Tag results for austerity
sort by: relevance | recent
Results from all user's collections (148 out of ~148)
|
is nuclear catastrophe imminent at san onofre ca
Bookmarked 717 weeks ago paul gunter beyond nuclear joins thom hartmann there is troubling news out of japan - where there039s now more signs now that the fukushima nuclear crisis is still ongoing sludge samples taken from tokyo bay reveal that radioactive cesium contamination has increased in some areas by 13-times since measures were taken last august health officials claim the radiation levels pose no immediate risk to the population - but could get worse as contaminated fish filled with radioactive isotopes travel up the food chain into the world039s restaurants and dinner tables meanwhile in the united states - the associated press is reporting that nuclear regulators have quietly watered-down us planning for nuclear emergencies despite nuclear plants all around the nation ageing beyond their recommended operational lives - nuclear regulators have reduced evacuation zones around them required fewer exercises for accidents and relaxed training for emergency officials in other words we039re less prepared today to deal with a nuclear disaster than we were before fukushima happened |
|
the right039s obsession wfemale body parts
Bookmarked 717 weeks ago lizz winstead political satirist co-creator of the daily show author-quotlizz free or die - essaysquot joins thom hartmann republicans in congress are trying to take away the rights of women - and silence them while they do it what happened to a prominent us representative yesterday - and what does it say about the right039s war on women |
|
the role media played in austerity as a necessary evil
Bookmarked 717 weeks ago professor william quotbillquot black author of the best way to rob a bank is to own one joins thom hartmann as greeks withdraw their money from the banks - and the spanish enter a second recession - republicans in congress are still applauding austerity what039s the austerity endgame - and when will world leaders finally realize austerity is not the way to rebuild an economy |
|
debunked: the myth of the 1 job creator
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago isn039t it time to ditch this bizarre economic philosophy that quotonly the rich can save the middle classquot |
|
the good the bad and the very very holocryptically ugly
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago the good the american auto industry usa today is reporting that automakers are now working at quotmaximum capacityquot - hiring third work shifts paying out overtime and even adding six day work weeks to meet the high demand for american made cars the bad kansas republican governor sam brownback kansas already has one of the most regressive tax systems in the country with the poorest 20 of kansans paying 9 of their incomes on taxes - while the richest 1 pay less than 6 of their incomes on taxes and the very very ugly fox so-called news another new study is out showing that fox viewers are substantially less informed about the news than those who watch no news at all |
|
why joe biden needs to blurt out a defense of pot
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago interestingly the same percentage of americans who favor marriage equality also favor legalizing medical marijuana oh and vice president biden if you want to step into this and blurt out some words in defense of medical marijuana now would be a great time |
|
how do we stimulate the real job creators - the middle class
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago i think it039s time to consider another way to deal with misbehaving corporationsgive them the corporate death penalty here039s the bigger picture |
|
nick hanauer039s - is romney a predator
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago nick hanauer joins thom hartmann nick hanauer recently gave a ted talk on this issue that caused some controvery since ted at first didn039t publish it saying it was quottoo politicalquot and would quotinsult business managersquot what039s your reaction to this and doesn039t it prove your point that the super rich have been coddled and treated far too well compared to working people in the last 30 years given that economies run on demand - when we give extremely wealthy people tax cuts to stimulate the economy - aren039t we basically asking them to spend tons of money to create more demand how much does someone like yourself have to spend to equal what middle class families would be spending if they had more money in their pockets |
|
is big pharma the biggest criminal fraudster in america
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago david selig federal tax practitioner joins thom hartmann move over lockheed and boeing - big pharma has replaced the defense industry as the biggest criminal defrauder in america |
|
live music - something039s gotta give wsinger matt pless
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago we leave you tonight with matt pless performing quotsomething039s gotta givequot from occupy the album |
|
is a populist movement on the right even possible
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago paul jacob citizens in charge joins thom hartmann what exactly does conservative populism look like now that wall street has hijacked the tea party - is there even such a thing as populism on the right anymore |
|
breaking news - greek pm papandreou to resign as unity govt is formed
Bookmarked 745 weeks ago unity government formed - http:newsskycomhomebusinessarticle16104348 |
|
|
against austerity: debt
Bookmarked 725 weeks ago for this new strand on worldbytes guest experts with a critical take unpick orthodox ideas which suggest we should all tighten our belts for this first programme debt is the issue and with us in the studio is phil mullan business transformation director with easynet global services he is also researching global economic trends and writing a book on 039the limits of fudge: why muddling through can039t work forever039 |
|
it039s the most wondeful time of the year
Bookmarked 791 weeks ago a video highlight reel of 2010039s best riots set to inappropriate music enjoy |