Jun 17 2013
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HARTMANN: Syria. President Obama had said, and I think it was probably not a wise thing to say, but nonetheless, he had said some time back if there was evidence that Syria was using poison gas on its people then that would be a red line. And if they stepped across that line he would react. And now, our own Government has basically …
May 16 2013
The Working Families Flexibility Act H.R. 1406 passed the House at the beginning of May. The Bill which was put forth by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Rep. Martha Roby would replace overtime pay with comp time. Aside from eliminating overtime income for employees, the Bill would allow management to decide when an employee could take the comp time that they had earned. While …
May 06 2013
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HARTMANN: Suicide. Pretty grim stuff. I’ll just say this straight up and let all the Conservative heads explode.
The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed 28 percent in the last ten years. Twenty eight percent! It was most pronounced among White men and women in that age group where it jumped 40 percent. There is speculation that the reason why it didn’t go up as …
May 01 2013
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HARTMANN: We are so pleased to have with us, Jeremy Scahill, the author of ‘Dirty Wars’. He is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘Blackwater’. He is with us today for our ‘Conversations with Great Minds’ series. Jeremy, welcome.
SCAHILL: I don’t know if my mind is that great, but I’m honored to be with you Thom.
HARTMANN: Your mind is that great and …
Apr 19 2013
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HARTMANN: My favorite quote for the day is from John Kenneth Galbraith, “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” So how is that being played out in our world today?
Exxon Mobil, one of the most profitable companies in the world that regularly pays no US …
Apr 10 2013
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HARTMANN: And Bernie Sanders is here with us. Welcome. Boy, you’ve got a lot on your plate. I understand you delivered a couple of million petitions to the White House. I called the White House comment line this morning and said ‘No’ to the chained CPI. What’s going on?
SANDERS: Well, just a couple of hours ago we had a rally with the AARP and …
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Thom Hartmann will be filling in for Sonali while she is away on parental leave... …
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Sonali on Maternity Leave!
Friends of Uprising, Sonali will be on maternity leave till early summer following the birth of her new son. We will continue to update the newswire which you can follow via Twitter. Thom Hartmann’s show will air in place of Uprising while Sonali is gone. Please listen live at www.kpfk.org from 8am till 9am (Pacific time) or if you’re in Southern California tune in at 90.7FM. …
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