Power Beyond the Law

We're the only country in the world with twice as many guns as people- because the arms industry wanted to make a crapload of money- and now we're living with the consequences.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 11 months, we’ll have an opportunity to retrieve our democracy from the clutches of the morbidly rich, the ideologues who deify them (and have for millennia), & their bought-&-paid-for politicians…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is the Miami mayoral election a bellwether for the collapse of Republican support among hispanics? Or will the fascists hang on to office even if it takes using masked police to abduct people based on flimsy legal excuses?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is the Supreme Court enabling King Trump to destroy the constitutional structure of our nation? Plus - Thom reads from 'Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer' by Erica Payne and Morris Pearl.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump is having a very bad week as even many of his own supporters wake up to the fact that he's not actually working for them.Plus- director Donald Goldmacher joins Thom for a deep dive on his new movie 'Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?'.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As America slides into recession, this is a struggle over who owns America’s future: a broad middle class—or a locked-in economy run by the richest few…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Threats to attack not only Venezuela- but maybe Mexico and Columbia as well... requiring social media history from visitors... abandoning and bullying our allies... illegal and random arrests and deportations of foreign nationals- what is this all about?Plus- Phill Ittner on the Ukraine war.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The convergence of pro-Kremlin policy, tech giveaways to rivals, and rising domestic repression is a five-alarm warning that we ignore at our own peril...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump knifes democratic Ukraine in the back, and puts down our steadfast European allies, is this the next big step in Putin's plan for the USA?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If we allow a network of secretive, cruel, detention facilities for one set of powerless people today, tomorrow it will inevitably turn those same systems against anyone who challenges their power.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.