Full Show - 11/29/11. The Euro crisis in Depth
Economist and author of "Capitalism Hits the Fan", Richard Wolff provides an In-depth perspective of the financial meltdown in Europe and its negative effects for the U.S. economy.
Hartmann: The Euro crisis... are we as badly f***ked as it looks?
Professor Richard Wolff, New School University NYC joins Thom Hartmann. The Eurozone is creeping closer and closer to spiraling into an economic abyss. And the biggest economy in Europe has MAJOR reservations about riding in on a white horse to save the day.
Hartmann: Democrats & Republicans ONLY agree on subverting the Constitution
The Senate is set to pass a controversial piece of legislation that will forever change the America as we know it. It looks like the ONLY thing Democrats and Republicans on the Hill can agree on is ways to subvert the Constitution. If there is still any doubt left on whether or not our nation is rapidly turning into a police state - the Senate plans to squash it in the next few days. This week - the Senate plans to give the President more powers to detain people without any charges or trial. A vote is expected this week on the Defense Authorization bill - that includes a provision allowing the military to capture civilians anywhere in the world - including U.S. citizens right here at home - and detain them indefinitely if they're suspected of being a terrorist. As in, if somebody in the Administration decides you're affiliated with Al Queda - for whatever reason, something you said, maybe? - then they can arrest you and keep you in prison for the rest of your life without you ever seeing a lawyer, judge, or jury. Until the day you die. And the bill - and that provision - are expected to pass - despite the fact that the President hinted that he may veto it. Today - one Senator - Mark Udall from Colorado - attempted to strip out the global battlefield, indefinite detention provision - but his amendment was defeated. So here we are now...on the road to torching our Constitution...
Hartmann: The man who invented pepper spray speaks out
Kamran Loghman, developer of pepper spray joins Thom Hartmann. Police around the country are resorting to increasingly violence tactics as they face off with Occupy Wall Street patriots - but the man who invented one of those tactics says that they are WAY out of line.
Hartmann: Are lies and sabotage the only hope for the WI GOP?
Chris Bowers, Daily Kos joins Thom Hartmann. Desperate times call for desperate measures! But are lies and sabotage really the only hope left for the GOP in Wisconsin as they try to battle efforts to recall Governor Scott Walker
The Good, The Bad, and the Very Very Spodogenously Ugly
The Good! Norm Stamper. As the former police chief in Seattle - Stamper has a perspective we should all listen to when it comes to the crackdown on Occupy Wall Street. The Bad! Steve Doocy. GOP TV's Fox and Friends was at again this morning - rejoicing over Congressman Barney Frank's decision to retire next year. And Doocy did a little rewriting of history too - trying to pin the blame of the 2008 financial meltdown on...you guessed it...Barney Frank..And the very, very ugly...The Scottsdale Gun Club. What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than to let children pose for pictures with Santa Claus...and assault rifles!
Hartmann: with Frosty gone - Bill O'Reilly's War on Christmas has Begun
Thom Hartmann's crazy alert.
Hartmann: Money is free speech...how about tents?
So why is it - going off the decision by the high court in Buckley versus Valeo - that when political expression is given the "broadest possible protection" - money is protected, but tents are not? And why is it - when recogning the CREATIVE dynamic of free expression - that again - money is protected, but tents are not? I think the answer is fairly obvious - corporations have a lot of money...and not a lot of tents. The ironic thing is - Occupy Wall Street is demonstrating - in large part - against these two court cases - against the idea that money is speech. So in essence - rulings that big green pieces of fabrics are NOT a form of free speech is just fine...just as long as the court is consistent and rules that the little green pieces of fabric are not speech either. But until that happens - until the court treats all fabric in the same way - then Occupy Wall Street needs to keep camping out. And my tip to the movement is simple - start building your tents out of stitched-together dollar bills
Economist and author of "Capitalism Hits the Fan", Richard Wolff provides an In-depth perspective of the financial meltdown in Europe and its negative effects for the U.S. economy.
Hartmann: The Euro crisis... are we as badly f***ked as it looks?
Professor Richard Wolff, New School University NYC joins Thom Hartmann. The Eurozone is creeping closer and closer to spiraling into an economic abyss. And the biggest economy in Europe has MAJOR reservations about riding in on a white horse to save the day.
Hartmann: Democrats & Republicans ONLY agree on subverting the Constitution
The Senate is set to pass a controversial piece of legislation that will forever change the America as we know it. It looks like the ONLY thing Democrats and Republicans on the Hill can agree on is ways to subvert the Constitution. If there is still any doubt left on whether or not our nation is rapidly turning into a police state - the Senate plans to squash it in the next few days. This week - the Senate plans to give the President more powers to detain people without any charges or trial. A vote is expected this week on the Defense Authorization bill - that includes a provision allowing the military to capture civilians anywhere in the world - including U.S. citizens right here at home - and detain them indefinitely if they're suspected of being a terrorist. As in, if somebody in the Administration decides you're affiliated with Al Queda - for whatever reason, something you said, maybe? - then they can arrest you and keep you in prison for the rest of your life without you ever seeing a lawyer, judge, or jury. Until the day you die. And the bill - and that provision - are expected to pass - despite the fact that the President hinted that he may veto it. Today - one Senator - Mark Udall from Colorado - attempted to strip out the global battlefield, indefinite detention provision - but his amendment was defeated. So here we are now...on the road to torching our Constitution...
Hartmann: The man who invented pepper spray speaks out
Kamran Loghman, developer of pepper spray joins Thom Hartmann. Police around the country are resorting to increasingly violence tactics as they face off with Occupy Wall Street patriots - but the man who invented one of those tactics says that they are WAY out of line.
Hartmann: Are lies and sabotage the only hope for the WI GOP?
Chris Bowers, Daily Kos joins Thom Hartmann. Desperate times call for desperate measures! But are lies and sabotage really the only hope left for the GOP in Wisconsin as they try to battle efforts to recall Governor Scott Walker
The Good, The Bad, and the Very Very Spodogenously Ugly
The Good! Norm Stamper. As the former police chief in Seattle - Stamper has a perspective we should all listen to when it comes to the crackdown on Occupy Wall Street. The Bad! Steve Doocy. GOP TV's Fox and Friends was at again this morning - rejoicing over Congressman Barney Frank's decision to retire next year. And Doocy did a little rewriting of history too - trying to pin the blame of the 2008 financial meltdown on...you guessed it...Barney Frank..And the very, very ugly...The Scottsdale Gun Club. What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than to let children pose for pictures with Santa Claus...and assault rifles!
Hartmann: with Frosty gone - Bill O'Reilly's War on Christmas has Begun
Thom Hartmann's crazy alert.
Hartmann: Money is free speech...how about tents?
So why is it - going off the decision by the high court in Buckley versus Valeo - that when political expression is given the "broadest possible protection" - money is protected, but tents are not? And why is it - when recogning the CREATIVE dynamic of free expression - that again - money is protected, but tents are not? I think the answer is fairly obvious - corporations have a lot of money...and not a lot of tents. The ironic thing is - Occupy Wall Street is demonstrating - in large part - against these two court cases - against the idea that money is speech. So in essence - rulings that big green pieces of fabrics are NOT a form of free speech is just fine...just as long as the court is consistent and rules that the little green pieces of fabric are not speech either. But until that happens - until the court treats all fabric in the same way - then Occupy Wall Street needs to keep camping out. And my tip to the movement is simple - start building your tents out of stitched-together dollar bills
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