Author Archive: Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann is a talk-show host and the author of The Hidden History of American Oligarchy and more than 30 other books in print. His most recent project is a science podcast called The Science Revolution. He is a writing fellow at the Independent Media Institute.
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The GOP Reshaped America to Hold Onto Power—Can the Dems Do the Same Thing to Save It?

Released for Syndication: 09/22/2020

Mitch McConnell understands holding minority power requires ruthless brutality.

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Trump’s Destruction of America Started With Reagan

Released for Syndication: 09/17/2020

Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies are letting America die. The billionaires who make their money from fossil fuels have bought off Trump and...

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Monopoly in Media: How Big Money Controls the Stories We Tell

Released for Syndication: 09/08/2020

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost. —Thomas Jefferson in 1786, to his close...

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If Biden Wins, Get Ready for Trump to Punish America

Released for Syndication: 08/12/2020

Revenge is as sweet to Trump as a race war.

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The Disastrous Handling of the Pandemic Is Libertarianism in Action—Will Americans Finally Say Good Riddance?

Released for Syndication: 07/17/2020

We have now reached peak Libertarianism, and this bizarre experiment that has been promoted by the billionaire class for over 40 years is literally...

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How Billionaires Get Away With Their Big Con

Released for Syndication: 07/08/2020

The rich have been successfully chipping away at Americans’ trust in government for decades.

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COVID Masks: The Latest Faux Conservative Outrage

Released for Syndication: 07/01/2020

They don’t care about you; they just want the economy opened back up to make money.

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How Immunity for Cops and Facebook Kills Americans

Released for Syndication: 06/01/2020

And how to get them back to reasonable standards of behavior.

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Why Trump’s Promotion of Mask Stupidity Can Lose Him the Election

Released for Syndication: 05/28/2020

Every advanced democracy in the world has their coronavirus epidemic largely under control except the United States. And we’re on the verge of melting...

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The Next Death Wave from Coronavirus Will Be the Poor, Rural and White

Released for Syndication: 05/22/2020

What do you call a crisis that kills a hundred thousand Americans? It all depends on who does the dying. At first, it seemed...

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