Episode 608: THOM HARTMANN-The Hidden History of American Democracys roots in Native American society
I speak with talk show host, THOM HARTMANN, about the newest book in his \u201chidden history\u201d series. THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. I\u2019d heard the Founders drew inspiration from political systems of Native Americans, to which Hartmann adds, so did Europe\u2019s Enlightenment thinkers. He quotes Thomas Paine: \u201cTo understand what the state of society ought to be, it is necessary to have some idea of the natural and primitive state of man; such as it is at this day among the Indians of North America. There is not any of those spectacles of human misery which poverty and want present to our eyes in all the towns and streets in Europe.\u201d In addition to these revelations, Hartmann clarifies myths of the Constitution and offers a 21-point agenda to restore US democracy. Learn more at thomhartmann.com