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Book Review: The Hidden History Of The War On Voting

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

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

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

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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The Lawless President

Posted on May 24, 2019 by
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Ever Wonder Why Competition Is An Endangered Practice?

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

The continuing lack of competition in this country is very worrying. However, business and industry continues to merge or swallow competition in this country as the government does nothing or in many cases assists. Competition is supposed to be the … Continue reading →

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Is Trump’s Shutdown The Realization Of Drowning Government In The Bathtub?

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

“I don’t want to abolish government.  I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.”  –  Grover Norquist.  Interview on NPR’s Morning Edition, May 25, 2001  … Continue reading →

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Cynicism More Dangerous Than Trump

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

Congressman Keith Ellison tells us that it is cynicism that is the greater threat to Democracy, even greater than Donald Trump.  “Democracy still does matter. We have to vote and get out there and be active. If you go sit … Continue reading →

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Who Is Funding Efforts To Demonize Democrats?

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Employers Used to Believe in the Power of Aggregate Demand, What Happened?

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

From the Thom Hartmann Show Thursday: Thom discusses the change in America’s business community from being good corporate citizens who saw their employees as assets to today’s atmosphere where corporations exploit whatever they can.  Thom speaks with guest Rick Wartzman … Continue reading →

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A Quick Note On Regulations

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

consumer financial protections 7 minutes Semantics is the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. Republicans have spent decades redefining words or phrases to give them a meaning that often bring negative connotations or scenarios to certain words. In … Continue reading →

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