The Danger Of Privatizing the Commons
By Thom Hartmann A...
Wildfires destroying people's homes in California and people dying because they can't afford their insulin are the same thing. Both are examples of how corporations have risen up and taken over the legislative process, turning the power of government to their own ends of ever greater profits.
The Washington Post Reveals Cracks in Healthcare
By Thom Hartmann A...
The sales pitch by so-called "moderate Democrats" and Republicans who take money from the insurance companies is that people "don't want to get kicked off their existing employer-provided health insurance plans." But workers don't make the choice of plans, their employers do.
Why Do The Wealthy Want to Throw Children Off Food Stamps & Medicaid?
By Thom Hartmann A...
The Global Wealth Report tells us that the worlds millionaires, composing less than 1% of the worlds population, own more than half the worlds wealth.
Is war on the menu for 2020 elections?
By Thom Hartmann A...
We complain that democracy is under assault from Donald Trump, but he's just a cog in a much larger worldwide machine that is tearing down democratic self-governance.
Has Capitalism and The GOP Destroyed Religion?
By Thom Hartmann A...
The number of Americans who called them selves Christian or religious has declined precipitously over the last decade, and the number of Americans who are "unaffiliated Christians", atheists, or unconcerned about religion or spirituality has increased.
Can the Presidency Regain Its Integrity After Trump?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Even those of us old enough to remember have probably forgotten that in the spring of 1979 the Attorney General of the United States appointed a special prosecutor to look into his own president's ownership of his peanut warehouse, to make sure that he wasn't, in any way, making money from his presidency.
The Supreme Court Broke Politics - How Do We Now Reform the Supreme Court?
By Thom Hartmann A...
We complain about the state of American politics; about a mentally ill billionaire in the White House and a Republican Party crawling with hustlers and conmen, and a few in the Democratic Party as well. The complaints are legitimate, but most people don't realize why the situation is as bad as it is.
Democratic Debates: Is It Time to Get the Corporate TV Stars off the Stage?
By Thom Hartmann A...
The democratic debate, operating entirely within the context of corporate TV stars' questions and largely Republican frames, shows once again why a for-profit "news" operation shouldn't be running a presidential debate.
Trump Throws Alligators Into the Swamp
By Thom Hartmann A...
Fascism has often been defined as the merger of corporate and state interests, combined with belligerent nationalism. Donald Trump has now put an unprecedented number of lobbyists - nearly 300 - according to a ProPublica and Columbia Journalism Investigation - in powerful positions throughout government.
Why Hasn't Congress Taken War Powers Away From Trump?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Donald Trump's pathetic betrayal of our Kurdish allies in northern Syria highlights the importance of Congress taking seriously it's constitutional obligation to define and authorize war.
Trump's Lies Are Killing Us
By Thom Hartmann A...
Donald Trump keeps insisting in his rallies, as he did last night, that he has lowered prescription drug prices, is protecting people with pre-existing conditions, and is improving Medicare. While everybody knows that he lies a lot, these are among the most pernicious lies.
Here's What the Framers of the Constitution Had to Say About Impeachment
By Thom Hartmann A...
There has been much discussion about what the framers of the Constitution thought about impeachment of the president, particularly given the wide range of impeachable things Trump has done, and the debate around whether impeaching him is consistent with the thoughts of the men who wrote the Constitution's impeachment clause.
Will America Allow the Slaughtering of the Kurds for Profit?
By Thom Hartmann A...
It was bad enough that Donald Trump was making decisions like trying to steer the G7 to his Doral property in Florida, or keeping the Trump Hotel in DC when the lease with the Park Service forbids it, just to enrich himself.
Is America Ready for a Lawless President?
By Thom Hartmann A...
President Andrew Jackson, whose picture hangs by Trump's desk in the Oval Office, defied the Supreme Court twice. When the Court said he couldn't slaughter or relocate the Cherokee Indians with the Trail of Tears, he said words to the effect of, "Supreme Court Chief Justice Marshall has made his ruling.
From Nixon to Trump: Here's how ideologues and partisans seized the Court
By Thom Hartmann A...
After Brown v. Board and its subsequent supporting decisions in the 1950s, and Roe v. Wade in 1973, Republicans concluded that they needed to curb-or seize-the power of the Court.
