Stories by Sam Sacks

Sam Sacks is a former Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill.  He's now the senior producer on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann airing weeknights at 7pm EST on Free Speech TV and RT America. subscribe to Sam Sacks's feed

Ayn Rand's Gospel of Selfishness and Billionaire Empowerment Is Plaguing America

Posted on: Feb 7, 2013, Source: Thomhartmann.com

The United States and other independent governments around the world are crumbling while Ayn Rand’s billionaires are taking over.

Dear Whole Foods CEO, This Is What a Fascist Looks Like

Posted on: Jan 17, 2013, Source: Thomhartmann.com

John Mackey of Whole Foods had a major media gaffe, but it’s about time someone injected the word fascism back into our political debate.

How We Can All Make Money Like the Billionaires

Posted on: Jan 13, 2013, Source: Thomhartmann.com

It's time we all started collecting royalties and income from the state.

Why You Can Kiss Public Education (and the Middle Class) Goodbye

Posted on: Dec 14, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

All around us, our public institutions are disintegrating, and the most important public institution of all – our public education system – will likely be the next to go.

Glenn Beck Has the Paranoid Conspiracy World Cowering with "Agenda 21"

Posted on: Nov 23, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

Dystopic novel is a sleight-of-hand technique to keep the public focused on bogeymen, while the pillaging of the middle class continues unabated.

Give BP the Death Penalty

Posted on: Nov 18, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

What does it take for a foreign corporation to get the corporate death penalty in America?

Typical 'Job Creator' Behavior -- Use Obamacare as an Excuse to Mistreat Their Own Workers

Posted on: Nov 17, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

NY Applebee's CEO would rather line his pockets than give his employees health insurance.

Danger Ahead: The Oligarchs Don't Understand That Economic Collapse Happens When They Get All the Money

Posted on: Nov 12, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

The corporate masters seem to have forgotten they depend on working people for their own survival.

How America Is Turning into a 3rd World Nation in 4 Easy Steps

Posted on: Nov 10, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

It starts with destroying our manufacturing base.

Can Towns Bar Chick-fil-A From Opening New Stores for Its Explicit Anti-Gay Stance?

Posted on: Jul 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The owner's anti-gay crusade is funded in large part straight from Chick-fil-A corporate coffers.