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Tuesday 12 July '11 show notes

Jul. 12, 2011 4:55 pm

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David Sirota, Host, David Sirota Show on AM 760 Colorado's Progressive Talk. The terrorist threat we're ignoring.
Melanie Sloan, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp.
Peter Ferrara, General counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, author. "The Fallacies Of Economic Equality That Promote Poverty".
Alan Grayson, Candidate and former Congressman for U.S. Congress (D-FL, 8th District). Running to get his congressional seat back and why.
Bumper Music:
- Fox News Song, Chris Snyder.
- I Got A Pea, Bryant Oden.
- Policy of Truth, Depeche Mode.
- Revolution, Beatles.
- Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane.
- The Truth The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth, Ian Hunter.
- Fighter, Christina Aguilera.
- Grand Canyon, Dmitriy Lukyanov (you need to search for it) (with additional sounds by Jacob).
- Democracy, Leonard Cohen.
- Crazy, Gnarls Barkley.

Thom's blog

The race to the bottom in the labor force is killing the American middle-class...

A new report by Brookings shows how corporations are forcing Americans to work to the bone for meager wages.

Today – the typical two-parent family has to work 26% longer than back in 1975. And since 1975 – wages have failed to keep up with the longer working hours.

In other words – fat cat CEOs are getting a lot more “bang for the buck” out of their workers today. Which is to be expected now that Americans have to compete for jobs with slave labor in the developing world thanks to so-called Free Trade.

The race to the bottom in the labor force is killing the American middle-class – it’s time to ditch so-called Free Trade.

-Thom

(Are you working harder than in 1975? Tell us here.)

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Why are Republicans bankrupting America? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Need to Know: Why are Republicans bankrupting America? with Gretchen Hamel, Executive Director- Public Notice

Screwed: WI GOP campaigns for fake Democrats... John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine

Murdoch scandal points to rot at the top Adele Stan, Washington Bureau Chief - Alternet.

Is Europe collapsing one nation at a time...? Richard Wolff, Economist/Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

MN Governor comes out swinging on government shutdown Sam Lane, Reporter - Minnesota Independent.

Daily Take: Thom agrees with Newt Gingrich on a very important issue

The Daily Stack

Hour One: The terrorist threat we're ignoring - David Sirota, Host, David Sirota Show on AM 760 Colorado's Progressive Talk

Article: "The terrorist threat we're ignoring - How the high-tech software we import from China is setting us up for potential cyberattacks" by David Sirota.

Article: "The Finland Phenomenon" by David Sirota.

Video: "Thom Hartmann: Can we steal the "Finland Phenomenon" for our schools?".

Article: "DHS: Imported Consumer Tech Contains Hidden Hacker Attack Tools" by Neal Ungerleider.

Article: "Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011: Sec. 806. Requirements for information relating to supply chain risk.".

CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp. - Melanie Sloan, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Article: "CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp" by CREW.

Article: "Murdoch's voice mail grave robbing scandal spreads; 9/11 dead targeted" by David Waldman.

Crazy alert: "After Obama Reference, Council Urges: Give Peas a Chance" by Kimberly Schwandt.

Site: "Alan Grayson".

Article: "Karzai's powerful half-brother killed in Kandahar" by Andrew Lebovich.

Article: "Janice Hahn, Craig Huey square off in special election" by Daily News.

Article: "Public Law 104–208 - Omnibus Appropriations" (SEC. 524. bullion and proof platinum coins).

Hour Two: "The Fallacies Of Economic Equality That Promote Poverty" Thom challenges Peter Ferrara, General counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, author

Book: "America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb: How the Looming Debt Crisis Threatens the American Dream-and How We Can Turn the Tide Before It's Too Late" by Peter Ferrara.

Article: "The Fallacies Of Economic Equality That Promote Poverty" by Peter Ferrara.

Article: Agrarian Justice. Thomas Paine.

Article: "U.S. Is One of the Least Taxed Developed Countries" by Steve Wamhoff.

Video: "California's 'made in China' bridge".

Conservative alert: "Arizona State Rep. Points Her ‘Raspberry-Pink’ Loaded Gun At Journalist" by Tanya Somanader.

Book: "The Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter Child"

Article: "Treasury Department - Secretary Of Treasury - Authority - Payment Of Obligations" letter from OMB to Rep. Bob Packwood, Oct 9, 1985.

Book: "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx.

Article: "Texas Rep. Ron Paul will retire from Congress in 2012, will focus on presidential campaign." by AP.

Book: The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Thomas L. Friedman.

Talk Radio News Segment: Ken Bazinet

Article: "U.S. Debt Talks Continue Tuesday With Little Progress Made" by Subodh S. Lal.

Article: "Obama Makes Grave Appeal To Main Street" by TRNS.

Article: "Afghan President Karzai's Half Brother Assassinated" by TRNS.

Article: "Syrian Regime Watched Attacks On U.S. & French Embassies" by Kenneth R. Bazinet.

Article: "News Corporation shares dive as BSkyB bid falters" by James Chessell.

Article: "Shareholders Sue News Corp. Over Phone-Hacking Allegations" by Nathan Koppel.

Article: "Murdoch Hack Attack: More Papers Caught in Scandal" by Kevin Dolak and Maggy Patrick.

Hour Three: Running to get his congressional seat back and why Alan Grayson, Candidate and former Congressman for U.S. Congress (D-FL, 8th District)

Article: "Alan Grayson is Running and Why He Will Kick Ass This Election" by Rob Kall.

Site: "You Walk Away".

Site: "Rebuild the Dream" campaign.

Site: "Progressive Democrats of America".

The good: "Snowe: No Cuts to Social Security and Medicare in Debt Limit Deal" by David Dayen.

The bad: "Lori Klein, Arizona State Senator, Pointed Loaded Gun At Reporter Richard Ruelas's Chest ".

The very, very ugly: "Boehner: ‘This Debt Limit Increase Is Obama’s Problem’" by Brian Beutler.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "H.R.676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act " 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) introduced by John Conyers.

Book: "Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Video: "Thom Hartmann: Mister President - FDR has critical advice for you!".

Article: "Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today's Recall Election Primaries " by John Nichols.

Article: "New Hampshire Joins Planned Parenthood Attacks" by Kate Sheppard.

Article: "The Great Recession May Be Over, but American Families Are Working Harder than Ever" by Michael Greenstone, Adam Looney.

Article: "Minnesota state shutdown the longest in US history".

Article: "GOP wants to shift high-speed rail money to flood relief" by Michael Doyle.

Coming up Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program

Thom will have the latest on the debt ceiling debate...

Plus, Everything you know is wrong about Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church Tricia Erickson, author of ” Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters? The Mormon Church Versus The Office Of The Presidency of the United States of America.”

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Thom Hartmann: Can we steal the "Finland Phenomenon" for our schools?

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Thom Hartmann: Mister President - FDR has critical advice for you!

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Full Show - 7/11/11. Will President Obama have a Jimmy Carter presidency?

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Thom explains how the nation's deficit is not a result of entitlement programs such as social security and Medicare, but from Bush supported tax cuts and war spending. Later in the show, he discusses Rupert Murdoch's struggling media empire.

Thom Hartmann on the News - July 12, 2011

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Alan Grayson: Running to get his congressional seat back and why

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Thom Hartmann vs. Peter Ferrara: America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb

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Thom Hartmann: Thailand caller goes off on U.S. Health Care

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Thom Hartmann: The Terrorist Threat

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Thom Hartmann: CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp.

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