Category Archives: America

Gaza, Ukraine, Trump Trial, Elections, Climate, and More–Lots to Talk About

How can we fit all the numerous news events into a one-hour Halitics YouTube videocast? By moving as fast as we can! I join Hal Ginsberg, as I do every Monday to talk about everything political and newsworthy. Sometimes we … Continue reading

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Are Billionaires Simply Money Addicts – Like Scrooge McDuck?

Why are the GOP and billionaires so committed to gutting worker protections while increasing the wealth of the top one percent? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ May 7, 2024 Do elite Republicans and the CEOs who fund them hate working people? … Continue reading

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Can We All Get Along? Apparently Not

Sports betting, smartphones in school, campus demonstrations, Trump on trial…so much to talk about and only so much time to discuss them. Another Halitics videocast produced by Hal Ginsberg with me like we do every Monday. Can we all get … Continue reading

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Conservative Judge Calls Out SCOTUS!

MSNBC: Former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig joins Ali Velshi to discuss his takeaways from this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim, which many believe will lead to more delays in Trump’s federal … Continue reading

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Is SCOTUS in on the Coup and Trying to End American Democracy?

By Thom Hartmann/ TheHartmannReport.com/ April 26, 2022 The simple reality is that conservatives throughout modern history have viewed democracy with a jaundiced eye, and the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees are no exception… Many Americans are confused by the spectacle they … Continue reading

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The News Heats Up

Lots of important news for Hal Ginsberg and me to discuss and argue about. Trump goes on trial and Israel and Iran exchange weapon power. Here’s our weekly Monday YouTube videocast:

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AOC Talks About Gaza With Stephen Colbert

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Confused Cows

An eclipse anecdote: Our nephew is a dairy farmer in Vermont. The solar eclipse confused his cows (while he and his family were looking at the eclipse elsewhere) and thinking it was nighttime, the bovines went back to the barn … Continue reading

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Should We Worship the Orange Savior?

Monday Halitics: Hal and Arlen disagree on controlling the lies and misinformation over social media. And is Trump talking and acting like a religious leader to counteract secular trends in the U.S.?

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Monday Halitics

After a bye week, when Hal was vacationing in the Yucatan, I return and discuss the current political climate with Hal: the Baltimore Bridge collapse (near Hal’s home), gun fetishes, wealth inequality and more.

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