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An OpEdNews 2002 classic-- by Thom Hartmann: When Democracy Failed -- The Warnings of History
By Thom Hartmann (about the author)
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America passed minimum wage laws to raise the middle class, enforced anti-trust laws to diminish the power of corporations, increased taxes on corporations and the wealthiest individuals, created Social Security, and became the employer of last resort through programs to build national infrastructure, promote the arts, and replant forests.
To the extent that our Constitution is still intact, the choice is again ours.
Thom Hartmann http://www.thomhartmann.com lived and worked in Germany during the 1980s, is the Project Censored Award-winning, best-selling author of over a dozen books, and is the host of a nationally syndicated daily progressive talk radio program . This article, in slightly altered form, was first published in 2003 by CommonDreams.org and is now also a chapter in Thom's book What Would Jefferson Do?, published in 2004 by Random House/Harmony.
Become a Fan (86 fans) -- Page 4 of 4 page(s)
To the extent that our Constitution is still intact, the choice is again ours.
Thom Hartmann http://www.thomhartmann.com lived and worked in Germany during the 1980s, is the Project Censored Award-winning, best-selling author of over a dozen books, and is the host of a nationally syndicated daily progressive talk radio program . This article, in slightly altered form, was first published in 2003 by CommonDreams.org and is now also a chapter in Thom's book What Would Jefferson Do?, published in 2004 by Random House/Harmony.
http://www.thomhartmann.com
Thom Hartmann is a Project Censored Award-winning New York Times best-selling author, and host of a nationally syndicated daily progressive talk program on the Air America Radio Network, live noon-3 PM ET. more...)
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Achtung Amerika ! ! !
by Gavin on Monday, Sep 12, 2005 at 1:06:30 AM
Bush Family Supported Hitler
by Dom Jermano on Wednesday, Sep 14, 2005 at 6:01:07 AM
bush hitler, republicans nazi's
by tom felt on Thursday, Sep 15, 2005 at 6:14:38 PM