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Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host, described by Talkers magazine as America’s most important progressive host and one of the top ten radio shows in the country every year for over a decade. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of dozens of books.
His Website: thomHartmann.com
His newest book is The Hidden History of Oligarchy: Reclaiming our Democracy from the Ruling Class
Definition of Oligarchy Stages of Oligarchy brushes with Oligarchy Republican Depression
Trump administration was a logical outcome of the Powell memo,
how oligarchy metastasizes 7
New America being born?
Biden could be the most progressive president since LBJ
Philosophy of Free market – wait for fires to create fire departments
Things needed to take down democracy 21 Media control Legalization of bribery of public officials Control of court system Using police and military powers against challengers to govt.
Also, seizure of executive branch and creation of police state
The crisis and story Your fiction
American revolution was not the war or the fight with the British Conservatism and oligarchy—connection
Oligarchs control people through debt Medical and student debt HR1 bill
Reagan revolution First step from oligarchy to tyranny Lies Normalizing outrageous behaviors
Oligarchic eruptions Dealing with media and Murdoch Breaking oligarchy—steps
Roosevelt’s bill of economic rights; most of the world’s first world nations have what americans don’t have 143
One of the most important roles is to protect human rights
Top marginal tax rate Hatch act to prevent oligarchs
Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host, described by Talkers magazine as America’s most important progressive host and one of the top ten radio shows in the country every year for over a decade. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of dozens of books.
His Website: thomHartmann.com
His newest book is The Hidden History of Oligarchy: Reclaiming our Democracy from the Ruling Class
Definition of Oligarchy Stages of Oligarchy brushes with Oligarchy Republican Depression
Trump administration was a logical outcome of the Powell memo,
how oligarchy metastasizes 7
New America being born?
Biden could be the most progressive president since LBJ
Philosophy of Free market – wait for fires to create fire departments
Things needed to take down democracy 21 Media control Legalization of bribery of public officials Control of court system Using police and military powers against challengers to govt.
Also, seizure of executive branch and creation of police state
The crisis and story Your fiction
American revolution was not the war or the fight with the British Conservatism and oligarchy—connection
Oligarchs control people through debt Medical and student debt HR1 bill
Reagan revolution First step from oligarchy to tyranny Lies Normalizing outrageous behaviors
Oligarchic eruptions Dealing with media and Murdoch Breaking oligarchy—steps
Roosevelt’s bill of economic rights; most of the world’s first world nations have what americans don’t have 143
One of the most important roles is to protect human rights
Top marginal tax rate Hatch act to prevent oligarchs
