When it comes to seizing power, Republicans apparently believe the rule of law, and thus our democracy, is merely an inconvenient impediment to be brushed aside…

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As we begin another boiling summer, big oil is buying politicians like there's no tomorrow- and if they get their way, there might not be. Can we change paths to a green energy future before we make earth largely uninhabitable?

The Fossil Fuel Scam Continues

Thom speaks with the so-far less famous Jayapal, who is running for Congress from her hometown of Portland. But will massive amounts of money from a foreign government put a corporate Democrat in her place?

Also, is there a growing backlash around the world against right-wing governments?

Susheela Jayapal Goes To Washington?

Scrooge McDuck Republicans are going out of their way to screw working-class people. Will enough wake up to what is being done to them to prevent full-blown fascism?

Plus- Thom reads from 'The Lords of Easy Money' by Christopher Leonard.

Billionaires are Sick Money Addicts

Is America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs?

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Phil Ittner is on the ground in the Ukraine. What will the consequences be of a third round of military conscription in Russia?

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