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Thom is joined by Keisha Deonarin- Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice with the NAACP. Hate crimes and racial terrorism are on the rise. So why is the Supreme Court moving in the wrong direction?

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Are attention-hungry algorithms online programmed to make money by steering all of us towards believing in a false- and probably scary- version of reality? And what are the other unexpected consequences of putting our lives on social media?

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Veteran US trade negotiator Clyde Prestowitz joins Thom- is China working to undermine the free world economically? What steps has the Biden administration taken to protect American interests abroad, and what are the economic consequences likely to be?

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Author Johann Hari joins Thom to consider why our attention span continues to collapse- or was it stolen? Plus - do we really want our appliances to spy on us?

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Why can't America wake up to the fact that many of our social ills are driven by our extreme inequality? Who wants to be a rich man in a poor country?

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What is the real origin and meaning of Christmas, and of spiritual holidays in general? Are leftists waging a war on Christmas? Thom's listeners share their profound thoughts and feelings on this special day.

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Is Steven Millers 'America First Legal' part of a trend to try to make white bigotry legitimate? What does the recent Senate report on white extremism say about racially motivated killings in America? And will so-called parental rights continue to be used for right-wing propaganda purposes?

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Is our economy here to serve average Americans, or are we here to serve those who own and control most of the money flowing through our economy? Also Professor Richard Wolff explains the (so-called) bipartisan retirement proposals of the new omnibus bill. 

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Matthew Sniff and Natalie Marcotullio from DrawDAO explore the future of carbon capture. Also, despite the war in Ukraine, Ukrainians are preparing for the Christmas break. But how, in a country under siege, do the locals manage to live? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports from the ground in the war-torn country.  Pediatrician and Child Advocate, Dr. Irwin Redlener joins Thom to explain the trauma experienced by the population and how people outside of the war zone can help with the Ukraine Children's Action Project.

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As the Russian campaign of murder, rape, and destruction continues, America has both a moral and a legal obligation to defend Ukraine and enforce the Budapest Memorandum of 1994. Let me put Trump’s tax returns in context. Senator Bernie Sanders is dropping by for a few minutes to chat. Also Congressman Mark Pocan joins the show to answer listener questions for a Progressive Town Hall Meeting. 

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