Today- the consequences of the Trump tax cut on all of us, and especially the millionaires that pay much lower taxes than people who work. And- a deep dive on Fredrick Douglass, and the subtle consequences of America's ugly racial history.

The Hartmann Report

Has the Trump tax cut led corporations to raise wages and lower prices? The answer may not surprise you. And, Morris Pearl, leader of the group 'Patriotic Millionaires' and former managing director of Black Rock Inc shares his thoughts on true American patriotism. ----- Thom debates libertarian thinker Charles Sauer on the fairness or lack thereof of the current American tax system- and how is the economy affected? ----- Author, professor, and historian David W. Blight joins Thom to discuss American slavery, Frederick Douglass and the hope and discouragement of unfulfilled promises during Reconstruction. ----- Thom reads from 'Fredrick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom' by Morris Pearl. ----- Why is that mostly white areas are responsible for most of the pollution that causes ill-health and even death mainly in mostly non-white areas? And Jake in Las Vegas wonders if the 1790s founding fathers would have joined the 1860s confederacy. ----- Thom reads from 'Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion' by Jonathon Wilson Hartgrove

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