Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 04/28/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Why Haven’t Republicans Done Anything to Help Working People in Over 40 Years?
Article: “Why Haven’t Republicans Done Anything to Help Working People in Over 40 Years?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: “Energy Profits“.
Article: “Citizens United has Destroyed America: Why Is Nobody Talking About It?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Forgiving Student Debt Isn’t Giving a Gift - It’s Righting a Wrong“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Iran: The Treason That Changed America’s Energy Future“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “As Americans Struggled, Health Insurers Made a Record-Breaking $71.3 Billion in Profits“ by Wendell Potter.
Article: “Improving the Prognosis of Healthcare in the United States“ by Alison P Galvani, Alyssa S Parpia, Eric M Foster, Burton H Singer, Meagan C Fitzpatrick.
Article: “Reduced Competition Costs American Families $5,000/year“ by Barry Ritholtz.
Site: “The Thom Hartmann Radio & TV Program“.
Book: The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Gallop Poll: 86% DISAPPROVAL of Republican Led Congress.“ by Merlin196360.
Article: “How Not to Deal with the Private Student Loan Problem“ by Kent Anderson Law Office.
Article: “The Progressive Regulator Winning Over the Populist Right“ by Ross Douthat.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Event: May 1 Actions.
Article: “Palantir Technologies“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “SpaceX“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation “ by Natasha Chen, Alex Stambaugh, Chris Boyette.
Video: ‘Trump is socializing parts of our industry’: WH nears $500M rescue deal for Spirit Airlines.
Article: “Nazi Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Were the Nazis Socialists?“ by Britannica.
Article: “Austria-Hungary“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What next for Mali’s junta after shock of rebel offensive?“ by Makuochi Okafor, Mohamed Ibrahim.
Why Are Oil Executives Warning of a Catastrophic Price Shock at the Pump? And...Big Oil Pockets Obscene Profits While Working People Bleed
Article: “Oil execs warn of future ‘catastrophic price shock’ caused by Trump: ‘It will be painful’“ by Tom Boggioni.
Article: “Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds“ by Jonathan Watts and Fiona Harvey.
Article: “Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Observational constraints project a ~50% AMOC weakening by the end of this century“ by Valentin Portmann, Didier Swingedouw, Omar Khattab, Marie Chavent.
Article: “United Arab Emirates to quit oil cartel Opec“ by Nick Edser, Archie Mitchell and Jonathan Josephs,.
Article: “Public Investment Fund“ (sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.“ by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur.
Article: “China, UAE Forge Closer Ties Through Defense Cooperation“ by Arabian Post.
Article: “UAE-China ties deepen with 24 agreements signed in Beijing“ by Nivetha Dayanand.
Article: “1956 Election Campaign“ by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Law: “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990“.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
Article: “2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of John F. Kennedy“ (November 22, 1963) by Wikipedia.
Book: Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi.
Article: “Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania“ (Butler) by Wikipedia.
Video: Thom Hartmann: Trump will use the WHCD incident to silence critics starting with Jimmy Kimmel - Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Cole Allen court appearance: Man charged in attempted Trump assassination“ by Khaleda Rahman.
Article: “Read White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect Cole Allen’s full anti-Trump manifesto “ by Steven Nelson and Chris Nesi.
Article: “Trump erupts on Norah O’Donnell after she reads WHCD shooter’s manifesto branding him a “pedophile, rapist, and traitor”“ by poligirlsayswhat.
Article: “CBS News ousts London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with Bari Weiss over Iran, Gaza coverage: sources“ by Alexandra Steigrad.
Article: “AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying“ by Kevin T Baker.
Law: “Preamble to the Constitution of the United States“.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.“
Article: “Jeffries says Trump impeachment not a top priority if Dems win House majority“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Article: “The Looming Scorched-Earth Midterm Campaign“ by Katie Glueck.
Article: “East Wing“ by Wikipedia.
Hypocrite Alert. When Trump, Melania or a Republican tells Kimmel or a Lefty to tone down their rhetoric - share this...
Article: “Jimmy Kimmel hits perfect tone in response to Melania Trump“ by Matt Moore.
Article: “Do Barron And Melania Trump Have Dual Citizenship? What We Know“ by Brittany Shawnté.
Hour Two: Is Netanyahu Helping Putin Loot Ukraine?
Article: “Another Russian Ship Carrying Stolen Ukrainian Grain Idles Off Haifa Port as Ukraine Summons Israeli Ambassador“ by Olga Lautman.
Article: “List of countries by wheat production“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “List of countries by barley production“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “EU warns it may sanction individuals linked to reports of Russian grain ships docking in Israel“ by Nava Freiberg.
