Posted at Thom Hartmann on Oct. 23, 2011
Why OWS Is The Next Republican Boogeyman
The Boogeyman is dead, and Santa is dying.
Posted at Truthout on Sep. 16, 2011
Happy Genocide Day!
If you fly over the country of Haiti on the island of Hispaniola, the island on which Columbus landed, it looks like somebody took a blowtorch and burned away anything green.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Aug. 10, 2011
Democracy Died First in Wisconsin – Long Live the Oligarchs
The Wisconsin recall election was the first major test of the new era in American politics.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Aug. 6, 2011
Mainstream Media Ignores S&P Attack On Republicans
Have you seen, anywhere, in any media, or even heard reported or repeated on NPR, the following sentence? “We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act.”
Posted at Buzzflash on Jun. 7, 2011
"Fracking" is So Bad It Sets Tapwater on Fire, Just See the Documentary "Gasland": The Thom Hartmann Review
Both aesthetically and practically, there are several things that make Josh Fox's documentary "Gasland" extraordinary and unique - and, frankly, the sort of view that will make you want to share it with everybody you know (particularly if they are politically active or an elected official!).
Posted at Common Dreams on Apr. 8, 2011
With or Without a Government Shutdown - Republicans have Already Won the Debate
With or without a government shutdown, Republicans have already won the debate on our nation's budget. Why? Because the corporate media is on their side. Make the wealthy pay their fair share.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 16, 2011
Nuclear Waste is the Achille's Heel
You need to know this. As the death toll soars from last Friday’s 9.0 earthquake and tsunami – 50 Japanese nuclear plant workers are putting their lives on the line to prevent another catastrophe in Japan – nuclear meltdown.
Posted at Buzzflash on Feb. 20, 2011
Confronting the Ravages of Globalism
"Collapse" was published in 2005, and while for most books that would make it less current, events since then have significantly increased the impact and importance of Saul's treatise. The collapse of his title has sped up, and while it was largely invisible outside of economics circles in 2005, it's now even evident to Tea Partiers - although they lack a grasp of its causes and perpetrators.
Posted at Buzzflash on Jan. 27, 2011
Upheaval in the Middle East: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World
When George W. Bush lied us into two wars, he opened the gates of Hell for millions of humans.Nobody has chronicled this better - more dispassionately and with less political subtext - than Nir Rosen in "Aftermath: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World."
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Jan. 26, 2011
It’s pretty clear to see – while the Democrats are looking forward – the Republicans are looking backward
President Obama addressed the nation last night in his second State of the Union. He laid out a broad agenda of future government investments in education, infrastructure, clean energy, and technology and innovation.