Today’s Immigration Battle Corporatists vs. Racists (and Labor is Left Behind)

The corporatist Republicans (”amnesty!”) are fighting with the racist Republicans (”fence!”), and it provides an opportunity for progressives to step forward with a clear solution to the immigration problem facing America. Both the corporatists and the racists are fond of the mantra, “There are some jobs Americans won’t do.” It’s a lie.

Written on March 29, 2006 | Posted in Democracy/Politics | Comments Off| Read More »

Transcript: Carl Mayer, attorney, corporate personhood, Mar 27 2006

Thom wrote  "Unequal Protection" about corporate personhood. Carl Mayer is the author of several books and worked on the Nike v. Kasky case before the United States Supreme Court. The constitution. Judicial activism. How OSHA is not allowed to conduct surprise inspections for worker safety. How we structure the corporations in society. Corporations and politics. [...]

Written on March 27, 2006 | Posted in Radio Show, Transcripts | Comments Off| Read More »

Transcript: Thom on ADHD, drugs, depression, etc., Mar 22 2006

Thom is the author of many books on ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), and the creator of the "Hunter in a Farmer's World" metaphor. He riffed on several recent articles on ADHD. The soaring numbers of anti-psychotic drugs being prescribed to American children. A walk in the park could be an effective treatment for ADHD. [...]

Written on March 22, 2006 | Posted in Radio Show, Transcripts | Comments Off| Read More »

Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

Book by Stephen Breyer
Review by Thom Hartmann, originally published at buzzflash.com on March 9, 2006.

Written on March 8, 2006 | Posted in Books | Comments Off| Read More »

Illegal Workers: the Con’s Secret Weapon

Conservatives are all atwitter about illegal immigrants. Some want to give them amnesty. Others want to reinstitute the old Bracero program. Others want to build a wall around America, like the communists did around East Berlin. Some advocate all of the above. But none will tell Americans the truth about why we have eleven million [...]

Written on March 8, 2006 | Posted in Democracy/Politics | Comments Off| Read More »

Transcript: Julia Whitty, “The Fate of the Ocean”, Mar 06 2006

Julia Whitty spoke of the state of the oceans worldwide, and how attacking them on all sides: fishing, dead zones, fish farming, chemical contamination, the political will.
 

Written on March 6, 2006 | Posted in Radio Show, Transcripts | Comments Off| Read More »