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In today's America, only a slim majority of eligible voters register to vote and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up for elections. Is this their responsibility alone, or is it the insidious result of policies made by our elected officials? Thom Hartmann unveils the hidden war on voting in America, offering answers as to why the wealthy elite want to block people from voting, where the idea that only smart people should...
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By the bestselling author and XM and Sirius Satellite radio host heard on more than eighty radio stations coast to coast seven days a week. Reveals how the middle class, nurtured as the backbone of democracy by our Founding Fathers, is being undermined by so-called conservatives. Shows how we can reverse the erosion of the middle class and restore the egalitarian vision of the Founders. This expanded edition has a new chapter on immigration and a...
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The Best of Thom Hartmann Program features excerpts from some of Thom's classic Air America shows, including conversations with bestselling authors from across the political spectrum.
Volume 1: We the People (90 minutes) focuses on the state of American democracy--its historical roots and its present imperiled health. Thom discusses the Founding Fathers, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Kennedy-Nixon debates, executive power,...
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The Best of Thom Hartmann Program features excerpts from some of Thom's classic Air America shows, including conversations with bestselling authors from across the political spectrum.
Volume 2: Our Living History (90 minutes) – Thom brings his deep grounding in American history to bear on current events. He explores ripped-from-the-headlines topics like the right-wing war on the middle class, the dangers of privatizing the military and the healthcare,...
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When Thom Hartmann bought an old farmhouse in Vermont, he found a complete twenty-volume set of the complete writings of Thomas Jefferson, published in 1904, hidden away in the attic. The discovery led Hartmann to explore our founding fathers' true vision for America, and how that vision is and is not reflected in the government and society we see today. His observations are at once disturbing and hopeful.
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In this compelling dialogue, award winning author, international teacher, lecturer and psychotherapist Thom Hartmann tracks the history of the corporation, tells the astonishing story of how corporations acquired their power, and cites examples of abuse and manipulation.
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By the bestselling author and XM and Sirius Satellite radio host heard on more than eighty radio stations coast to coast seven days a week
Shows progressives how to master the science and technology of persuasive communication and counter the right-wing message machine
Offers exercises and examples throughout to help readers put the concepts they're learning into practice
Millions of working Americans talk, act, and vote as if their economic interests...
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America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann paves the way to saving our democracy.
In this powerful, sweeping history and analysis of American democracy, Thom Hartmann shows how democracy is the one form of governance most likely to produce peace and happiness among people.
With the violent exception of the Civil War, American democracy resisted the pressure to disintegrate into factionalism...
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Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the history of the battle against oligarchy in America-and how we can win the latest round.
Billionaire oligarchs want to own our republic, and they're nearly there thanks to legislation and Supreme Court decisions that they have essentially bought. They put Trump and his political allies into office and support a vast network of...
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America does not need an "upgrade." For years the Right has been tampering with one of the best political operating systems ever designed. The result has been economic and environmental disaster.
In this hard-hitting book, nationally syndicated radio and television host and bestselling author Thom Hartmann outlines eleven common-sense proposals, deeply rooted in America's history, that will once again make America strong and Americans-not corporations...
12) The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How To Restore Its Greatness
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America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how and why neoliberalism became so prevalent in the United States and why it's time for us to turn our backs to it.
With four decades of neoliber
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Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby.
Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave...
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Unequal taxes, unequal accountability for crime, unequal influence, unequal control of the media, unequal access to natural resources, corporations have gained these privileges and more by exploiting their legal status as persons. How did something so illogical and unjust become the law of the land?
Americans have been struggling with the role of corporations since before the birth of the republic. As Thom Hartmann shows, the Boston Tea Party was...
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