Thom presents the headlines: open society solidarity in Berlin, hurricane Michael, sugar taxes, climate change beer shortages, Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Supreme Court back voter suppression, Rick Scott's veteran problems. ------- Thom interviews Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee ------- Johnny in LaMarque has a great idea for a movie. ------- Are Democrats too polite when talking to the Trump base? Should they stoop to their level? ------- Bob Ney with his Talk Media News hit parade of the news headlines. ------- How do we unTrump the world? Thom gives a historical analysis of the previous guilded ages, when corporations and the super rich held monopolies on laws, and similarities with or current situation. ------- Brandon in North Carolina wonders why Democrats aren't backing his local Progressive candidate 

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Thom's take on the headlines of the day- Saudis, BPA in the blood of retail workers, Mitt Romney, and a sneaky caller. ------- Thom speaks with Sarah Churchwell, professor of American literature at the University of London about her new book, Behold, America: The Entangled History of "America First." and "the American Dream". Thom reads a chapter from Sarah Churchwell's book. ------- Congressman Ro Khanna of California's 17th District answers listener calls with Thom about voter suppression, ending the electoral college and the upcoming election.   -------- Bob Ney of Talk Media News looks at the Saudi situation through the lens of his personal knowledge of the Middle East. --------- Jill of Montana calls out a Republican troll.

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Sortition - Thom muses on the idea of picking random lawyers to serve on the Supreme Court, or a random sample of citizens to be in Congress. ---------- Brett Kavanaugh's 5-4 split ruling legalizes one method of voter supression and Hurricane Michael and prisons,  ---------- Would a carbon tax help heal the damage done by carbon companies like Exxon-Mobil? Similarities drawn to the tobacco and asbestos industries ---------- Mark Pocan joins us once again, answering listener calls. Thom asks about the straight-up lies Republicans are putting out there in their massive midterm election spending. Congressman Mark Pocan and Thom answer listener questions about understanding universal health care and how to navigate the disinformation about it being spread by conservatives to manipulate the mid-term vote. ---------- Luke Vargas with Talk Media News brings us headlines- Malaysia and the death penalty compared to red and blue U.S. states, dueling Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Chinese intelligence assets.

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Thom explains the impact of the new ICCP report, climate change, Hurricane Michael and the possibilities of a carbon tax. ---- Greg Palast is always excited to talk about the vast ballot purge the Republicans are rolling out across the country. ---- Then Thom reads from Medea Benjamin's 'Kingdom of the Unjust- Behind the US-Saudi Connection'. . ---- Next- after the likely murder of US resident and US-Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Turkey, Thom speaks with a Code Pink activist Paki Weiland fresh from a large protest outside the Saudi embassy in Washington. . ---- Callers on many issues. . ---- And Ellen Rattner of Talk Media News again dishes the scuttlebutt on today's headlines. . ---- And finally, Bill in Kansas and Thom on the cult of personality built around Trump. 

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In the wake of the 50-48 Senate vote to put Republican operative Brett Kavanaugh on the supreme court, Thom breaks down the fallout from the vote for Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin. Thom touches on Mike Pence and Columbus Day. And then, Brett Kavanaugh's multiple swearing ins concrete the majority conservative Supreme Court, but does that mean we're losing? Will the November election challenge or support the strategy that wealthy white men are using to hang on to their power? Trumps does his bit using his enormous talent for lying.----Thom reads from 'Warrior Is' by Harley L. Zephier and Robin L. Zephier. ----- Listener Laura engages Thom as to what the conservatives' next moves will be, and how progressives should respond. ----- Thom looks at the bigger picture of the political battle for women's rights. ----- Congressman Bob Ney of Talk Media News touches on two stories of people abducted by their governments. ----- Thom continues the thread of conservative's cynical strategy to get power. Could a one-vote margin, and the activation of women's outrage actually be a win for progressives? ----- Listener Heather asks what would happen if the Democrats leaked the final FBI investigation of nine of Kavanaugh's old friends. Thom thinks this is not the end of something, but the beginning of something. ----- Thom describes how the Powell memo has led to the modern conservative strategy, and touches again on how it's all about white elite holding on to power. Trump is helping with his blatant lies- 'every single Democrat has signed the Open Borders bill', that doesn't exist. And other lies that have become normalized. ----- Bulgarian journalist raped and murdered for exposing corruption in Bulgaria. ----- Listener Richard takes us back to the Powell memo, its implementation, and the corporate bent of mainstream media. ----- Conservatives and what they want - to neuter, or even punish the media, as well as those who dare to publicly challenge the elite. Could libel laws be used to silence the uppity? ----- More on bias in the corporate media. ----- Caller John calls out the hypocrisy of some Christians, and draws a line from there to the Trumpist Republican culture of corruption. 

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