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How Should the Democrats Deal with the Fact That Trump's Base Loves His Cruelty on the Border?
Jul. 3, 2019 3:21 pm
By Thom Hartmann A...
While most of America is shocked and horrified by the stories and pictures coming out of Trump's concentration camps, part of America is delighted.
Time for a Nation Service Program & A Draft?
Jul. 2, 2019 2:35 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... If we want to stop stupid wars, we need a draft. For the past 18 years, the United States has continuously been at war, and now Trump is threatening more wars with Iran and Venezuela.
When the Economy Crashes Will America Move to the Hard Right or Left?
Jul. 1, 2019 2:56 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...Chuck Collins and Josh Hoxie are confirming the numbers that Bernie Sanders and other progressives keep pointing out - that three men in America own more wealth than the bottom half of America - over 160 million people.
Who Will Stop World War III?
Jun. 20, 2019 3:06 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Back in 2001, after 9/11, Congress gave the president the authority to basically wage war anywhere in the world where there were governments affiliated with Al Qaeda, the radical Sunni Muslim group that came out of the Saudi Wahhabist movement. Iran is Shia Muslim, essentially the sworn enemies of the Sunnis.
An economic crash is looming, and it could determine the fate of Trump - and the country
Jun. 20, 2019 7:35 amBy Thom Hartmann A... If he times it right, Donald Trump might set back the Democratic Party for a generation or more; if he misses, he'll go down in history along with Herbert Hoover as the guy who brought the nation an economic disaster.
What Would Prevent You From Going Vegan If It both Saved the World & Your Body?
Jun. 19, 2019 3:35 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... Want to save the world, save some money, and live a few years longer than you might otherwise? You can do all three at once by simply going vegan. The single most powerful thing that any American can do to fight global climate change is to stop eating meat and dairy products.
Whose Base is Bigger - Democrats or Republicans?
Jun. 18, 2019 3:45 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... In 1980, the Democratic and Republican parties went in different directions with regard to how to win elections. Knowing that so-called "swing voters" only represent about 5% of voters, Republicans worked hard to get out their base of hard-core right wingers.
The American Dream is Alive & Well In China
Jun. 17, 2019 2:18 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... As we are seeing millions of people in the streets in Hong Kong becoming politically active, we also learned that roughly 70% of Chinese millennials already own their own homes.
Here's what the feud and reconciliation between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson can teach us about civility
Jun. 14, 2019 7:03 amBy Thom Hartmann A... Donald Trump did not invent the art of the political insult but he's inflamed the level of vitriolic public discourse and incivility to a new low unmatched by other presidents. In a tainted tradition that has permeated our history, other presidents have not been immune to dishing out acerbic insults against one another.
To Save 99% of Americans - We Have to Tax the Rich
Jun. 13, 2019 1:58 pmBy Thom Hartmann A... The massive inequality we are now experiencing in the United States has a singular source. It started with the Reagan tax cut that took tax rates on the wealthiest Americans from 74%, where it had been for two generations, and lowered it to 25%.
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