Posted at Thom Hartmann on Apr. 3, 2014
Shouldn't GM Get the Death Penalty for 57 Cent Premeditated Murder?
Executives at General Motors have answered the age-old question of how much is a life worth. A life is worth 57 cents.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Apr. 2, 2014
Charles Keating and the Lessons of the S&L Crisis
Charles H. Keating Jr., one of the most notorious fraudsters in American history, died yesterday at the age of 90.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Apr. 1, 2014
When capitalism fails...a job should still be a right
It’s easier to get into Harvard than Wal-Mart. During the 2014 admissions process, Harvard University accepted 5.9% of freshmen who applied to that school.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 31, 2014
Is it Time to Charge People with Ecocide?
Our public officials, elected representatives, and business leaders could all be guilty of crimes against humanity. And it’s up to us what we want to do about it.
Posted at Alternet.org on Mar. 27, 2014
Outsourcing and Privatization are Killing America
With devastating austerity measures being imposed nationwide — state and local governments are facing a lot of budget crunches.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 27, 2014
It’s Time to Put America First
Earlier today, the Senate and the House passed a bill that would give the new government in Ukraine $1 billion in loans and $100 million in direct aid.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 26, 2014
Hope Dies Last
Back in 2003, a few years before he died, Studs Terkel was on my show and made this comment about “hope dying last”: “Without hope - what’s the alternative to it? It’s despair. And despair means your head in the oven.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 25, 2014
Is Rick Scott guilty of murder?
Florida Governor Rick Scott is now officially a killer, and Charlene Dill is one of his victims. Charlene Dill was a hardworking Florida woman, who moved down to Florida when she was just 18 years old.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 24, 2014
Democratizing the global food crisis…
The dangers of climate change aren’t down the road; they’re already here. And they’re fueling a global food crisis.
Posted at Thom Hartmann on Mar. 20, 2014
The Cancer Stage of Reaganomics
Our young people are drowning in a sea of debt, and it all started with Reaganomics. And Reaganomics is a lot like cancer.