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.
Marianne Williamson, Tears to Triumph, joins Thom. The Pope told reporters “Terrorism grows when there is no other option, and as long as the world economy has at its center the god of money and not the person. This is fundamental terrorism, against all humanity.” The Pope was responding question about the link between Islam and terrorism – which the Pope doesn’t think is particular to Islam. He told the reporters – “It is not right and it is not just to say that Islam is terroristic. If I speak of Islamic violence, I should speak of Catholic violence. Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. In almost all religions there is always a small group of fundamentalists. One can kill with the tongue as well as the knife.”
Charles Sauer, The Market Institute & Alex Lawson, Social Security Works & Crystal Wright, Con Job, all join Thom. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan won presidential elections by committing flagrant acts of treason. Is Donald Trump now trying to do the same?
Thom talks about Donald Trump’s convention speech and asks which vision will prevail in our nation.
Max Blumenthal, Grayzone Project-Alternet/The 51 Day War joins Thom. When Black Lives Matter protests first made their appearance on the national scene – the line from conservatives was “No, black lives don’t matter – ALL lives matter.” Right-wingers have kept up this kind of thinking for most of the past year – but lately they’ve come out with a new slogan to demonize anti-police violence protesters. You might have heard Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke say it at the Republican National Convention. Here’s the thing – though – Blue Lives Matter is more than just a slogan. It’s a hate movement.
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