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Der Spiegel is reporting that a secret Germany military report that was leaked online claims peak oil has happened or will happen this year, and this could threaten the continued survival of democratic governments. The report from a German Military think-tank cautions that disappearing global oil supplies will endanger the world's economic foundations and possibly lead to mass-scale upheaval over the next 15 to 30 years.
Quote of the Day: All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers. ~François Fénelon
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Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spends the hour with Thom discussing the issues and answering listener questions www.sanders.senate.gov
Hour Two: "Taking Our Country Back" - Sitka, AK Mayor Scott McAdams will be here www.scottmcadams.org
Yesterday it was in the news that Koch Industries, who spent millions of dollars opposing health care reform, applied for federal health care dollars to bolster its early retiree program. Today Healthwatch lists more than a dozen members of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have also applied for these hated federal funds including Pfizer, PepsiCo, New York Life Insurance Company, Eastman Kodak, IBM, Rolls-Royce North America.
Quote of the Day: "Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them, for the future of Labor is the future of America." -- John L. Lewis
Quote of the Day: "We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles." -- Jimmy Carter
Please welcome KPOJ hosts Carl Wolfson and Adam Klugman in for Thom today...
Hour One: Reaction to the draw down in Iraq and the President's speech
Hour Two: The well may be capped, but is life getting back to normal in the Gulf? The latest from Dr. Riki Ott www.rikiott.com
For months, far right-wing conservatives have led a hateful campaign against the proposed Park 51 Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York City. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is even claiming it will be a launching pad for “Sharia law” in America.
Quote of the Day: “Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.” Jane Austen
Hour One: Hell no, WTO!! Putin's talking tariffs, why won't Obama?
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New in paperback - Threshold:
The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink
Unequal Protection - NEW - a complete re-write and update of Thom's classic story of "How Corporations Became 'People' and How You Can Fight Back." To amend the constitution to say "corporations are not people" go to www.movetoamend.org