Will we finally see a path to citizenship?
Jun. 28, 2013 10:24 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Thursday, the United States Senate approved its so-called comprehensive immigration bill. It is the first significant attempt to fix out broken immigration system in over 25 years, and it includes a long-awaited path to citizenship. Senate Democrats passed the measure with the support of 14 Republicans, and the crowd in the Senate chamber erupted in chants of “Yes we can.”
Austerity is taking hold of our nation.
Jun. 27, 2013 9:20 amBy Thom Hartmann A...The Republican sequester is wreaking havoc on our economy. Yesterday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced a huge revision to previous estimates of economic growth. Initially, the BEA estimated our economy grew by 2.5 percent during the first three months of this year. Now they say our GDP only increased by 1.8 percent.
Daily Topics - Wednesday June 26th, 2013
Jun. 26, 2013 12:37 pmBy shawnt56Hour One: SCOTUS & marriage equality...what you need to know - Yetta Kurland, Esq.-Kurland & Associates
Hour Two: Hartmann vs. McNicoll..."big oil should pay for their own damn waste!" Brian McNicoll, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Hour Three: Issa - "fool me once..."DOMA & Prop 8 go down!
Jun. 26, 2013 9:30 amBy Thom Hartmann A...The Supreme Court has struck down DOMA, and cleared the way for same-sex marriage to resume in the state of California. In two landmark decisions today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of equality. The Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional in a 5 to 4 ruling, as a violation of the equal protection guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment.
Daily Topics - Tuesday June 25th, 2013
Jun. 25, 2013 12:02 pmBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Were voting rights just sent to the back of the bus? Joe Madison, The Joe Madison Show
SCOTUS neuters the Voting Rights Act.
Jun. 25, 2013 8:50 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Our nation's highest court has struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. In a 5-to-4 ruling delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court ruled that the formula used to decide what states are subject to voting law pre-clearance is unconstitutional.
Daily Topics - Monday June 24th, 2013
Jun. 24, 2013 10:35 amBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: What is loyalty?
Hour Two: What happens when the Fed stops stimulating the economy? Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy at Work
Where in the world is Edward Snowden?
Jun. 24, 2013 9:57 amBy Thom Hartmann A...Over the weekend, government officials and news agencies were playing a game of “Where's Snowden.” The NSA whistle-blower made a sudden departure from Hong Kong, reportedly traveling to Moscow, Russia. Snowden was then not in his seat for the next flight, which would have brought him from Russia to Cuba.
GOP dooms its own bill to failure.
Jun. 21, 2013 9:31 amBy Thom Hartmann A...On Thursday, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives managed to kill the $940 billion dollar farm bill. GOP lawmakers were quick to blame Democrats for the failure, because they did not deliver 40 votes. However, Democrats pointed to huge cuts to food assistance, and a poison pill amendment from Florida Representative Steve Southerland as their reasons for voting against the bill.
Daily Topics - Thursday June 20th, 2013
Jun. 20, 2013 1:20 pmBy shawnt56Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
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Hour One: Wow! MD Goes Holistic - Replaces the GDP w/the GDI
Hour Two: Carbon Tax or kiss the world goodbye...for humans / Geeky Science - why are the birds so angry?