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An Epistemological Crisis

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Paul Deaton

It’s no secret there is an epistemological crisis undermining the authority of knowledge. It may be the most significant problem to grow out of the Reagan administration. That the discussion of creationism versus evolution returned during the 1980s was only … Continue reading →

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Defund The GOP

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Trish Nelson

I have never been sorry I took the time to listen to a Thom Hartmann program. “The Republican party has turned into either an organized crime syndicate or a cult. We have to stop them from destroying our democracy. These … Continue reading →

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Perception is Reality

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Thom Hartmann does a Democratic post-mortem with Indivisible Director Megan Hatcher Mays.  This video is about 9 minutes. Last week I discussed the proliferation of conservative media, particularly talk radio, in rural areas throughout the country including Iowa. Progressives have … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights And The 2020 Election

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Native Iowan Ari Berman discusses SCOTUS and voting rights with Thom Hartmann in the context of the 2020 election.  Ari is Senior reporter at Mother Jones, covering voting rights. He is author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hidden History Of Monopolies

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Paul Deaton

In The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream, Thom Hartmann takes the reader from the founders’ fight against the monopoly of the British East India Company to the borking of the country by President Donald … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann Answers The Question “When Will Americans Wake Up?”

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Trish Nelson

“Things don’t get real for Americans until it affects them personally….when it gets to 5 or 10% of Americans who have a family member who has died.”

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Thom Hartmann Interview, Part I

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Paul Deaton

If the Iowa precinct caucuses created doubt about the efficacy of our voting process, we are not the only ones with concern. Thom Hartmann, the number one progressive-talk-show host in the United States wrote the book, The Hidden History of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hidden History Of The War On Voting

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Paul Deaton

The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote — and How to Get it Back by Thom Hartmann is a quick but important read for people who want or need to review the history and origins … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hidden History Of The Supreme Court

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Paul Deaton

The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann is a quick but important read for people who want to review the history of the Supreme Court. At 168 pages, the book takes readers … Continue reading →

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Why Racism?

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Paul Deaton

Racism is a feature of the Trump administration geared toward activating marginal voters who support his racist statements to get them to vote to elect Republicans, posits Thom Hartmann in the clip below. “When Trump said this he knew exactly … Continue reading →

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