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Politically, We Find High Health Care Costs Unacceptable (w/Guest Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal)

Thom sits down with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal (Long Time New York Times Reporter, Former ER Doctor, and Author - An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back) to talk about the spiraling healthcare costs in the US and what can be done about them.

Depleted Soil Restoration As a Business Opportunity?

Thom talks with a caller about ideas on how to restore soil quality depleted by our agricultural system.

Factory Farming Is Killing the Planet, and Us!

Thom talks with a caller about the environmental damage done by factory farming that is dominating our agricultural landscape.

The Happiest and Greenest Country Might Surprise You

Thom talks about his recent trip to a small country that has been ranked as happier and greener than anywhere else, as well as touching on environmental concerns, and how health care is managed outside the United States.

Who's REALLY Behind "Independent" Opposition to Lowering Drug Prices? (w/Guest Lee Fang)

Guest host Alex Lawson talks with guest Lee Fang (Investigative Reporter - The Intercept) about a deceptive campaign to shut down Al Franken's bill to lower prescription drug prices. Guess who wants them to stay high?

For Smart Policy Decisions, We Need Strong Data (w/Guest Heidi Hartmann)

Guest host Alex Lawson (Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Dr. Heidi Hartmann, PhD (President/CEO - Institute for Women's Policy Research, and no relation to Thom) about the need for government to collect demographic and other types of data, in the face of trends toward collecting less).

Our Power Comes From Lifting Other Voices Up, Not Pushing Them Down (w/Guest Kymone Freeman)

Guest host Alex Lawson (Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) sits down with guest Kymone Freeman (Program Director/Host - We Act Radio) about the corporate media's role in politics and how independent media can give voice to justice.

Corporate Media is Marching in Lockstep, Pushing Us Towards War (w/Guest Richard Eskow)

Guest host Alex Lawson (Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Richard Eskow (Senior Fellow - Campaign for America's Future, Host - The Zero Hour) about the corporate media's complicity in the military industrial complex's relentless drive to push us into war.

Why Should We Worry More About Drug Prices Than About the Cancer They Treat? (w/Guest Heather Block)

Guest Host Alex Lawson (Executive Director - Social Security Works, Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Heather Block (Activist on the high cost of drugs, who has worked on international projects in over 30 countries, and current cancer patient) about the ludicrously high cost of prescription drugs in the US and what we can do to lower them.

Tax Day Is Here, Trump's Taxes Still Aren't (w/Guest Nelini Stamp)

Guest Host Alex Lawson (Executive Director - Social Security Works, Co-Owner - We Act Radio) chats with guest Nelini Stamp (Working Families Party and Tax March Executive Committee) about the "Tax Marches" happening all across the country and pressuring Trump to finally release his taxes like he promised during his campaign.

"Please Don't Vote Away My Constitutional Rights!" (w/Guest Josselyn Berry)

Guest Host Alex Lawson (Executive Director - Social Security Works, Co-Owner - We Act Radio) chats with guest Josselyn Berry (Interim Director - Progress Now AZ) about getting directly involved in your state and some of the particular struggles right now in Arizona.

Will TV-Addicted Trump's Nuclear Diplomacy Get Us All Killed? (w/Guest Host Alex Lawson)

Guest host Alex Lawson talks about Trump's posturing over North Korea, Afghanistan, and Syria. What will it all lead to? Can we rule out a nuclear strike?

Tackling the Unfinished Work of Martin Luther King (w/Guest John Hope Bryant)

Thom talks with guest John Hope Bryant (Chairman/CEO - Operation Hope and the Hope Global Forum, and Author - How the Poor Can Save Capitalism) about bringing non-profit financial services to under served communities.

Can Stephen Colbert Defeat Trump? (w/Guest Sophia McLennen)

Thom sits down with guest Sophia McLennen (Director - The Center for Global Studies, Associate Director - The School of International Affairs, Professor, International Affairs and Comparative Literature, and Author of Colbert's America) on the many benefits and uses of satire.

Police Violence as a Business Model, and the Lack of Empathy of the Wealthy

Thom frames the recent United Airlines scandal in the larger context of the onward march towards brutal corporate facism, being increasingly upheld by violent enforcers

ADHD: Hunter in a Farmer's World

Thom Hartmann has written a dozen books covering ADD / ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.

Join Thom for his new twice-weekly email newsletters on ADHD, whether it affects you or a member of your family.

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