"Renaissance Thinking About the Issues of Our Day"
May 2011
Republicans in Florida are now privatizing their union-busting efforts...
Republicans in Florida are so obsessed with privatization – they are now privatizing their union-busting efforts. The City of Winter Park – just hired a firm of right-wing political consultants to fight 150 city workers who are trying to form a union. Education in in a "State of Emergency"
Education, Education, Education. This week – schools are public issue number one as teachers – students – and parents are holding demonstrations from New York to California to protest cuts to education budgets. In what they are calling a weeklong “state of emergency” – the California Teachers Association is holding a sit-in at their state capital in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed $7 billion cut to educatMonday 9 May '11 show notes
- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine. Wisconsin Republicans rushing to pass agenda ahead of recalls.
- Bill Keller, Founder - Live Prayer.com. Pilot refuses to fly two Muslim men to tolerance conference.
- Peter Ferrara, Director of Policy-Carleson Center for Public Policy. Reaganomics Vs.
Is it time for a new Civil Rights movement for Muslims in America?
Two Muslim religious leader were kicked off an airplane last week in Memphis – simply because they were Muslim. The two imams - both in traditional Muslim dress – went through multiple security screenings – and boarded the Delta Airlines Commuter flight. But shortly after taxing toward the runway – the plane returned to the gate and TSA came aboard and removed the men citing concerns from the other passengers. Transcript: Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture: Less Bush and Bin Laden - and more Gandhi and King. 3 May '11
If there is one thing that we can take away from the death of Osama Bin Laden - it’s that war doesn’t work.
Friday 6 May '11 show notes
- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie".
- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture: Did the US snatch victory from the clenched hands of Osama's dead body? 2 May '11
So Osama Bin Laden is dead...what does this mean?
Transcript: Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture: Are Republicans in TN on the verge of legalizing Bribery? 29 April '11
Republicans in Tennessee are on the verge of legalizing political corruption.
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