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The GOP's Money Problem (w/Guest Erin Hill)

The single biggest financial advantage democrats have over republicans is small dollar donations from average working class people. What will the GOP do when its corporate money tries up?

Why Our Focus Must Be On Fixing Our Broken Democracy (w/Guest Hedrick Smith)

Hedrick Smith believes that political reform, fixing the system itself, should be the focus for progressives before we move onto the kitchen table topics many voters are concerned about

Veteran Says Trump's Order To Troops Against Migrant Caravan Amounts to War Crimes

Could Donald Trump's order against the Migrant caravan be a war crime? Veteran Joe Kassabian thinks that firing on unarmed people throwing rocks is not only unethical but would constitute a war crime, is Donald Trump setting up the military for a long deployment in the Hague?

The Election That Transformed of American Politics (w/Guest Lawrence O'Donnel )

What can we learn from the election that changed American Politics forever? No not the 2016 presidential election nor the 2018 midterm elections, but the 1968 election. Lawrence O'Donnell joins the program to discuss this and his new book "Playing with Fire" on this very subject.

GOP White Washes Electoral Process Greg Palast Demands Every Vote Be Counted

Greg Palast returns to update the audience of efforts to fight against voter disenfranchisement, fighting against the white washing of votes.

Is Trump's Bullying Losing Its Power?

Is Trump's bullying losing its power? World leaders are starting to stand up to the

Private Health Insurer Calls itself Medicare to Take Advantage of You (w/Alex Lawson)

There are a lot of people confused with Medicare and Medicare Advantage, a knock off for profit health insurance coverage, that wants to cut into medicare.

How Deep Does Republican Fueled Hatred Run?

Republicans are fanning the flames of racial hatred in order to win elections but just how deep do these go? Thom takes a call from a long time listener who suggests that it is deeper than you might think.

Is Hate the Last Thing Republicans Have to Offer?

Does the Republican party have anything to offer except hate, their policy platforms seem to suggest otherwise. but as hate seems to be going out of vogue what would else do they have to offer?

Health Insurance Profits From Denying Life Saving Coverage (w/Guest Wendell Potter)

Are Healthcare companies profiting from denying life saving coverage from patients? Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive joins the Thom Hartmann Program to tell us about and other practices by health insurances companies that put profit between you and your doctor.

Why Does Donald Trump Want to Ignore Votes from Veterans

Donald Trump is angry that after election day a mysterious source of votes has turned up, unknown to him, these votes from from overseas military officials who have ten days after the official election day for their ballot to be received, the President that claims to be the "biggest supporter of the military" doesn't seem to want these votes from active duty military members to count...

Are the Vestiges of Segregation Still Haunting America's Public Schools?

School funding is still linked to local tax revenue, a practice dating back to the days of segregation and Jim Crow, explicitly made to empower richer white schools with funds and under-develop schools for African Americans.

Why Background Checks May Not Be Enough to Make America Safe? (w/Guest Igor Volsky)

In fixing America's gun problem, many have turned to increasing both the number of and the intensity of background checks as a solution to mass shootings. However Igor Volsky wants to go further, and lower the number of guns in America all together.

The States That Elected Trump Have Turned Against Him (w/Guest John Nichols)

Have the states that elected Donald Trump turned against the President, as a new generation of activists join the house, this could put pressure on Trump and the Republican party. Could the new democratic wave stop the gerrymandering and voter suppression to take control?

The Need For an International Progressive Struggle (w/Katrina vanden Heuvel)

Should the struggle for progressive values be limited only to the United States or should progressives in the United States seek solidarity with progressives struggles around the world?

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