From the Turner Diaries, to Camp of the Saints, and now to Qanon! Thom Hartmann exposes the dangerous history of Republican conspiracy theories! Professor Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works joins Thom to analyze Trump's corrosive effect on US democracy.

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Savage capitalism is the conservative world view. Even now that Trump himself has Covid, he still thinks 1,000+ Americans a day dying from the disease is a case of 'too bad, so sad'. Have we reached the full expression of extreme right-wing libertarianism? This is part and parcel with Republican opposition to regulating poisonous pollution, dangerous cars, gambling banks, and every other danger to anybody who's not rich; "Suck it up, you're on your own!"

Plus - could Trump be criminally liable for knowingly spreading a deadly disease in New Jersey? Did Congressman Gomert kill at least one of his supporters at a maskless event last month? Do they even care?

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Now the GOP is more and more resembling a softer American version of the Taliban: embrace the religious fanatics, openly oppose public education and science, and do everything possible to disempower women. Thom breaks down the VP debate and the art historian's interpretation of the fly encounter. Tom Perez of the DNC joins the show for the latest on avoiding voter suppression and the importance of the VP debate.

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Norwegian sociologist and comedian Harald Eia joins Thom- but when the leader of the free world is a joke, it's not funny. Is America as free a country as we imagine? What can we learn from the Scandinavian economic model?

Plus- how long is it going to take to recover from the damage that Trump has done to the economy? Economics Professor Richard Wolff gives a historical perspective.

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Investigator Greg Palast is watching the Republican voter suppression campaign go into overdrive. Also, Judd Legum of Popular Info joins Thom with the story of how influencers on Facebook are once again swinging the election with their lies. But will Facebook do anything about it?

Plus- why did the Secretary of State in Texas just have his staff quit and request a federal investigation?... Can we bring in enough new voters across America to overcome the disenfranchisement?.. What's going on in Pennsylvania?.. The pros and cons of proportional representation... And what will America be like when we get through this period of crisis?

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Now that Scott Atlas' "Herd Mentality" policy has put a president in the hospital, will post-Covid Trump become more like Brasil's Bolsinaro or Britain's Boris in his attitude? Is Trump's hospital car ride sealed in with Secret Service agents emblematic of the fact he doesn't care about what happens to other people?

After all this will Americans finally get wise to Republican scams, and the fact their party don't give a damn about average people?- or will Trump get a chance to defund Social Security, kill the ACA, threaten Roe, further cut taxes on the rich, pollute the air, and leave us unprotected from Covid?

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Why did the debate between Trump and Biden devolve into interruptions and lies? Is there a connection to the deep racism Trump is actively courting- and encouraging?

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Deportation, torture, forced pregnancy, abuse of prisoners, these are some of the things Donald Trump's supreme court pick has allowed, approved, and voted for over her career as judge, and if Amy Coney Barrett gets to the supreme court, we are going to have to worry about a lot more than just Roe v. Wade, but every decision by the Supreme Court that has ever protected you.

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The risk of losing a president could be a national security crisis. But odds are Trump will recover- but will he be weakened- and changed- by the experience?

Kristin Urquiza, founder of Marked By COVID, describes her inspiration to help others after the tragic loss of her father to Covid-19.

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Eli Zupnick, Communications Director for Fix Our Senate joins Thom to discuss the role of the Senate filibuster. Also, how could Democrats be playing hardball on the Senate confirmation of 'Aunty Amy'?

If we go the 12th amendment route of letting state legislatures elect president, would that be the old state bodies or the post-election version? Could special elections shift the balance of power in the Senate even without a blue wave?

And Mark Pocan- one of the Progressive leaders in Congress- takes listener calls.

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