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Children are the biggest victims of the current housing crisis
Apr. 19, 2012 8:26 amBy louisehartmannIn 2008 - Wall Street got bailed out – and homeowners got sold out. And now – it’s the children who are the biggest victims of the ongoing housing crisis. According to a new report from First Focus and the Brookings Institute – more than 8.3 million children are facing the direct consequences of home foreclosures.
Already – more than two million children have seen their homes foreclosed on since 2008, and another six millionDaily Topics - Wednesday April 18th, 2012
Apr. 18, 2012 9:59 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Voter Fraud uncovered...guess who?
Hour Two: Has "thought crime" become a reality at the TSA? Alexander Furnas, The Atlantic
ALEC drops its campaigns for 'Stand Your Ground' & Voter ID laws
Apr. 18, 2012 8:54 amBy louisehartmannIn response to pressure from several progressive organizations – and an exodus of corporate members – the American Legislative Exchange Council announced on Tuesday it’s dismantling its non-economic taskforces responsible for writing radical legislation like “Shoot First” laws and “Voter ID” laws.
While this is a small progressive victory – ALEC promises to continue writing economic legislation that repeals environmental regulations, busDaily Topics - Tuesday April 17th, 2012
Apr. 17, 2012 10:12 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Republican dirty tricks...
Hour Two: Should hospitals ban obese employees? Carrie Lukas, Independent Womens Forum
Hour Three: President Obama takes on the oil speculators
As the ice cap melts, the war for the North Pole is heating up
Apr. 17, 2012 8:25 amBy louisehartmannThe oil barons of the world – and the militaries that rely on that oil – are seeing new opportunities in the North Pole as global climate change kicks into high gear. Warming weather is leading to the Northern ice cap melting – uncovering a treasure trove of oil and natural gas reserves. Scientists believe that the Arctic is storing 13% of the world’s untapped oil – and nearly a third of the world’s undiscovered natural gas.
Daily Topics - Monday April 16th, 2012
Apr. 16, 2012 9:12 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour One: Does Ahmadinejad support Karl Rove & Mitt Romney?
Hour Two: Why a liberal education is a must... Dr. John Ellis, California Association of Scholars
Hour Three: Why isn't the media covering the real story of the day?
The Buffett rule will get a vote in the Senate today...
Apr. 16, 2012 8:50 amBy louisehartmann– but it likely won’t be able to overcome a unified Republican filibuster. President Obama’s proposal would force millionaires and billionaires like Warren Buffet and Mitt Romney to pay at least the same tax rate as working Americans. Currently – America’s super rich take advantage of loopholes created by the Bush tax cuts – and pay far lower rates than even a lot of middle class Americans.
Making the rich pay their faDaily Topics - Friday April 13th, 2012
Apr. 13, 2012 10:31 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Anything Goes on Townhall Friday
Hour One: Brunch With Bernie - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Three: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on the "Buffet Rule"
Giant Transnational Corporate Tax Dodgers are eating our towns
Apr. 13, 2012 8:29 amBy louisehartmannSmall businesses are screwed. Giant transnational corporate tax dodgers are costing small businesses thousands of dollars. Not only have 26 major American corporations used tax loopholes to avoid paying any federal taxes over the last four years, but roughly $60 billion in revenue is lost every single year thanks to corporations stashing cash in offshore bank accounts. And guess where that money has to be recouped from – worki
Daily Topics - Thursday April 12th, 2012
Apr. 12, 2012 11:50 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE at our new time, 3-6pm Eastern!
Hour Two: "Taxmageddon," the latest conservative scary tale? Curtis Dubay, Heritage Foundation / Plus, Geeky Science - what you need to know about dental x-rays