February 11
GUEST: Thom Hartmann, top rated progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host and New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books, talks about his recently published work, The Hidden History of American Oligarchy - Reclaiming Our Democracy from The Ruling Class.
The Hidden History of American Oligarchy
This is Thom Hartmann's second interview on Activist Radio. His books are an invaluable resource, both for those just learning the hidden history of our country, and for those who have spent a lifetime talking about injustice and inequality in our supposedly democratic society.
I highly recommend Hartman's newest book, The Hidden History of American Oligarchy, because it explains in plain terms just how the very rich have triumphed in our new Gilded Age.
Mark Twain wrote a novel called The Gilded Age in the late 1800s. It is full of greedy characters, as well as poor rubes being taken for a ride. It is not his best book, and was even cowritten by another author. But it rings true today. There is nothing like lack of education and poverty to bring out the worst in some people. And the very worst can be seen today, in pictures of the mob that roamed the halls of our Congress looking for things to smash. Racism, poverty, and thievery at the top may well bring down our democracy, for oligarchy slides very easily into fascism.
