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Thom's blog
The Disease of Inequality that’s Infecting America
Our unequal society is killing off hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. A new study by the American Journal of Public Health takes a look at how certain social factors contribute to early deaths. Looking at just the year 2000 – the study found that 245,000 Americans died because they didn’t receive a quality education.
More than 160,000 Americans died because of a lack of social support. And – nearly 120,000 people died because of income inequality. Yet – Republicans are worsening the education system by gutting public schools – worsening our social supports by pushing for cuts to the social safety net – and worsening wealth inequality with their massive tax cuts for the rich.
We’re not talking about political differences anymore – we’re talking about life and death – and the disease of inequality that’s infecting America.
-Thom
(What do you think will stop inequality rising? Tell us here.) |
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Debt Ceiling talks at a standstill...no new deal (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Debt Ceiling talks at a standstill...no new deal.
Screwed: Italy & Europe in trouble? - Max Fraad Wolff, Financial Economist & Professor of Economics 
The Best of the Rest of the News...
Paul Ryan's austerity includes $350 bottles of wine...does yours? with Professor Susan Feinberg, Economist & Associate Professor-Rutgers Business School.
Murdoch hacking scandal widens...News of the World tip of the iceberg? - Stephen Webster, Senior Editor-Raw Story
What can we learn from Finland's phenomenal education system? - Filmmaker/Philanthropist Bob Compton
Daily Take: Obama needs to become FDR in his next address.
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The Daily Stack 
Quote: "Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice." -- Harry S Truman.
Republicans are trying to replay Jimmy Carter.
The latest shenanigans in Wisconsin... and recall primaries are Tuesday John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine
Article: " National Lampoon" ("If you don;t buy this magazine, we'll kill this dog").
Hour Two: Nurses Call for National Protests - Tax Wall Street vs Cuts for Mainstreet Karen Higgins, National Nurses United
Speech: " First Inaugural Address", Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 4 March 1933. "let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
Hour Three: Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History / author
Article: " Estimated Deaths Attributable to Social Factors in the United States" by Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Melissa Tracy, MPH, Katherine J. Hoggatt, PhD, Charles DiMaggio, PhD and Adam Karpati, MD, MPH. |
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Coming up Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program
Hour Two: "The Fallacies Of Economic Equality That Promote Poverty" Thom challenges Peter Ferrara, General counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, author
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program... your media support group for we the people.
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Thom's Poll
If the debt ceiling gets raised with "The Deal" that is moving forward - will it cause more inequality in America?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Conversations with Great Minds P.1 - Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs & Steel
Conversations with Great Minds P.2 - Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs & Steel
Thom Hartmann: Big Picture Rumble
Thom Hartman: We are slaves to so-called Free Trade & the WTO
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show
Full Show - 7/8/11. Conversations with Great Minds and weekly rumble
Best-selling author and scientist, Dr. Jared Diamond joins Thom in the first half hour for "Conversations with Great Minds". He discusses his latest books which focus on how humans have evolved and how our societies succeed or fail. Later in the show, Thom's guest panelists Erikka Knuti, Heather Cirmo and Amanda Carey join in the weekly rumble debate.
Thom Hartmann on the News: July 11, 2011
Thom Hartmann & a Caller talk pluralism
Thom Hartmann & Richard White: Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
Thom Hartmann & John Nichols: The latest shenanigans in Wisconsin and recall primaries are Tuesday
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 Would you like to help give a child with a very troubled background this feeling of peace? Thom and Louise Hartmann founded the New England Salem Children's Village (NESCV) in New Hampshire in 1979. With states delaying payment for the children they entrust to the village, they need help with cash flow. Can you help? Now on Facebook. |
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Thom Hartmann Program
There are huge votes going on today and I haven't heard Thom say one word about Progressive getting out the vote. This is disappointing.
WI and also CA