Daily Topics - Wednesday October 26th, 2011
By shawnt56
#Oct29 "Enough is Enough" Rally @ The US Capitol 12PM-6AM - Thom Hartmann is Kicking off the Rally at Noon
Free Speech TV invites citizen journalists from around the world to send us videos of actions in your community that support the 99% Movement. They'll be posted @ www.freespeech.org and some will air on DirecTV-348 & DishTV-9415 which reach into 35 million households across the USA. Check www.freespeech.org for more details on how to submit.
Hour One: Beware proposed Super Committee cuts - Alex Lawson, Social Security Works / Plus, another night of terror for Occupy Oakland - Joshua Holland, Alternet
Hour Two: Fighting corporate $ in the most local of elections - Emily Sirota, Sirota for Schools / Plus, Why is George Bush wading Into Denver's education debate on the eve of critical school board elections? John Nichols, The Nation Magazine
Hour Three: "With Liberty And Justice For Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful" - Glenn Greenwald, Salon / Plus, raid on Occupy Oakland...babies & children gassed with their parents while they slept - Dr. Samsarah Morgan, Occupy Oakland
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#2
Resisting arrest is not the same as resisting a beating.
#3
The CRA (Community Reinvestment Act) did not require banks to make sub-prime loans - in fact CRA compliant loans have the lowest foreclosure rates.
The CRA did not cause the housing collapse, in fact if CRA rules were more widely followed it might have prevented it.
#4
Thom I loved the segment on your TV show last night on the ten year anniversary of the patriot act.I kind of found it ironic that in chicago news yesterday morning a man made it past the tsa and got on a plane without a boarding pass at midway airport in chicago.
Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
Please follow us across to hartmannreport.com - this will be the only place going forward to read Thom's blog posts and articles.
Images of Thom
With His Holiness The Dalai Lama, at His home in Dharamsala, India (Synthesis Dialogues - made into a movie narrated by Harrison Ford)
From The Thom Hartmann Reader:
"With the ever-growing influence of corporate CEOs and their right-wing allies in all aspects of American life, Hartmann’s work is more relevant than ever. Throughout his career, Hartmann has spoken compellingly about the value of people-centered democracy and the challenges that millions of ordinary Americans face today as a result of a dogma dedicated to putting profit above all else. This collection is a rousing call for Americans to work together and put people first again."
From Unequal Protection, 2nd Edition:
"If you wonder why and when giant corporations got the power to reign supreme over us, here’s the story."
From Screwed:
"I think many of us recognize that for all but the wealthiest, life in America is getting increasingly hard. Screwed explores why, showing how this is no accidental process, but rather the product of conscious political choices, choices we can change with enough courage and commitment. Like all of Thom’s great work, it helps show us the way forward."
Hi,
I am trying to find a website that Thom mentioned during hour 2 on 10/26 show and cant remember the name of it, something like criminals & thieves .com? he was talking about working for the Coch(sp) brothers. the site sounded really interesting. i have several googles.. if anyone knows the name could you be so kind as to let me know.. richsapf@gmail.com (hope its okay to put email)
thank you :-)
Rich