Thom Hartmann

Are Superstores and Malls “the New Downtown”?

In a way, a mall or superstore is like a small town’s downtown. Instead of a library, there’s the bookstore…

2 years ago

If We Don’t Take on Bullies — Particularly Fascist Bullies — They Never Stop

It’s way past time for average Americans to fight back: we’ve been bullied enough. Democrats and average Americans must follow…

2 years ago

America has Ignored GOP Crimes to Seize the White House Long Enough – It’s Time to Put this One in Prison

Trump had recently been wounded politically by the “grab ‘em by the pussy” comment he’d made on the Access Hollywood…

3 years ago

Why is Rupert Murdoch’s Lie Machine Poisoning American Democracy?

It tore America apart, set up the violence and deaths on Jan. 6 and since, but made billions for Murdoch…

3 years ago

What the Supreme Court Did to America When They Legalized Political Bribery

It’s hard to overstate how much damage these corrupt rulings by Republicans on the court — from Buckley and Bellotti…

3 years ago

The “Governed” in America Aren’t Getting the “Happiness” They Deserve

Political corruption isn’t sweeping other advanced democracies the way it is America because in those countries political bribery is still…

3 years ago

Why Is the For-Profit Health Industry Like a Giant, Bloodsucking Tick?

Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives, and already have their sights set on forcing major cuts to…

3 years ago

Reagan’s “Two Santas” Trick

For working people the tax cuts would only be a small token — a few hundred dollars a year at…

3 years ago

When Will the Victims of Oil Companies’ Lies Get Their Day In Court?

Meanwhile, like the tobacco companies in the 1950s through the 1970s, the fossil fuel companies who funded decades of lies…

3 years ago

The Purpose of A Free Press

We will successfully confront this existential angst when corporations no longer have the same rights as humans.

3 years ago