Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 10/11/2018 - Thom asks if may as well draw lots maybe, as the Kavanaugh court gets going with some fresh voter suppression- while monster hurricanes prompt some thought over carbon taxes or other options. One of the good guys from the progressive caucus, Mark Pocan takes on Republican disinformation and listener calls, while Luke Vargas keeps us up with Chinese spies and dueling Orthodox bishops. That, and always mas...

Sortition - Thom muses on the idea of picking random lawyers to serve on the Supreme Court, or a random sample of citizens to be in Congress. ---------- Brett Kavanaugh's 5-4 split ruling legalizes one method of voter supression and Hurricane Michael and prisons,  ---------- Would a carbon tax help heal the damage done by carbon companies like Exxon-Mobil? Similarities drawn to the tobacco and asbestos industries ---------- Mark Pocan joins us once again, answering listener calls. Thom asks about the straight-up lies Republicans are putting out there in their massive midterm election spending. Congressman Mark Pocan and Thom answer listener questions about understanding universal health care and how to navigate the disinformation about it being spread by conservatives to manipulate the mid-term vote. ---------- Luke Vargas with Talk Media News brings us headlines- Malaysia and the death penalty compared to red and blue U.S. states, dueling Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Chinese intelligence assets.

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