A new poll shows that two-thirds of all Americans would struggle to cover $1,000 crisis.

According to this poll by the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, this type of crisis spans all incomes.

Three-quarters of people in households making less than $50,000 a year and two-thirds of those making between $50,000 and $100,000 would have trouble coming up with $1,000 to cover an unexpected bill.

Even for the country's wealthiest 20 percent — households making more than $100,000 a year — 38 percent say they would have at least some difficulty coming up with $1,000.

William R. Emmons, a senior economic adviser at the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said, "Many families are still struggling with debt from the housing bubble and borrowing boom.

And the recent economic stresses make it much more likely families are going to be fighting basic financial issues.”

-Thom

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Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Donald Trump knocks New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez in Albuquerque" by David Sherfinski.

Article: "My father warned Exxon about climate change in the 1970s. They didn't listen" by Claudia Black-Kalinsky.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

Article: "Drinking milk at school while black: Student arrested for larceny over 65-cent milk and racism" by Xeni Jardin.

Law: "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act", 1970 (RICO).

Article: "Dems discuss dropping Wasserman Schultz" by Alexander Bolton.

Article: "10 Disgusting Examples Of Very Young School Children Being Arrested, Handcuffed And Brutalized By Police" by Michael Snyder.

Article: "School District Arrests Kids For Throwing Skittles" by Vocativ.

Article: "Ahmed Mohamed clock incident" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Police Questioning of Minors" by FindLaw.

Documentary: Where to Invade Next - Michael Moore.

Article: "Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy" by Rick Perlstein.

Article: "Anti-Trump protests turn violent outside New Mexico rally" by Jill Colvin and Russell Contreras.

Article: "People of no religion outnumber Christians in England and Wales – study" by Harriet Sherwood.

Article: "Roger Williams" by Wikipedia.

Book: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

Hour Two: The World Would Not Exist If Everyone Ate Like Americans
- Alex Orlov, Mic

Article: "List of countries by meat consumption" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The World Would Not Exist If Everyone Ate like Americans" by Alex Orlov.

Article: "This Is What Would Happen If the Rest of the World Ate the Way America Does" by Nathan Halverson.

Article: "Tour D'Horizon With Nestle: Forget The Global Financial Crisis, The World Is Running Out Of Fresh Water".

Site: NutritionFacts.org.

Article: "McMartin preschool trial" by Wikipedia.

Talk Media News Segment:
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Article: "Clinton, Trump win Washington state’s primaries" by TMN.

Article: "Trump protest in Albuquerque turns heated" by Nick Salazar.

Article: "Clinton neglected security protocol with email use, IG report concludes" by TMN.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman

Article: "Quick Morning News - Trump protest In Albuquerque gets ugly - May 25, 2016" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "Quick Morning News - Trump Suggests Clintons – Rape & Murder - May 24, 2016" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "Hoyer calls out Republicans who changed votes on LGBT amendment" by Phil Davis.

Hour Three: Tell the Senate to Pass Email Privacy Act AS IS!!
- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO, 2nd District)

Article: "Judiciary Committee Senators face historic “E-Privacy” protection vote" by Adam Eisgrau.

TV: "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations".

Article: "Jamestown, Virginia" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pilgrim Fathers" by Wikipedia.

Site: Loma Linda University Medical Center.

Book: Nine Nations of North America by Joel Garreau.

Article: "Americans Waste Insane Amounts of Food" by Alex V. Barnard.

Article: "How many Earths do we need?" by Charlotte McDonald.

Movie: "Dalai Lama Renaissance" documentary. Narrated by Harrison Ford. Featuring Thom!

Article: "Gary L. Francione" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Judging or Perceiving" by Charles R. Martin .

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Politics Panel - "Let's troll Bernie & Hillary supporters"

Politics Panel - Bernie’s Progressive Dem Platform

Full Show 5/24/16: Bernie: The Convention Could Get “Messy”

Tonight’s Politics Panel discusses the people Bernie selected for the DNC Platform Committee, whether the DNC Convention will in fact be “messy,” and Trump bringing up old Clinton conspiracy theories. In tonight’s Conversations with Great Minds Thom discusses the progressive movement with Jim Hightower, author of the book “Swim against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow.”

Thom Hartmann on Economic & Labor News: 5/23/16

Why #Republicans Are Really Bad At Running #Government...

Is It Time For #Democrats To Adopt FDR's #Economic #BillOfRights?

Has The Mainstream Media Reached A New Low? (w/ Guest: Jeff Cohen)

FDR: It Is Un-American To Profit Off Of War!

Liberalism: What Happened To The Party Of The People? (w/Guest: Thomas Frank)

The Core Values Of America Are Progressive!