Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 11/28/18 - Today- oligarchy in action as the pharma cartels get away with insane thousand percent price hikes on life-saving medicine, and who cares if some people die? Medicare For All is gaining traction, but industry money is flowing to Democrats willing to sell-out. Progressives respond. Ellen Rattner takes Juliane Assange some lunch, and other stories. And, as the Progressive Caucus in Congress get organized, co-chair Mark Pocan looks to the future, with one eye on the lame-duck Republicans.
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2018
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
As the American health insurance industry, along with the pharmaceutical cartels, become increasingly greedy, more people are going without needed medicine and treatments because of insane astronomical price hikes. How can Progressives promote Medicare For All when members of the Democratic party are being bought off with all that crazy health insurance industry money? ------- Ellen Rattner of Talk Media News tells of the time she took Julian Assange a bite to eat, and her Sudanese goat-gift charity, and the most interesting headlines too. ------- Thom reads from Elizabeth Holtzsman's 'The Case for Impeaching Trump'. ------- Representative Mark Pocan reports fresh back from the Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting to answer caller's queries. He's hoping Republicans are just too disorganized to take advantage of their remaining lame duck month. ------- James in Orlando thinks anyone who votes Republican has betrayed the American factory worker.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome back, Tom Hartman here with you on the Number One Progressive Radio Program in the United States. |
| 0:20.0 | Professor Robert Reich laying out for us, not just the rationale for breaking up big |
| 0:25.1 | companies and no longer tolerating basically every single industry in America |
| 0:30.1 | being cartelized three to six major corporations that |
| 0:33.3 | basically control the industry. |
| 0:35.2 | I point that out because we're at one of those moments |
| 0:38.3 | where activism is going to be really important |
| 0:40.4 | with regard to health care. This hospital, this is the |
| 0:44.2 | divorce wing of a hospital that does transplants. Yes, as in Betsy Devos. I think it |
| 0:50.8 | was funded by her husband or father. |
| 0:53.0 | Yeah, this is the Richard Devas Heart and Lung Transplant Clinic of Spectrum Health |
| 0:59.0 | and they sent a letter to this woman who needs a heart transplant. |
| 1:02.0 | Your medical situation was presented to our... a letter to this woman who needs a heart transplant. |
| 1:03.3 | Your medical situation was presented to our multidisciplinary heart transplant committee on Tuesday, |
| 1:07.2 | October 20, 2018. |
| 1:08.6 | The decision was made by the committee that you are not a candidate at this time for a heart transplant due to needing more secure financial |
| 1:14.9 | plan for immunosuppressive medication coverage. |
| 1:17.6 | The committee is recommending a fundraising effort of $10,000. |
| 1:21.8 | If you have any concerns or questions please call the transplant office at |
| 1:24.8 | 61639128282. We thank you for the opportunity to participate in your |
| 1:28.8 | care. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me and it's signed Katie Van Decker R.N. |
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