Rumor has it that Joe Biden will announce a presidential run with Stacey Abrams as his VP. Will this set a precedent to introduce running mates from the start? Callers respond.- Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink, activists and author, joins Thom Hartmann live from inside Venezuela's embassy, explaining why Code Pink and other activists mobilized to keep out far-right extremists backed by the self-proclaimed President of Venezuela Juan Guaido. The coup against Venezuela's democratically elected President, Nicolás Maduro, is facing its latest set back as Code Pink activists occupy the Venezuelan embassy to keep the illegitimate far-right government from entering the building. The latest attempt at this coup comes as crippling sanctions are starving the Venezuelan population of food. And even denying the people of Venezuela access to their own money and resources.  - Bob Ney on the president's latest directive requiring universities to allow conservatives on campus- plus- Jared Kushner's old buddy Netanyahu is coming to town! How will this change our foreign policy? - Paul in Woodenville Washington has some deep thoughts about the American happiness index. - Thom explains the news- the latest on Wisconsin's governor.. and are Boeing and Monsanto's profit more important than the health and welfare of the individual? Is this why we're falling down the list of the happiest countries? Plus - what's up with the bomb cyclone? And Nikki Haley's great wisdom.

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Thom debates Eric Canon, author of 'Switched On, The Heart and Mind of a Secret Agent' - Thom's diverse callers take on this episode's big question- will a wall on the southern United States border provide security for America?- are southern immigrants really a threat?

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Is it time to expel Rep Steve King from Congress? After years of ignoring King's racist anomalies, has the representative's recent inflammatory meme gone too far? - The world stands in mourning after the tragedy in Christchurch New Zealand where a Trump supporter took the lives of 50 Muslim people during prayers. For perspective Thom speaks with Wajahat Ali, author of The Domestic Crusaders. - Thom's take on Rush Limbaugh's recent rant and callers respond. - Author of "From My Cold Dead Fingers: Why America Needs Guns" and Oath Keeper's Board of Directors, Sheriff Richard Mack surprises our audience by calling for peace. A position which seems out of step with previous statements. Now that this Oath Keeper has called for peace, will others join him? - Thom Hartmann Book Club reading - The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon - Talk Media News correspondent Luke Vargas gives an update on the uncertain path of Brexit and Mike Pompeo's religiously restrictive and secret press calls.

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Is the right winger's idea of freedom the freedom to be poor? ------ Social Security is under attack by Donald Trump and the Republicans, The same is happening to Medicare and Medicaid. Donald Trump promised not to cut social security during his campaign and much like everything else that comes out of the president's mouth, Donald Trump's promise to leave social security was a lie. RJ Eskow joins the Thom Hartmann Program to give us the details about what the Republicans are doing in an effort to cut social security and how progressive Democrats are fighting to reverse these trends and expand these much needed social programs. ------ Should we Criminalize Viagra & Vasectomies? Democratic Lawmakers in Georgia have put the added criminalization of both Viagra and vasectomies to a new Bill they are calling the Testicular Bill of Rights Designed in part to put men under the same strain women's reproductive health is under by efforts from conservative lawmakers across the nation that chip away at our abortion rights. Will giving men a taste of their own medicine makes them back off of the right to choose?  ------ Many progressives are wondering if the Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke shares the same core values that helped Democratic politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib win the House for the Democratic party. Is Beto Progressive? Will he support things like Medicare for all and what does his past say about what kind of presidential candidate he will make? Will the Democratic Primary be a proving ground for progressive values? Can Beto beat Donald Trump?

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As a Trump-referencing white supremacist in New Zealand becomes one more in a long line of murdering racists- and as Trump hints that he may not accept a lost election without calling in the thugs... is America tempting the chance of armed conflict?

-How do empires end and what is the economics behind the fall of empires and what does this say about the future of America? Professor Richard Wolff reveals the unexpected truth about imperialism on the Thom Hartmann program!

 - Thom's callers try to come to terms with the violence and gun obsession that seems to surround many Trump supporters, and their constant talk of civil war.

 - Donald Trump's Border Wall is set to collide with Indigenous Resistance, as it would be built on top of Native American Sacred Sites. Will we see another Standing Rock as indigenous activists take on the Trump administration? Candice Bernd from Truthout joins the program to fill us in!

