Thom speaks with caller Chris, who says that his family business – a head shop – will be put out of business by the cronyism included in the legislation.
Thom talks about the upcoming Vice Presidential debate and asks whether the moderator will ask Mike Pence about his views on women’s reproductive rights, climate change, or evolution.
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Why are black people getting shot at an alarming rate by police officers in the United States, and why is this a uniquely American problem? America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, answers this question with Thom Hartmann on RT’s The Big Picture.
Angela Morabito, Red Alert Politics & Danielle Blevins, Freelance Reporter & Matt Keelen, The Keelen Group all join Thom. Police in North Carolina say that Keith Lamont Scott was carrying a gun when they shot and killed him. But why – after everything we’ve seen in the past few years – should we believe a word they’re saying?
Professor Vincent Hendricks, Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS)/University of Copenhagen/INFOSTORMS joins Thom. The conventional wisdom is that social media will make our democracy freer and more informed. But is that really the case?
Thom talks to caller John, who says that the scariest promise Donald Trump has made so far is the promise to unite this country under one God.
Multinational corporations like Apple aren’t just greedy – they’re unpatriotic.
With America’s third largest health insurer pulling out of the Obamacare insurance exchange in 11 states – the argument has never been clearer for Single Payer.
Hint – The very, very ugly! Clint Eastwood. The man who played Dirty Harry has mostly laid low since his bizarre dialogue with an empty chair during the 2012 convention – but he made it clear that he’s still trying to be America’s racist grandpa – find out how.
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