Friday 21 January '11 show notes
Feb. 6, 2011 7:03 pmBy SueN- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "Brunch With Bernie".
- "Anything Goes on Townhall Fridays".
- Bob Edgar, President and CEO of Common Cause. Letter sent to DOJ re: Justices Scalia & Thomas conflict of interest re: Citizen's United ruling.
- Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen.
Republicans are exploring a new strategy - repealing the 1965 Voter Rights Act...
Feb. 4, 2011 10:12 amBy louisehartmannWho’s screwed?
Daily Topics - Friday February 4th, 2011
Feb. 4, 2011 8:19 amBy shawnt56Truthout is proud to bring you an exclusive series from America's No. 1 progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann. We'll be publishing weekly installments, "Rebooting the American Dream."
Goodbye, Democracy - Hello, American Oligarchs and Oligopoly
Feb. 3, 2011 11:11 amBy louisehartmannAccording to the Center for Responsive Politics – lobbying money actually went down last year. After a record high of $2.5 billion spent in 2009 to influence Members of Congress – there was a slight drop off in 2010. Does that mean lobbying went down – or was the bar just set too high in the middle of the health reform debate? Or something else that nobody's discussing? The President of the American League of Lobbyists blamed
Daily Topics - Thursday February 3rd, 2011
Feb. 3, 2011 9:33 amBy shawnt56Truthout is proud to bring you an exclusive series from America's No. 1 progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann. We'll be publishing weekly installments, "Rebooting the American Dream."
Hour One: What makes a safe society...guns for all or guns for none? Gun rights advocate Dr. John Lott - http://johnrlott.blogspot.com
Hour Two: Why is the lobbying industry experiencing a recession...?!
What's your favorite anti-war song?!
Feb. 3, 2011 8:51 amBy thboardopYou pick the music on the show! All next week we will be playing anti-war songs on the Thom Hartmann Program and we want to hear from you! What is your favorite anti-war song of all time? Can't pick just one? Post all of your favorite anti-war and peace songs here on this blog and listen all next week for your song! Thank you so much and remember, get out there and get active! Tag You're It!
Daily Topics - Wednesday February 2nd, 2011
Feb. 2, 2011 9:30 amBy shawnt56Truthout is proud to bring you an exclusive series from America's No. 1 progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann. We'll be publishing weekly installments, "Rebooting the American Dream."
Hour One: If you're not "Big Business"...you're screwed!
Unless You're Big Business, You’re Screwed!
Feb. 2, 2011 8:47 amBy louisehartmannRepublican Chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee – and small-time criminal turned into the richest man in Congress – Darrell Issa is outsourcing his job to corporate CEOs. Back in December – Issa asked more than one hundred businesses to outline what federal regulations he should attempt to strike down with his new powers as Chairman. And though Issa intended to keep the responses from the corporate community to his inquiry
Thursday 20 January '11 show notes
Feb. 2, 2011 7:21 amBy SueN- On the 50th anniversary of JFK's inaugural speech, how are we doing as a nation
- veteran journalist/author Reese Erlich, author of The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. policy and the Middle East Crisis. Iran hostage crisis-did Ronald Reagan cut a deal and steal the election from Jimmy Carter?
- Dr.
GOP sides with hate over compassion
Feb. 1, 2011 10:11 amBy louisehartmannYesterday - A second federal judge ruled President Obama’s health reform law is unconstitutional. Florida Judge Roger Vinson – A Republican appointee – claimed the government has no constitutional grounds to require its citizens to purchase health insurance. Judge Vinson’s ruling is similar to another Republican appointed judge in Virginia who last year also declared the individual mandate within Obamacare unconstitutional. That’s now 2 judges who’ve upheld the health reform law – both appointed by Democrats - and 2 judges who’ve struck down the law – both Republican appoi