Article: “Report: Iran has caused billions in damage to US military bases in Gulf region“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Article: “Netanyahu“ by International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Camp David Accords“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jimmy Carter“ by The Nobel Prize.
Article: “America’s only special relationship is ‘probably Israel,’ says British ambassador to US in leaked comments“ by Christian Edwards.
Article: “Virginia Giuffre“ by Wikipedia.
Bait and Switch? Whatever Happened To The Private Donors Paying For Trump’s Gilded Ballroom?
Article: “Republicans now plan for taxpayers to fund Trumps $400 million ballroom which he promised to cover with private donation“ by Josh Marcus.
Article: “Why Every Trump Project Benefits From Security Failure, Atlantic City Forward“ by W. A. Lawrence.
Article: “Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict“ by Alan Rappeport.
Article: “Sanctioned Russian billionaire’s vast £370m superyacht mysteriously sails through WW3 flashpoint Strait of Hormuz “ by Joe Mannion.
Article: “War Powers Act“.
Article: “Robert McNamara“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Real Tonkin Gulf Deception Wasn’t by Lyndon Johnson“ (Robert McNamara) by Gareth Porter.
Bill: “H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021“ by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Bill: “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act“.
Article: “Jeffries says Trump impeachment not a top priority if Dems win House majority“ by Ashleigh Fields. “Of course not... I’ve made clear from the very beginning that our top priority is going to be to drive down the high cost of living”.
Article: “How university research lays the foundation for major tech innovations“ by Johns Hopkins University.
Article: “Did Elon Musk forget? The Barack Obama administration lent $465 million to Tesla to develop electric cars“ by Por Lenys Moreno.
Article: “Contract reveals fundraising deal for financing Trump’s East Wing overhaul“ by Arden Farhi.
Article: “Armed continent: Germany seeks to become a leader in the militarization of Europe“ by Izvestia.
Article: “Poland demands compensation from Germany“ by Magdalena Schwabe.
Site: Commonwealth Report.
Article: “Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs“ (1981 - 1986) by Brown University.
Article: “For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces“ by Tal Schneider.
Article: “History of gunpowder“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The White House calling Trump the ‘most transparent president’ ever has everyone asking the same question“ by Liam O’Dell.
Article: “The Top-Secret Bunker Beneath Trump’s White House Ballroom, Explained“ by Geoffrey Montes.
Article: “Read King Charles’s Full Address to Congress“ by Emily Burack.
Hour Three: Hospitals that take the sickest patients are closing
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: “Hospitals that take the sickest patients are closing“ by Maya Goldman.
Post: “Patients, healthcare workers, and advocates rallied in Rahway today to protest the over $1 trillion in health care cuts passed into law by Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) and his fellow Republicans. These cuts are devastating working families - even as Republicans spend billions on war and ICE. [video]” by Social Security Works.
Post: “Rep. Tom Kean Jr. voted to cut $1 trillion from Medicaid, along with every Republican in Congress. Why? To give trillions in tax handouts to the richest people in the history of the world. [video]” by Social Security Works.
Article: “Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will leave millions uninsured, threaten rural hospitals“ by Annika Kim Constantino.
Site: Stop Taking Our Health Care.
Event: May 1: May Day of Action - Indivisible, etc.
Site: Ghost Offices.
Article: “Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Islamic eschatology“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran-Iraq War“ by Wikipedia.
Democrats Lead the Polls, But Voters Are Begging for New Blood
Article: “Democrats are leading in polls, but voters want new blood“ by Max Burns.
Article: “Bush Doctrine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Stories from the UN Archive: The presentation that launched a war“(Colin Powell, Iraq war) by UN.
Article: “Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only“ by Nina Totenberg.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 section 9. “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.“ (foreign emoluments clause).
Article: “How much money President Trump and his family have made“ by Sarah Gonzalez, Mary Childs, ess Jiang, James Sneed.
Article: “EXCLUSIVE: Trump State Department unveils bold new design for America250 passports“ by Peter Pinedo , Katelyn Caralle.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “Billionaire“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Two Santas Strategy: How the GOP has used an economic scam to manipulate Americans for 40 years“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio“ by Bobby Kogan.
Article: “Does Zuckerberg hold 2% of all Millennial Wealth?“ by Mr_Pombastic.
Article: “College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are“.
Article: “China’s Dark Factories: So Automated, They Don’t Need Lights.“ by Supply Chain Today.
Article: “Universal Basic Income: If it Works for Billionaires’ Children, Why Not the Poor?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Dennis Gordon (New York)“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Mandi Drake“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Ihor Semko“ by Ballotpedia.