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Why Tax Cuts For the Rich Cuts The Wages Of The Working and Poor

A caller challenges Thom Hartmann on the merit of tax cuts for corporations and the rich, and gets a lesson in economics detailing how tax cuts for the rich always come at the cost of…

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John Fetterman Keynote - Netroots Nation 2018

John Fetterman, former mayor of Braddock, PA, tells Netroots Nation 2018 why he’s running as a progressive Democrat for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor, highlighting his personal experience and deep knowledge that every vote counts.

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Mustafa Santiago Ali Keynote - Netroots Nation 2018

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of the Hip Hop Caucus, fires up the crowd at Netroots Nation 2018 by connecting the dots between environmental devastation, systemic racism, and runaway capitalism.

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Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba Keynote - Netroots Nation 2018

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, Miss., speaks to Netroots Nation 2018, sharing his vision for making Jackson the most radical city in the country. He points to his own election, where he won 93%…

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Mayor Chokwe Lumumba with Imara Jones - FSTV at Netroots Nation 2018

Imara Jones leads an in-depth conversation with Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, who has boldly proclaimed that he intends to make Jackson "the most radical city in the nation." In addition to…

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John Fetterman with David Pakman - FSTV at Netroots Nation 2018

David Pakman sits down with John Fetterman at the FSTV Booth at Netroots Nation 2018. Fetterman is the Mayor of Braddock, PA and running for lieutenant governor. He discusses the pride he takes in his…

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Ten Years After Great Recession, Have We Learned Anything?

 It has been ten years since the start of the Great Recession, marked by the earth-shattering downfall of Lehman Brothers, a global financial services firm, and the fourth largest such company in the US.…

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No, GDP Isn't Exceeding Unemployment for 1st Time in 100 Years

Despite Donald Trump's claims, GDP growth is nor surpassing the unemployment rate for the "first time in 100 years," but more importantly, it wouldn't matter if it was.

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How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World

Professor of history at Columbia Unversity and Director of the European Institute, Adam Tooze joins the show to discuss his new book, Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World.

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Top Student Loan Watchdog Resigns over Trump Admin Doing Bidding of Predatory Lenders

As the school year begins this week across the United States, the top student loan watchdog has resigned in protest, accusing the Trump administration of siding with powerful predatory lenders over student loan borrowers. Seth…

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How Public Banking Offers a Path to Social Justice

 Voters in Los Angeles will have the opportunity this fall to decide whether or not to charter a public bank. If the measure is successful, Los Angeles would become the first city in the…

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Will Turkey's Debt Crisis Go Viral?

Professor Richard Wolff joins the Thom Hartmann Program to explain how Turkey's debt could lead to a global economic meltdown and what this says about capitalism.

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Can Elizabeth Warren Save Capitalism By Reforming It?

Elizabeth Warren introduces the Accountable Capitalism Act which would limit the excesses of unregulated capitalism. Can Senator Warren save capitalism and the United States through financial reform?

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1st Voter Repeal of Anti-Worker "Right to Work" Law

For the first time ever, voters repeal a "right to work" law by ballot referendum, as Missouri Republicans see the law which would further repress worker and union rights rejected by voters.

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Trickle Up Theory: A "New Deal" Casts off Austerity Measures For Portugal

Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss Portugal's successful removal of austerity measures and the start of a trickle up economy, whats going to happen when the people realize that we can take care…

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United States Deficit EXPLODES to $1 Trillion

Despite the baseless proclamations from President Donald Trump and his cronies, the deficit for fiscal year 2019 will explode to $1 trillion and more than 5% of GDP.

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CEOs vs. Workers: Sen. Sanders Town Hall

While corporate CEOs are raking in record profits, the employees working for those companies are struggling to make ends meet, facing stagnant wages and executives who refuse to endorse a living wage and workers' right…

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Does Vienna's Affordable Housing Model Prove Progressive Policies Right?

Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss Vienna's affordable housing model.

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In Reversal, FCC Warns Against Sinclair-Tribune Merger

GUEST: Craig Aaron, President and CEO of Free Press, and a leading advocate in the fight to preserve net neutrality. He is the editor of two books, Appeal to Reason: 25 Years of In These…

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Trump's Tax Cuts Used Record Stock Buybacks, Not Worker Raises

A new report confirms what reasonable people already knew, that corporations are mostly using Donald Trump's tax cuts to buy back their own stock and pay dividends, not to hire more people or increase wage.

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