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An Earlier "Patriot" Law Brought Down A President
Tuesday, 17 June 2003, 12:05 am | Thom Hartmann
Many Americans are suggesting that the Patriot Act (and its proposed "improvements" in Patriot II) is totally new in the experience of America and may spell the end of both democracy and the Bill of Rights. History, however, shows another view, which ... More >>
Thom Hartmann: Midnight Ride of the Rabble
Monday, 9 June 2003, 11:16 am | Thom Hartmann
Let's be blunt. The real agenda of the new conservatives is nothing less than the destruction of democracy in the United States of America. And feudalism is one of their weapons. More >>
Move Over, Right Wing Radio - Liberals Are Coming
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 3:32 pm | Thom Hartmann
NEW YORK - A political explosion happened the weekend of May 17th-18th in New York, and it may be the big one that gives Karl Rove nightmares. It could mean the end of George W. Bush's seemingly unending ability to tell overt lies to the American ... More >>
Thom Hartmann: The Crime Of The Century
Monday, 5 May 2003, 12:08 am | Thom Hartmann
During this lull in the fighting between the 2002 election cycle Iraq conflict and the soon-to-come 2004 election cycle conflict, it's a good time to (anonymously) sit in a library or bookstore and browse "The Turner Diaries" and Gore Vidal's "Perpetual ... More >>
Thom Hartmann: How To Take Back America
Wednesday, 26 March 2003, 12:56 am | Thom Hartmann
Marching in the streets is important work, but wouldn't we have greater success if we also took control of the United States government? It's vital to point out right-wing-slanted reporting in the corporate media, but isn't it also important to seize enough political ... More >>
When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History
Monday, 17 March 2003, 11:35 am | Thom Hartmann
The 70th anniversary wasn't noticed in the United States, and was barely reported in the corporate media. But the Germans remembered well that fateful day seventy years ago - February 27, 1933. They commemorated the anniversary by joining in demonstrations ... More >>
Thom Hartmann: The Empire Needs New Clothes
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 1:43 pm | Thom Hartmann
The reality is that the current administration has a clear and specific vision for the future of America and the world, and they believe it's a positive vision. In order to put forward an alternative vision, it's essential to first understand the ... More >>
Now Your Vote Is The Property Of A Private Corp.
Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 10:04 am | Thom Hartmann
Now Your Vote Is The Property Of A Private Corporation by Thom Hartmann First Published on Thursday, March 6, 2003 by CommonDreams.org More >>
To Win An Election, Control The Voting Machines
Monday, 3 February 2003, 10:31 am | Thom Hartmann
Maybe Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel honestly won two US Senate elections. Maybe it's true that the citizens of Georgia simply decided that incumbent Democratic Senator Max Cleland, a wildly popular war veteran who lost three limbs in Vietnam, was, as ... More >>