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Full Show – 9/28/11. Lone Liberal Rumble
Thom debates the issue of rising healthcare premiums in America, massive layoffs on Wall Street and other topics among his conservative guest panelists in the “Lone Liberal Rumble”. Later in the show, author and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins joins Thom for a special edition of “Conversations with Great Minds”.
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Professor Harvey Kaye, the historian and author of Thomas Paine and The Promise of America talks about
Award-winning author of 34 books, Walter Mosely joins Thom for the first half our of the show. He talks about his latest book, “Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation”, which examines how America is struggling with poverty, oppression and self-destructive behavior and how we can turn things around. Later in the show, Thom and his panelists discuss the Democratic victory in New York’s 6th Congressional district and other topics in the Weekly Rumble.
In Conversations with Great Minds Thom Hartmann is speaking with award-winning American novelist Walter Mosley whose written 34 critically-acclaimed books. His most recent is titled: “Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation”
For tonight’s Conversations with Great Minds – Thom Hartmann is joined by Professor Gar Alpervitz. Professor Alpervitz is a historian, political economist, activist and author. He is currently the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland and a former Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books on the atomic bomb and atomic diplomacy and his articles have appeared in leading American publications – including the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation Magazine, and the Atlantic and he is a frequent featured guest on major cable news programs. After completing his Ph.D. from Canbridge University – Professor Alpervitz served as a legislative director in both houses of Congress and as a special assistant in the State Department. He is also the president of the National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives and is a founding principal of the Democracy Collaborative, a research institution focused on initiatives that promote the democratization of wealth. His latest book is “America Beyind Capitalism” – a book that has been described as “one of the most important books of the decade.” Professor Gar Alperovitz goes beyond capitalism with worker coops, public banks and local economies.
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