The DLC Junta Is Continuing the DNC Coup – Thom Hartmann’s Big Picture
A corporatist junta has taken over the Democratic Party – and only one man can save...
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Author: Thom Hartmann
The Homeless Are Dying – Thom Hartmann’s Big Picture
It’s been an unusually warm winter this year in the nation’s capital – but that hasn’t stopped the deaths of over 50 homeless people – within miles of the United States Capitol and the White House. And the homeless community isn’t ready to let this matter be ignored. Brian Carome, Street Sense DC, joins...
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TPP & The High Cost of Neglecting Our Manufacturing – Thom Hartmann’s Big Picture
The Transpacific Partnership – or SHAFTA as I like to call it – is only open until this Wednesday – January 13. The TPP is a so-called “free-trade” agreement that has been negotiated behind closed doors with heavy input from giant global corporations to manage trade between 12 countries and the United States. The President is expected to make a strong sales pitch for the agreement during tomorrow’s State of the Union address – and he’s expected to make the case that this trade agreement isn’t just about the United States’ economic interest – it’s about our national security...
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The “Enthusiasm Gap” between Bernie Sanders & Hillary Clinton – Thom Hartmann’s Big Picture
It’s just three weeks until the Iowa caucuses – and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is in a statistical dead heat with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And that’s despite the fact that Washington insiders have spent months saying that Bernie Sanders is just less electable than Hillary. We’ll be talking about why the insiders got it so wrong. Neil Sroka, Democracy for America joins...
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Why Are the Bundy “Yeehawists” Meeting w/GOP Lawmakers? – Thom Hartmann’s Big Picture
We now know that the group is actually free to come and go as they please – and that law enforcement has taken a basically “hands-off” approach to the situation. But over the weekend – a group of at least six republican lawmakers met – one. Oregon state legislator and several other elected officials from the neighboring states of Washington and Idaho – met with the ranchers at the nature preserve. Another lawmaker from the Las Vegas area took part in the meeting via telephone. Zoë Carpenter, The Nation Magazine joins...
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