 - In the wake of the latest race murder, Kinyata in California lays out his thoughts on how deadly white supremacy really is.

- How do the on-the-record crimes of Donald Trump and the Trump administration compare to America's greatest crooks and scandals, like Watergate and Nixon? According to the author of the new book "Moses v. Trump", David Dorsen, Trump's crimes are not simply more corruption, but are an existential threat to the United States.

- Luke Vargas with Talk Media News has all the real-deal deets on Trump's dog and pony show, today featuring China!

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Author of a new book Darwin Devolves, Michael Behe joins Thom Hartmann to put creationism vs evolution to debate. Do you think Behe has a point or is there a missing link in his logic?  ------ Thom reads from his own book 'The Prophet's Way: A Guide to Living in the Now' ------ Howard in Indiana kicks off the discussion with a reminder that we all die. ------ Robert in Florida thinks we're all illegal aliens on this planet... because we don't fit in with nature. ------ Jenise in California thinks DNA came from space, and aliens are intervening in evolution.  ------ Trump is lying again- this time claiming the founder of Greenpeace says climate change is a scam- except the dude is really a lobbyist. ------ A reading from Juan Cole's recent book: Muhammed: A Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires.' ------ Mike in Washington says all religions were created to take away the real word of God. And Oliver thinks we should replace garbage collection with fusion reactors.

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Thom considers Nancy Pelosi's recent impeachment comments and the circumstances congressional Democrats find themselves in relative to Trump's criminal and unethical behavior. Blaine in California thinks Democrats should go for it or risk being complicit in letting Trump establish a new normal of unethical behavior. Thom agrees that Democrats don't do outrage well. Thom considers the facts of the Trump case, and whether it is more like the Clinton impeachment or like the Nixon case. Maryanne in Phoenix think Democrats should focus on passing legislation on consumer protection, the environment, and getting rid of dark money. Ray in Seattle agrees that if Trump isn't convicted, he will be emboldened. Cathy in Illinois has had a feeling we'll never get rid of Trump because he'll be prosecuted for treason and other crimes the moment he's no longer president. John in Minnesota thinks Democrats should let the courts take care of Trump to avoid alienating Trump believers.

Dave in Washington wonders if the military has been preparing quietly for the possibility of Trump refusing to step down. Given that he's a malignant narcissist and sociopath, Thom wonders how Trump would respond to impeachment- and what would it take to flip enough Senate Republicans to convict? Billy in Texas tries to put down Thom- he thinks Trump isn't really using mob talk by calling his turned lawyer a 'rat'. Thom and his callers- including a woman with connection to the mob- prove Billy doesn't know what he's talking about. Dave in Hawaii thinks we need to take up arms in a 'physical revolution'. Thom says absolutely not. Patricia in Washington suggests bringing international charges in the Hague. Paul Manafort's judge is about to nail him to the wall in New York State. And Elena in Seattle thinks it is time to hold hearings because we've seen enough criminal Republican presidents getting away with it because Democrats wants to just move on. And Robin in Washington thinks impeachment goes nowhere and gets in front of very few people because the oligarch media won't report on the facts. Thom considers Nancy Pelosi's recent impeachment comments and the circumstances congressional Democrats find themselves in relative to Trump's criminal and unethical behavior.

Blaine in California in thinks Democrats should go for it or risk being complicit in letting Trump establish a new normal of unethical behavior. Thom agrees that Democrats don't do outrage well. Thom considers the facts of the Trump case, and whether it is more like the Clinton impeachment of the Nixon case. Maryanne in Phoenix think Democrats should focus on legislation on consumer protection, the environment, and getting rid of dark money. Ray in Seattle agrees that if Trump isn't convicted, he will be emboldened. Cathy in Illinois has had a feeling we'll never get rid of Trump because he'll be prosecuted for treason and other crimes the moment he's no longer president. John in Minnesota thinks Democrats should let the courts take care of Trump to avoid alienating Trump believers. Dave in Washington wonders if the military has been preparing the chance of Trump refusing to step down.

