Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 08/03/26

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History
Article: “Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “For Decades, Americans Learned the Treasonous Truth After the Votes Were Counted. This Time Is Different.“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The PRO Act Is The Key To America’s Future“ by AFL-CIO.
Book: “The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron “ by Reuters.
Article: “Stevens Dismisses Concerns About Campaign Finance, Super PAC Funding as ‘Educated Issue’“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “An anatomy of public sector unions“ by Hirsch, Barry T.
Article: “Executive Order on “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs” “ by EPI.
Article: “How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable“ by Lily Geismer.
Article: “Chapter 9: The Numbers Don’t Lie: Who Killed the American Dream: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Mandate for Leadership“ by Heritage Foundation.
Article: “Third Way“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “North American Free Trade Agreement“ (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “What Is the PRO Act?“ by AFL-CIO.
Article: “Card check“ by Wikipedia.

Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Article: “Powell Memorandum: Attack On American Free Enterprise System“ by Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Article: “Was Detroit once the richest city in the world?“ by Simon Bush.
Article: “Flint sit-down strike“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Taft-Hartley Labor Act“, 1947 (right to work).

Did A Bank Just Flag Trump For Money Laundering?
Article: “Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review“ by Reuters.

Is RFK JR Building The Next Big Lie?
Article: “CNN Posts Scathing Fact-Check on RFK Jr.’s Blockbuster Interview With Dana Bash: ‘Pushes Medical Misinformation’“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Article: “Defunding mRNA vaccine research leaves us all more vulnerable to future health emergencies“ by Jennifer B Nuzzo,.

Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Donald Trump spirals furiously as reflecting pool saga ends in humiliating climbdown“ by Mikey Smith.
Article: “Measles is surging in US under RFK Jr. just as kids return to school“ by Julia Musto.
Article: “Cooperative“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jon Ossoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez“ (AOC) by Wikipedia.
Article: “J. B. Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Presidents who served in Congress“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Claudia Sheinbaum“ (President of Mexico) by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 Washington House of Representatives election“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Willamette Week.
Site: Portland Mercury.
Article: “The State of the American Middle Class“ by Rakesh Kochhar.
Article: “Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others“ by Arwa Mahdawi.
Article: “Flashback: Inside McConnell’s “Unprecedented” Power Play After Scalia’s Death“ by Patrice Taddonio.

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Hour Two: Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it!
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean’s Report @deanobeidallah.bsky.social @siriusxmprog.bsky.social
Article: “Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump biographer David Cay Johnston: Trump has always been this corrupt!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Todd Blanche’s new “promise” to end Trump’s $1.8 billion slush is BS!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump Administration Live Updates: Republican Holdouts Say They Now Support Blanche Nomination“ by NY Times.
Article: “‘Very curious’: Legal experts stunned by Maxwell’s sweetheart transfer after DOJ meeting“ by Sarah K. Burris.
Article: “Over 100 Former Judges File Sweeping Ethics Complaint Against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche“ by Justin Davis.
Article: “Opposition to Todd Blanche Nomination for U.S. Attorney General“ by NYC Bar.
Article: “Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched’“ by Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold.
Article: “Civilian unemployment rate“ by BLS.

Article: “Theo Angelis“ byWikipedia .
Article: “Jaime Hawk“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Democratic Socialists of America“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Working Families Party“ by Wikipedia.

What’s In The Chapter Democrats Left Out?
Article: “Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter“ by Shane Goldmacher.

Why Are Democrats Whispering About Climate Change?
Article: “Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume“ by Dharna Noor.

Article: “Vouchers Giving Russians a Small Piece of the Action : Privatization: Certificates worth 10,000 rubles are distributed to buy shares of state property, or be sold.“ by John-thor Dahlburg.
Article: “Aerial images in Spokane show hundreds of burned homes with nearly 65,000 people evacuated “ by CNN.
Article: “Trump overrode FEMA to reject $227m in disaster relief to blue states“ by Josh Marcus.
Article: “Why Bitcoin Miners Are Winning The AI Data Center Arms Race“ by Frank Holmes.
Article: “January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process“ by Sam Levine.
Article: “Justice Department reaches another settlement with Trump adviser Michael Flynn“ by Holmes Lybrand.
Article: “Trump and The Odyssey: The Ancient Curse He Just Unleashed on America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Thom Tillis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Less-redacted search warrant records shed new light on investigation into Sen. Richard Burr“ by Chris Young.
Article: “Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power“ by Caryn James.

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Hour Three: What the F is going on with ]Medicare Part D...
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: “A Medicare Drug Subsidy Is Ending—Here’s What Patients Should Know“ by Jesse Pines.
Article: “6 States to Pilot Prior Authorizations for Original Medicare“ by Elder Law Answers.
Article: “Over 7,100 Social Security Administration employees exit, leaving ‘cases stuck in purgatory’ “ by Ariel Zilber.
Article: “Will Social Security recipients see a bigger COLA in 2027?“ by Jessica A. Botelho.
Article: “Social Security checks for retirees could rise $77 a month in 2027. Critics want to change how increases are calculated“ by Jasmine Andersson.

Article: “Social Security Trust Fund“ by Wikipedia.

Racist Alert. Trump Puts A Price Tag On Visiting America
Article: “US to make visa bond program permanent for people from dozens of countries“ by Kanishka Singh.

Article: “The Trump Slush Fund Is Dead. Long Live The Trump Slush Fund.“ by Kathryn Rubino.
Article: “Blanche’s AG nomination back on track after he formally rescinds payout fund“ by Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein.
Article: “19-year-old soldier from North Texas one of two killed in Iranian attack“ by Rachel Royster.
Article: “‘Sick’: Answers demanded as ICE arrests firefighters battling blazes “ by Sarah K. Burris.
Article: “Bill Maher“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bill Maher Says Bari Weiss Told Him Some CBS News Staffers Feel ‘Liberated’ Under Her Leadership“ by A.J. Katz.
Article: “Jacob Soboroff“ by Wikipedia.
Video: DSA co-chair Megan Romer outlines socialist agenda.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia.
Speech: “Great Society“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Read Trump’s “settlement” with the Trump admin to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund that Trump ultimately controls“ by Chris Geidner.
Article: “Dire warnings of doctors as RFK Jr’s agenda sees measles surge back“ by Julia Musto.
Article: “RFK Jr.’s CNN Interview: Fact-Checking His Claims on COVID, Measles“ by Bob Weeks.
Article: “Mike Malloy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “MMR vaccine and autism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism“ by WHO.
Article: “Environmentalists raise concerns spraying forests with glyphosate makes them more vulnerable to wildfires“ by Jonathan Migneault.
Article: “Fire Hazards and Toxic Combustion of Herbicide Products Increase Threats to Health and Environment“ by Beyond Pesticides.
Quote: “After the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.“ - James G. Watt.