Stories by Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann is an author and nationally syndicated daily talk show host. His newest book is The Thom Hartmann Reader.
Posted on Nov 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
There is a way to heal our broken world -- but it won't come from new technologies, a new leader or political party, the Rapture, or space aliens.
Posted on Nov 27, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org
The math is pretty simple: When the über-rich are heavily taxed, economies prosper and wages for working people steadily rise.
Posted on Oct 2, 2010, Source: Free Speech TV
Thousands gathered in Washington for a rally this Saturday organized by progressives, to show support for a progressive economic agenda.
Posted on Nov 11, 2009, Source: The Smirking Chimp
If Al Gore (or even Ralph Nader) had been President in 2001, the Ft. Hood massacre almost certainly wouldn't have happened. Because George W. Bush was president, it did.
Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: Smirking Chimp
CEOs in America pull in the big bucks because there's a shortage of people willing to destroy the lives of many other human beings.
Posted on Apr 16, 2009, Source: Smirking Chimp
The Geithner/Summers plan seems to hinge on reinflating the debt bubble. The outcome will be inflation, a more serious crash, or both.
Posted on Nov 23, 2007, Source: deleted
Will our nation continue to stand for the values on which it was founded?
Posted on Sep 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Under the guise of free market capitalism, conservative policies have made 80-hour work weeks the norm. Working harder for less money means middle class families are getting screwed.
Posted on Jun 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet
In his Rolling Stone article, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reveals how the Republican Party engaged in a criminal conspiracy to both steal the 2004 election, and to cover up evidence of the theft.
Posted on Nov 5, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The rallying cry of the emerging "honest vote" movement must become: Get Corporations Out of Our Vote!
Posted on Mar 17, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The conservative mantra of 'let the market decide' is, at best, destructive to national and international economies, and, at worst, destructive to democracy itself.
Posted on Feb 17, 2004, Source: AlterNet
By branding bin Laden a super-villain, Bush positioned himself as the Battle Commander of The War Against Evil Incarnate.
Posted on Feb 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Research shows that a new ice age is not as unlikely as previously thought. Even worse, there could be as little as two to three years' warning.
Posted on Jul 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Are computerized voting machines a wide-open back door to massive voting fraud? A growing number of Americans are saying our votes are too sacred to reside only on computer chips.
Posted on May 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Massive media conglomerates like Clear Channel and the Cable Radio Network are actively seeking out liberal antidotes to Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. It's not politics; just good business.
Posted on Apr 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet
People are waking up to our government's war on its own people.
Posted on Mar 6, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Are computerized voting machines paving the way for massive vote-rigging and the theft of elections, all in the name of election reform?
Posted on Feb 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet
In a revolutionary move, officials in Porter Township in Pennsylvania have passed a law revoking "personhood" status for corporations. What happens next could change the course of American history.
Posted on Feb 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Election scandals in Nebraska and Georgia show how privatized voting machines may be tainting the electoral process.
Posted on Dec 11, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The preponderance of rightwing shows has less to do with political bias than the influence of niche marketing. Progressives just need to create a niche of their own.
