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  • Is the Corporate Media acknowledging the death of the American Dream?

    The New York Times is finally catching on to the fact that the American Dream is dead. An article running in the paper today points out the disturbing fact that the United States is one of the least socially mobile nations in the developed world. As in – it’s harder for someone born poor to become rich – or even just join the middle class throughout their life. Only 8% of Americans born in the poorest fifth of the popula

  • Why the German economy is surging

    Even though a debt crisis is gripping the European continent – the German economy is surging. According to the latest economic data – German unemployment fell in the month of December – bringing the average number of unemployed people in that nation to a two-decade low. Economists are now openly wondering just how long the German economy can be immune from the chaos surrounding it in places like Greece where unemployment is at 18%

  • Daily Topics - Wednesday January 4th, 2012

    Hour One: Are NYC and the State of California about to throw out corporate personhood? Rob Weissman, Public Citizen

    Hour Two: Will the Tea Party ever accept Mitt Romney? Mark Williams

  • Will the Occupy Iowa Caucus be successful?

    It’s Iowa Caucus day!

    Despite endless debating, campaign ads, and TV punditry over the last few months – the Republican race to the White House officially begins this evening as Iowans gather to choose which Republican they’d like to see run against President Obama this year.

  • Daily Topics - Tuesday January 3rd, 2012

    Hour One: Political predictions for 2012 - Robert Reich / Plus, the latest from the first primary of the year...the Iowa Caucuses - John Nichols, The Nation Magazine

    Hour Two: Republicans flip-flop on Voter ID and voter fraud - Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog / Plus, Montana's high court decision on Citizen's United - David Cobb, Move to Amend

  • Daily Topics - Thursday December 29th, 2011

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  • Are the days of a free and open internet over?

    There’s a backlash underway against supporters of the Stop Online Privacy Act – known as SOPA.

    The legislation – which is currently stalled in Congress until next month – would give the federal government – working with major entertainment industries – the power to take down websites that may be displaying copyrighted material.

  • Daily Topics - Wednesday December 28th, 2011

    Your Donations Matter! Get a signed copy of The Thom Hartmann Reader for a donation of $250 or more to the Salem Hunter School & help send a child in need to The Hunter School Summer Program. At Hunter children in need discover that they are competent, talented, valued and are important contributors to our world. Your donation will help to ensure that our work at Hunter continues. If you can't afford $250 - anything helps.Please Help & Donate Now.

  • The world is clearly different now, post-Fukushima

    Scientists are trying to figure why scores of seals have washed ashore in Alaska this year either dead or suffering from a mysterious disease. The seals have lesions, irritated skin, and hair loss – often symptoms of radiation poisoning - and scientists worry it might have come from the Fukushima plant in Japan. So far – there’s been no sign of elevated radiation in the waters in the Pacific Northwest - although the US g

  • Daily Topics - Tuesday December 28th, 2011

    Your Donations Matter! Get a signed copy of The Thom Hartmann Reader for a donation of $250 or more to the Salem Hunter School & help send a child in need to The Hunter School Summer Program. At Hunter children in need discover that they are competent, talented, valued and are important contributors to our world. Your donation will help to ensure that our work at Hunter continues. If you can't afford $250 - anything helps.Please Help & Donate Now.

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