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Former CIA Admits Dick Cheney Pushed Him on Iraq

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell, THE GREAT WAR OF OUR TIME: The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism—From alQa'ida to ISIS joins Thom. After 15 years of waging war on terrorism - we are no closer to defeating groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS than we were on September 10, 2001. In fact - we're probably in worse shape now than we were then. So isn't it time to rethink this whole "War on Terror" thing?

Politics Panel: LA Gets A BIG Raise!

George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom & Ben Cohen, The Daily Banter & Nathan Leamer, R Street Institute joins Thom. Los Angeles - the second biggest city in the country - has just taken a bold step forward for income equality.

Politics Panel: How to Save Our Intellectual Infrastructure

George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom & Ben Cohen, The Daily Banter & Nathan Leamer, R Street Institute joins Thom. Our intellectual infrastructure is our future. So shouldn't we make college free for all Americans?

Full Show 5/19/15: Re-Thinking the War on Terror

Tonight Thom talks to Former CIA Director Michael Morell about re-thinking the war on terror, and what the US needs to do to defeat ISIS. Then in the Big Picture Politics Panel Thom discusses Los Angeles’s decision to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020, Bernie Sanders’ College for All Act, Wall Street financial professionals witnessing wrongdoing and unethical practices, and the astronomical amount of money fossil fuel companies receive in subsidies. Then Thom explains why knowing where our foods come from is getting more difficult. Plus in tonight’s Daily Take Thom talks about what could be the real reason why President Obama is determined to pass the free trade agreement.

Warren Exposes How Obama is Wrong on TPP

Neil Sroka, Democracy for America joins Thom Hartmann. President Obama hopes that Congress will give him "fast-track" trade authority this week. But one senator wants Americans to remember the record of broken promises in free trade agreements…wow.

We Need More Andy Taylors and Fewer Storm Troopers

Over the past few decades - police in America have started to look more and more like an occupying army. But could a new executive order from President Obama put a lid on the slide into authoritarianism?

GOP Calls Out Fox-So-Called-News As Propaganda

Historian Bruce R. Bartlett, The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform - Why We Need It and What It Will Take joins Thom Hartmann. Republican presidential candidates have been struggling with George W. Bush's legacy.

Does the Death Penalty Make Every American a Killer?

Debbie Hines, Legal Analyst/Legal Speaks joins Thom. According to one recent poll - 62 percent of Bostonians thought Marathon Bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev should have gotten life in prison for his crimes - not the death penalty. But on Friday - a federal jury composed of Massachusetts residents unanimously sentenced him to death. Surprising?

Can Any GOP Prez Candidate Handle an Iraq Question?

Tommy Christopher, The Daily Banter joins Thom. It almost sounds like Rubio is falling back to Clinton's "Meaning of Is Is" semantics - is this how Republicans are hedging between the libertarians and neocons in the party?

Key Iraq City Falls to ISIS - What Now?

Kate Gould, Friends Committee on National Legislation joins Thom. US officials say they dealt a major blow to ISIS leadership on Saturday. But less than a day later - Iraqi security forces fled from the key city Ramadi. What will need to happen to keep ISIS from getting any closer to Baghdad? And what should the events of the past few days tell us about the hope for success in Iraq and Syria?

The Good, the Bad and the Very, Very Epicenely Ugly!

The Bad! Stacey Dash! The Fox-So-Called-News panelist thinks that working with George Clooney is its own reward for Hollywood actresses.

Climate Change...Help For Hopelessness?

Per Espen Stoknes Ph.D., BI Norwegian School of Management/What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming joins Thom. Climate Change is THE biggest crisis facing humanity. So why are so many people so willing to turn a blind eye to reality of global warming?

America's Choice…Criminal Model or the War Model?

Bruce Fein Esq., Bruce Fein & Associates, Inc./Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy joins Thom. It's been nearly 15 years since the Patriot Act became law. Now some lawmakers want to replace it. What do they want to change - and what do they want to keep?

Full Show 5/18/15: Senator Elizabeth Warren Highlights Decades of Broken Trade Promises

Tonight Thom discusses Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold move to highlight America’s broken promises in past free trade agreements (FTAs), and whether or not Warren’s report will change the minds in Congress. Thom also talks about the hope for any success in both Iraq and Syria as the US continues battling ISIS. And why are Republican Presidential candidates struggling to answer questions about Bush’s Iraq legacy? Thom talks about that topic and the broader implications FOX News has with the Republican Party. Plus in tonight’s Daily Take Thom explains President Obama’s plan to de-militarize local police departments and why it’ll take a major culture change to make real changes in how police treat public citizens.

5/15/2015: Congress’ Infrastructure Fail and the Psychology of Climate Change

Tonight’s Rumble discusses Jeb Bush and his foreign policy plan similar to his brother’s. Tsarnaev is given the death penalty in Boston despite Massachusetts voting against the death penalty. Hillary Clinton vows to select SCOTUS Justices who will overturn Citizens United. Republicans Continue to defund infrastructure spending in face of deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia. Wisconsin passes more restrictions on the use of SNAP benefits in Wisconsin. Republicans refuse to take action on millions of Wetlands not covered by Clean Water Act.

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