Tag Archives: Thom Hartmann

Paul Krassner : A Tale of Two Alternative Media Conferences

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Event organizer Larry Yurdin at the 1970 Alternative Media Conference at Goddard College. Yurdin, who later managed Pacifica radio station KPFT in Houston, also attended the 2013 conference. Image from goddard.edu. Returning to the scene… A tale of two alternative … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann : The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Slave patrols, under the direction of commissioned militia officers, enforced discipline on slaves in the antebellum South. Image from America’s Black Holocaust Museum.The Second Amendment wasratified to preserve slavery Every Southerner of the era knew the simple answer: Well-regulated militias … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : Change You Can, You Know, Believe In…

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Pyrrhic Defeat.Consumer choice division:Change you can believe in By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 I could no longer tolerate the bell chamber of American cable news. Its obsessive fixation on the still … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Thom Hartmann : Jeff Clements’ ‘Corporations Are Not People’

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

And money is not speech:‘Corporations Are Not People’ By Thom Hartmann/ Truthout / February 1, 2012 [Corporations Are Not People by Jeffrey D. Clements (Berrett-Koehler, 2012); Paperback, 224 pp., $17.95.] Most Americans don’t realize that the idea that “corporations are … Continue reading →

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