Stories by Thom Hartmann

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The Original American Dream Was Not About Getting Rich

Posted on: Jul 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Our nation was formed because our founding fathers wanted to escape the clutches of British royalty and nobility.

America Is on a Path to Turn into Detroit, and Republicans Are Cool with That

Posted on: Jul 23, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Thanks to the record-breaking inaction and gridlock in Washington, the entire country is following in the path of Detroit.

The Evil New 'Stand Your Ground' Law That Made the Killing of Trayvon Martin Permissible

Posted on: Jul 18, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Nobody ever seriously suggested, in the trial or in the media, that Trayvon Martin had a right to stand *his* ground.

'Neighborhood Watch' Groups Like Zimmerman's and in Much of the Deep South Are Hardly Different Than Slave Patrols of Old

Posted on: Jul 15, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Slave patrollers traveled, through the countryside looking for African-Americans who were “not where they belonged.”

Rand Paul's Confederacy Scandal Is Not an Anomaly -- Libertarianism Papers Over Deep Racism in America

Posted on: Jul 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Libertarianism is a nice-sounding "philosophy" of “freedom” that obscures 500 years of genocide and apartheid in America.

Snowden's Revelation Paves the Way for Federal Lawsuit Against NSA

Posted on: Jul 11, 2013, Source: Thom Hartmann Show

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed multiple lawsuits against the NSA for spying on Americans, but until now the government has convinced courts to block them.

Clear Evidence That Corporate America Wants the Govt. to Treat Protesters as 'Terrorists'

Posted on: Jun 20, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Major company behind the Keystone XL pipeline wants American police to treat people sitting in trees like Mohammad Atta.

The Evil Lies of Crazy Bankers: 6 Former Employees Expose Inhuman Greed of BofA

Posted on: Jun 19, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Bank of America allegedly used dirty tactics to lead homeowners into foreclosures and in-house loan modifications, reaping massive profits for the bank's bottom-line.

The Dangers of Corporations Controlling National Secrets

Posted on: Jun 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The privatized national security apparatus isn’t just wasteful—it’s contrary to the founding principles of our democratic republic.

You Wouldn't Believe Bank of America's Latest Scam

Posted on: Jun 12, 2013, Source: AlterNet

It appears that big bank Bank of America is up to the same old dirty tricks that helped contribute to America’s financial meltdown in the first place.

It's High Time We Abolished the Department of Homeland Security

Posted on: Jun 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

It's the path to national sanity.

3 Staple Foods that Big Ag Has Stripped of All Nutrients

Posted on: May 30, 2013, Source: Thomhartmann.com

We need to reclaim our fruits and vegetables for the sake of our health.

One Hospital Charges $8,000 ... Another Charges $38,000 for the Same Treatment?

Posted on: May 9, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The American health care system is truly nuts.

11 Major Drug Companies Raked in $85 Billion Last Year, and Left Many to Die Who Couldn't Buy Their Pricey Drugs

Posted on: Apr 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The public is being robbed.

Meet the Billionaire Bankrolling Austerity, As He Stands to Make Billions More From Privatization of Safety Net

Posted on: Apr 29, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The debunked Reinhart-Rogoff study, used as justification for deadly austerity programs, was pushed by none other than debt-obsessed Pete Peterson.

The Right Wing Cult Machine Exposed

Posted on: Apr 26, 2013, Source: Thomhartmann.com

People are waking up and recognizing the far right-wing media for what it is, and the dangers it poses to this country.

Billionaire Spreads His Money Far and Wide to Privatize Social Security

Posted on: Mar 5, 2013, Source: Thom Hartmann Show

Every day that the “Fix the Debt” and other Pete Peterson efforts succeed at destroying Americans' faith in our own government, We The People lose.

Study: Even Republicans Don't Like Republican Policies

Posted on: Mar 4, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Millions of Americans are struggling to survive, to get a proper education, and the very rich are making out like bandits, all thanks to Republican “misrule and inaction.”

Even Republicans Want Progressive Economic Policies

Posted on: Mar 3, 2013, Source: Smirking Chimp

As a new poll shows, very few Americans like the ideas and policy proposals coming out of the Republican Party, and a few of the Conserva-Dems.

Time to Take Notice: How Renewable Energy Is Becoming Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels

Posted on: Feb 10, 2013, Source: Smirking Chimp

This is why we need to throw everything we have at making renewable energies our primary way of powering America into the 21st century.

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.

Thom Hartmann: The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery

Posted on: Jan 15, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Founders Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Madison were totally clear on that ... and we all should be too.

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.

There's a Violent World War Going On, with Millions of Casualties -- Oligarchs vs. Everyone Else

Posted on: Jan 7, 2013, Source: AlterNet

We have become, in the United States, and increasingly all over the world, a society with only two classes: Those who own, and those who owe.

Explaining the Pure Cruelty of Obama's Gimmick, "Chained CPI" in Simple Language

Posted on: Dec 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

If Obama goes along with a “chained CPI,” he will be the first President in the history of the Dem Party to have actually cut Social Security.

Why Do We Get Riled Up About Gun Rights, and Not Rights to Health Care and Education?

Posted on: Dec 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Billionaires like the Koch brothers are helping shift our priorities.

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.

Twinkie CEO Admits Company Took Employees Pensions and Put It Toward Executive Pay

Posted on: Dec 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Hostess company continues to screw over its workers.

Thom Hartmann: The Memo That Started a Corporate Heist of Our Government

Posted on: Dec 10, 2012, Source: Buzzflash at TruthOut

New documentary 'Heist' explains how the American Dream was stolen in broad daylight.

America Didn’t “End” Slavery After the Civil War -- We Simply Exported It

Posted on: Nov 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

One of the most enduring myths we love here in America is that we ended our involvement with slavery.

Grover Norquist, Enemy of the State?

Posted on: Nov 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Norquist has connived over the years to get hundreds of members of Congress to violate their own oath of office by pledging to keep billionaires' taxes low.

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.

Don't Fall for the Right's "Fiscal Cliff" Hysteria

Posted on: Nov 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The oldest trick in the book is for conservatives to create hysteria over something so they can swoop in with right-wing solutions.

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.

Globalization Is The Number One Health Risk Facing Humanity

Posted on: Oct 30, 2012, Source: Op-Ed News

Transnational corporate killers are on a deadly rampage -- industrial pollution poisons more than 125 million people around the planet.

Thom Hartmann: As World Population Reaches 7 Billion, What Will Save Us From Ourselves?

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.

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