Today we meet Progressive activists who are fighting at every level for true 'Justice For All'! Thom is LIVE from Net Roots Nation, where we check in with the Redneck Revolt, the Poor People's Campaign, democratic economy activists and authors, activist lawyers, Progressive politicians, and even Professor Richard Wolff too.
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Thom Hartmann
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🗓️ 12 July 2019
⏱️ 62 minutes
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West Virginia's Redneck Revolt organizer Steven Smith is running for governor, but the many people in his movement are aiming for something bigger. ~~~ What makes an economy democratic? Author Marjorie Kelley, who wrote 'Making of a Democratic Economy' has a plan. ~~~ Nijmie Dzurinko, co-chair of the Pennsylvania Poor People's Campaign is organizing for the future of the progressive movement building on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ~~~ In his last appearance (for now), the brilliant and intrepid Chief Foreign Correspondent at Talk Media News- Luke Vargas helps us understand what's really going on out there in the world. ~~~ Author Sayu Bhojwani wrote a book titled 'People Like Us: Knocking on Democracy 's Door', and she sits down next to Thom tell him about what it takes for political newcomers to get a foothold in power. ~~~ Vincent Warren shares the activism the Center for Constitutional Rights is doing to protect justice movements around the country. ~~~ Thom asks Dr. Richard Wolff if the Fed has figured out how to avoid recessions. ~~~ Senator Jeff Merkeley sits down next Thom to share the state of the Progressive agenda in Congress, including the For the People Act... and the Senator's deep concern for the refugees imprisoned on our border.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:15.0 | Tom Hartman here with you. |
| 0:18.0 | On the line with us is a candidate for governor of West Virginia, Stephen Smith. West Virginia can't wait, |
| 0:25.6 | WV can't wait.com is his website. A friend of our show, one of my producers actually |
| 0:32.0 | for years and years, Troy Miller, introduced us to Stephen |
| 0:34.7 | Smith and the new Redneck Rebellion, Stephen Smith, welcome to the program. |
| 0:39.5 | Hey, thanks so much for having me on. |
| 0:41.0 | I really appreciate it. Thanks for joining us. I'm remote here. |
| 0:44.7 | We're doing the show live from Netroots Nation here in Philadelphia, heads up at |
| 0:48.8 | FYI. So, fair enough. Tell me about your campaign. West Virginia can't wait. |
| 0:54.0 | What we're interested in is actually trying to get the closest thing West Virginia has ever had to a people's government. |
| 1:01.0 | And that means not just one candidate right so I'm running for |
| 1:06.0 | governor but what we're actually trying to build is a political infrastructure that |
| 1:10.5 | can take over and build a government that works for all of us. |
| 1:14.3 | Here's what that looks like. |
| 1:15.6 | More than 229 people already recruited and trained as county captains |
| 1:21.4 | across all 55 West Virginia counties. |
| 1:24.4 | 38 constituency teams on top of that. |
| 1:27.9 | So veterans can't wait, students can't wait, |
| 1:30.6 | social workers can't wait, seniors can't wait, people in recovery, |
| 1:34.8 | building independent political power, not around one person's name, but as part of a |
| 1:40.4 | larger movement. And then of course you need more than one candidate. So I'm |
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