Thom Hartmann on The News - February 6, 2014

Jinja minsky here for Thom Hartmann on the news you need to know this money has corrupted our political system but there's new legislation aimed at putting government back in the hands of the people on Wednesday Democratic Representative John sarbanes introduce the government by the people act and it's already been endorsed by at least 30 progressive organizations according to the think tank the most this legislation would increase the power of small contributions that ordinary citizens can afford to give the new bill has four key provisions including creating the freedom from influence fund the match small contributions 621 and providing a twenty five dollar tax credit for individuals who make donations the government by the people act would also increase matching funds in the last two months of a general election to counter outside spending groups and it would create people packs to join the voices and power ordinary citizens Karen plan out the common cause said the government by the people act is a shot a powerful medicine for the cancer a big-money growing within our body politic we should not give up on the fight to overturn the Citizens United ruling and our nation must proclaim that money is not speech but this Act is a help will help restore the political power %uh real Americans corporations and billionaires do not deserve more speech than the rest of us and our politicians should answer to all voters not just the big money donors the government by the people act will help make this possible and we can call on our lawmakers to make this bill a reality in screwed news last year was one of the 10 warmest years on record and our future could be even hotter according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization global temperatures are on a path to keep rising for generations to come WMR secretary-general Michel drive said our action or in action to curb emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases will shape the state of our planet for our children grandchildren and great-grandchildren as mister dried explains every recent decade has been warmer than the previous one it's time to take immediate action if we want any chance at reversing this warming trend if we don't act fast we could be right around the corner for the next mass extinction for the sake of our planet and our species it's time to get this climate change under control in the best to the restive the news the governor of tennessee wants everyone to go to college governor bill has long a republican has introduced a proposal to guarantee every high school senior can go to community college or technical school for free this proposal is part of governor has limbs drive to 55 campaign which is a plan to ensure that 55 percent of tennessee residents have some sort of advanced degree in his State of the State address on Monday governor has Lum said we are committed to making a clear statement to families education beyond high school is a priority in the state of Tennessee governor has long is setting an important example and hopefully more states will follow his lead according to read cast .org radiation levels are common in most regions today waves a radiation may cause some high spikes in the coming days get that got New York is reporting 41 counts per minute with spikes have 69 Charleston West Virginia is averaging 42 with highs of sixty eight counts per minute Frederick wisconsin is sitting at 45 counts per minute with spikes have 75 and Lakewood Colorado is hovering at 63 with highs at 91 counts per minute open california's reporting thirty counts per minute spikes a 49 in Seattle Washington is averaging 30 eyes a fifty four counts per minute rad cast out or its alert level is 100 counts per minute however they remind us that there is no such thing as a safe level radiation good another state may be on its way to really cialis Asian organizers in alaska have obtained enough signatures to put recreational marijuana up for a vote this coming August this measure is approved by the voters Alaska would be the third state pass a law legalizing pot for recreational use the initiative in alaska's models like the new law in colorado and it would remove Kemah are criminal penalties for pot use regulate its distribution alaska joins the growing list of states considering legislation and ballot initiatives to put up and and to the era of cannabis probation and it looks like our nation is finally moving away from nixon's failed drug war these measures are closing the door on the dark chapter of our history moving us back towards all marijuana legalization and finally you know things are bad for a creationist when even pat robertson is calling them a joke televangelist responded to a debate between creationist can ham and Bill Nye the Science Guy and said let's be real let's not make a joke about ourselves while Pat obviously believes in the story of creation he does not believe that the world is only six thousand years old he said there ain't no way that's possible to say that is all can't this all came about in six thousand years is just nonsense and I think it's time we come off all that stuff and say this isn't possible it's great to see the bats finally embracing science perhaps now he'll be think the whole gay marriage causes hurricanes thing we'll see that's the way it is today Thursday February 6 2014 i'm jim DeMint scheme for Thom Hartmann on the news in