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why common cause is suing the us senate
Bookmarked 704 weeks ago steve spaulding staff counsel-common cause joins thom hartmann the senate republican039s love of the filibuster is under attack by a lawsuit claiming current filibuster rules are unconstitutional could this lawsuit put an end to the republican039s games - and bring democracy back to us senate |
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the good the bad and the very very unguiculateously ugly
Bookmarked 704 weeks ago the good josef miles the nine year-old boy was walking with his mother on the campus of washburn university in topeka kansas on saturday when he noticed a group of infamous westboro baptist church members protesting and holding up signs that read quotgod hates fagsquot the bad oklahoma governor mary fallin fallin signed oklahoma senate bill 1733 into law tuesday - which allows oklahomans to openly carry firearms and the very very ugly florida governor rick scott scott039s war on education in florida is taking a toll |
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lone liberal rumble - end the death penalty p2
Bookmarked 704 weeks ago dustin stockton chief strategist-the tea partynet ampamp marc harrold libertarian commentator join thom hartmann should millionaires and billionaires be able to buy us senators - and when will america create a sensible drug policy those questions and more in tonight039s lone liberal rumble |
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the rise of the new economy movement
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago gar alperovitz professor of political economy at the university of maryland historian political economist joins thom hartmann as austerity continues to batter the eurozone nations - there are new fears that a severe recession is on the horizon are we witnessing the end of corporate capitalism in the global economy - and if so - what will take its place |
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the good the bad and the very very mastigophoricously ugly
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago the good cleanstar mozambique the venture - formed by the companies cleanstar ventures and novozymes - is a biofuels operation in mozambique that seeks to support local farmers - prevent deforestation and provide a cleaner-burning fuel for local residents and the environment the bad iowa republican party the iowa republican party released it039s official party platform on monday - and it is filled with far-reaching and tea-party approved policy ideas for starters - birtherism is an official stance of the party now - and the party argues that a candidate for president must provide proof of us citizenship the very very ugly pastor charles worley the north carolina so-called pastor gave a sermon this weekend to his congregation - discussing how he thinks america should deal with homosexuality |
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so cory booker takes money from bain
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago tommy christopher mediaitecom joins thom hartmann this weekend - newark mayor corey booker criticized president obama over his attacks on mitt romney039s time at bain capital now - we039ve learned that he039s collected tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from bain capital executives so - what were the real motives behind booker039s attack on the president |
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full show 52212: booker and bain
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago thom talks cory booker and bain capital w journalist tommy christopher corporate capitalism with economist gar alperovitz and voter reform with nirvana co-founder krist novoselic in tonight039s quotdaily takequot thom discusses the new superpac ad targeting president obama and which billionaires are behind it |
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the quotiron law of oligarchyquot
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago the wealthy elite are taking over america - and they039re trying their hardest to turn the us into a complete oligarchy how do we stop their destruction of our democracy - and protect the values and ideals that this nation was founded on |
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will the soft peddle take down of obama work
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago karl rove - the mastermind behind the bush white house - wants to pass the blame for america039s economic mess - and he039s using 25 million dollars to do it how is rove using half-truths and psychologic mind games to confuse the american public - and how can you see straight through his lies |
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a progressive victory on alec amp guns or not
Bookmarked 708 weeks ago lee fang republicreportorg joins thom hartmann alec039s corporate members are dropping like flies as part of the progressive backlash against the group with their level of influence suddenly dwindling - are we seeing the end of this democracy destroyer |
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a livable wage for restaurant workers
Bookmarked 708 weeks ago the only national organization focused on the needs of restaurant workers held a rally here in washington dc - drawing attention to the struggles these workers face dr jill stein - the green party candidate for president - was at the rally - and she039ll join thom to talk more about it |
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a congressional summit to overturn citizens united
Bookmarked 708 weeks ago so what did we learn from monday night039s defeat of the buffet rule in the senate well - first and foremost - we learned that republicans in the senate did exactly what their billionaire campaign donors told them to do - prevent a tax increase on the romney rich we also learned that a majority of senators can039t pass legislation anymore 51 out of 100 senators voted for the buffet rule - a clear majority - but the bill failed - because of a republican filibuster and we also learned that the american people have lost their voice on capitol hill a recent cnn poll found that 72 of americans - including a majority of republicans - support that very same buffet rule that the republicans blocked in the senate monday night unfortunately - those 72 of americans don039t have multi-millionaire lobbyists like multimillionaire grover norquist working for them and therefore can039t buy off lawmakers to listen to them and now - thanks to the supreme court039s citizens united decision - a millionaire can walk up to a member of congress and threaten to fund a campaign for their opponent in the next election if he or she doesn039t vote the way the millionaire wants with that power - don039t expect the oligarchs039 grip on power to loosen at least not until we pass a constitutional amendment to overturn citizens united and explicitly say that corporations are not people and that money is property - not speech luckily - there are some in congress working to do just that members of congress - activists and leaders within the movement to overturn citizens united will meet for a summit on capitol hill what will be discussed at the summit - and what do attendees hope to accomplish congressman ted deutch from florida039s 19th district will be at the summit and he039s here tonight to tell us more about itjoin the movement to kick corporations and the romney super-rich out of our elections - go to movetoamendorg |
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oil barons of the world target north pole
Bookmarked 708 weeks ago the 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 world039s untapped oil - and nearly a third of the world039s undiscovered natural gas as the ice melts - access to these resources becomes easier and shipping lanes open - so now northern nations are scrambling to stake out their chunk of arctic resources as well as running military operations in the area should they have to fight for these resources in the not too distant future in fact - two months ago - military leaders from the united states canada russia iceland denmark sweden norway and finland met to discuss security issues around the arctic but shouldn039t these nations have the exact opposite approach to disappearing ice in the arctic why are we looking for more fossil fuels to burn while we039re watching our world melt from fossil-fuel induced climate change dan howells joins me now - he is the deputy campaigns director for greenpeace usa |