Given that he's a malignant narcissist and sociopath, Thom wonders how Trump would respond to impeachment- and what would it take to flip enough Senate Republicans to convict? Billy in Texas tries to put down Thom- he thinks Trump isn't really using mob talk by calling his turned lawyer a 'rat'. Thom and his callers- including a woman with connection to the mob- prove Billy doesn't know what he's talking about. Dave in Hawaii thinks we need to take up arms in a 'physical revolution'. Thom says absolutely not. Patricia in Washington suggests bringing international charges in the Hague.

Paul Manafort's judge is about to nail him to the wall in New York State. And Elena in Seattle thinks it is time to hold hearings because we've seen enough criminal Republican presidents getting away with it because Democrats always seem to just want to just move on. And Robin in Washington thinks impeachment goes nowhere and gets in front of very few people because the oligarch media won't report on the facts.

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Trump has called his former attorney Michael Cohen a 'rat'- mob code for 'kill him'. What is the psychology of an ultra-entitle mobster like Trump who is comfortable living outside the rules and getting what he wants? Clinical psychologist Dr. Justin Frank once again puts Trump on the couch. ------- The Mueller Investigation is already out, thanks to The Intercept's Ryan Grim, who collected every released report from the Mueller Investigation into the Mueller Papers. According to Ryan Grim, The Mueller Papers represent the core of the investigation into the illegal activities of Donald Trump and the Trump administration, the collusion with Russia, and foreign oligarchs and much more. What will be revealed in the Mueller Papers? ------- Representative Ro Khanna takes the people's questions on the Progressive agenda on many issues, including automation- currently taxes favor employers who use machines where people once worked, could putting a tax on those machines be a way to fund social security and medicare in our increasing automated work place? Bill Gates thinks there should be an automation tax. Find out what Congressmember Ro Khanna and Thom Hartmann think about automated economy.

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• Trump's new anti-socialist rhetoric against the Dems has been recycled for years by the GOP and called out by FDR decades ago. Will red state voters who have the most to lose fall for it again?
• The Crisis in Venezuela continues as Guaido returns after an attempted coup against the Maduro government. Investigative Journalist Greg Palast joins Thom Hartmann to discuss just who is behind efforts to challenge Maduro Could it be in the interest of oil companies and the Koch Brothers to overthrow Maduro and install Guaido?
• A little ditty about Alexandria Ocazio Cortez
• Economic Crashes are part of the normal cycle of capitalism. Miraculously Japan and a few other countries have found a way to stop economic crashes using a very simple method. Redistribution of wealth. Thom Hartmann Asks Professor Richard Wolff if these methods can be applied to the United States or if the billionaire class will let us stop the crashes before it is too late?
• Dave in Texas and Donald in California have some bumper sticker ideas. And should Democrats appear on Faux News? And what is truly antisemitism? And Do you believe in climate chance?
• Marianne Williamson, renowned Author, Lecturer, and activist, is running for President! She argues that we need a far deeper response to our current problems for us to move forward. Discover how she is finding it so far and some of her campaign pointers.
• Talk Media News with Bob Ney: Insights behind the recent air disaster and Trump's ruinous economic plan.

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Remember when a Democratic congressman was sentenced to 13 years in prison by Judge T.S. Ellis for corruption, including cash stacked in his freezer? So why did the same judge give international criminal schemer millionaire Paul Manafort a slap on the wrist? The Republican Party is showing us who they are and what they are all about. ---------- The corruption in Saudi Arabia continues, including trapping an American woman in the country, unable to leave the country. ---------- The patriarchy crisis for young girls continues as Idaho Republicans block a bill that would have raised the legal age of consent to marry to sixteen. Why are Republicans so adamant about keeping the legal age to marry low? Could it have something to do with patriarchy? Thom Hartmann asks Democratic Rep. Melissa Wintrow, who is fighting for young girls in Idaho and around the world. ---------- Thom reads from 'Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times' by Irshad Manji, and then Thom welcomes Irshad Manji herself, author of 'Don't Label Me' for a brilliant conversation. How should we and should we not talk about our differences with people who are not like us? How shall we live in such divided times?  ---------- Julie in Austin reminds Thom of the 'National Resources Management Act' that passed both houses of Congress last week. Mike in South Carolina (who is 80) and Thom both had grandfathers that called themselves socialists back before that was a dirty word. ---------- Luke Vargas with Talk Media news is again aghast at Trump's blunt and blind foreign policy.

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