hundreds of billions – if not trillions – of dollars were manipulated in the global economy by a handful of banks colluding What will be Wall Street’s punishment for fraudulently manipulating the LIBOR?
Jul. 13, 2012 8:17 amBy louisehartmann
An analysis by Morgan Stanley finds that Wall Street stands to be hit with at least $22 billion in penalties over its involvement in rigging key interest rates that underlie trillions of dollars of investments around the world. But that’s a low number – as hundreds of thousands of litigants – from individuals, to cities, to businesses – might have cases against the banks as this investigation continues – and it’s learned just how much moDaily Topics - Thursday July 12th, 2012
Jul. 12, 2012 9:02 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Latest on the battle for democracy in Michigan - Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, Rainbow Push Detroit
Our crumbling infrastructure & long commutes
Jul. 12, 2012 8:29 amBy louisehartmann
Our public transportation system is failing low-income workers. According to a new study by the Brookings Institute – only a quarter of Americans can get to their job within 90 minutes using public transportation. For a lot of Americans who can’t afford a car – or the gas to commute the average 13 miles it takes for the typical American to get to work – then public transportation is their only option. But that means long, exhDaily Topics - Wednesday July 11th, 2012
Jul. 11, 2012 9:31 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: House repealing Obamacare...creating wage slavery?
Hour Two: Put an end to all billionaires! Tanya Marchiol, Team Investments Inc.
Hour Three: Tax Breaks for 10 years...where are the jobs?
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