Author: Thom Hartmann

In June of last year – Jeffrey Sterling was sent to a Colorado prison after he was convicted as a CIA whistleblower. Sterling was found guilty last year of nine felonies – including a violation of the 1917 Espionage Act. But Sterling wasn’t spying for another country even though he had been working for the CIA in the 1990s. Sterling was convicted for allegedly leaking information about a botched covert operation called “Operation Merlin” – that operation resulted in the CIA essentially handing over nuclear information to Iran. On Wednesday morning – Jeffrey Sterling’s wife – Holly Sterling presented...

The residents of Flint are screwed and have been since at least 2014. Bernie Sanders recently called out politicians who are willing to spend money on war – but not on domestic infrastructure. And just days after he said that -Food and Water Watch released a new study showing that Flint residents pay the highest water rates in America – even though the water is poisoned. The report looked at the largest 500 water systems in the country – and found that on average – Flint resident paid about $864 a year for water service – which is nearly...

Thom Hartmann discusses the Democratic presidential campaign with Farron...