Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 11/04/25
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Great American Heist: How Reagan, Trump, and Their Billionaire Backers Stole the Middle Class
Article: “The Great American Heist: How Reagan, Trump, and Their Billionaire Backers Stole the Middle Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure“ by Nick Hanauer.
Book: The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance by Kirstin Downey.
Article: “Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’“ by Daniel Dale.
Article: “‘Greatest Corruption in Presidential History’: Trump Family Reaps $5 Billion More in Crypto Profits“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek denounces president’s attempts to send National Guard to Portland“ by Gemma DiCarlo.
Article: “The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground“ by Pew Research Center.
Article: ““What The F—k Did You Expect” — A MAGA Mom On SNAP Is Going Viral For Her Post Blasting Her Family For Refusing To Lend Her Grocery Money“ by Michaela Bramwell.
Event: Sat Dec 6, 2025 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Town Hall Seattle: KBCS Presents Thom Hartmann w/ special guest Katie Wilson.
Article: “Dick Cheney Has Died. The War Criminal in His Own Words“ by Mehdi Hasan.
Article: “Dick Cheney Reveals His Reason for Endorsing Kamala Harris Over Donald Trump“ by Rebecca Schneid.
Article: “Adam Kinzinger“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Liz Cheney“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Viral video of woman in bikini dancing in giant Martini glass at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party stirs row: ‘Full Epstein Island vibes’“ by The Times of India.
Article: “Ted Kennedy’s Record On Health Care Reform“ by Igor Volsky.
Just in: Trump is demanding the GOP kill the filibuster to secure permanent Republican power
Article: “Trump Demands GOP Kill Filibuster to Secure Permanent Republican Power“ by Colby Hall.
Article: “Trump Drops Last-Minute Campaign Warning: Vote Republican Or ‘YOU WILL RUE THE DAY THAT YOU VOTED TO DESTROY YOUR LIFE!’“ by Charlie Nash.
Article: “The Wall Street Journal Trashes Trump Plan to Nuke Filibuster: ‘Republicans Would Be Dumb’ to Listen“ by Isaac Schorr.
Trump 63% disapproval is his highest...Has Trump’s presidency just reached peak rejection?
Article: “Trump approval rating falls to second-term low of 37%“ by Maya Yang.
Article: “Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits a second-term low, CNN poll finds“ by Jennifer Agiesta.
Event: Nov. 11: Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veteran’s Day.
Article: “ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloween—and Parents Are Fighting Back“ by Meredith Shiner.
Article: “Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff faces new controversy over ICE contract pitch“ by Barnini Chakraborty.
Article: “MTG Stuns ‘The View’ by Refusing to Be Her ‘Nasty’ Self“ by Eboni Boykin-Patterson.
Article: “Dwight D. Eisenhower“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Richard Nixon“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Doris Kearns Goodwin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Heather Cox Richardson“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: What do we do about the Supreme Court?
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean’s Report @DeanObeidallah @SXMProgress
Article: “Zohran Mamdani accuses Andrew Cuomo of ‘racist’ attacks in NYC mayor’s race“ by Eduardo Cuevas.
Article: “Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayor’s race“ by Renee Anderson, Jessica Moore, Marcia Kramer.
Article: “Semitic people“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Schumer slams ‘unhinged’ Trump ‘60 Minutes’ interview: ‘Maybe I should file a complaint’“ by Dominick Mastrangelo.
Article: “CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump’s power“ by David Folkenflik.
Article: “Democrats must make reforming the corrupt GOP Supreme Court a top priority!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Healthcare for All: The Democratic Promise That Could Heal a Broken Nation“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The switch in time that saved nine“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Obergefell v Hodges“ (2015) (same sex marriage).
Site: Convention of States.
Law: “Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution“ (Article V Convention).
Article: “Trump Aide’s Sinister Military Plan Exposed in Alarming Report“ (Russell Vought) by Paige Oamek.
Article: “Code of Conduct for United States Judges“ by US Courts.
Article: “Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6B donation“ by Heidi Przybyla.
Article: “Leonard Leo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Federalist society“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“, article 3 section 2. “... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make....”
Article: “Barack Obama led a rally for Mikie Sherrill’s race for NJ governor. What he said“ by Katie Sobko.
Article: “Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Maternal mortality according to state abortion legislative climate following the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling“ by Emily Nuss, Mari Iwasaki, Lindsay Robbins, Peggy Ye, Misa Hayasaka, George Saade, Tetsuya Kawakita.
Article: “Brandon Neuman“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Stella Tsai“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2025“ (retention elections) by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Community leaders urge voters to ‘Vote YES, Not Yass’ ahead of PA Supreme Court Election“ by Hannah Poggi.
Article: “John Fetterman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Monroe Doctrine“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: The amazing split that no one is discussing but is at the heart of the core of the GOP
Article: “Nick Fuentes Was Charlie Kirk’s Bitter Enemy. Now He’s Becoming His Successor.“ by Michelle Goldberg.
Article: “Nixon’s Southern strategy“ by James Boyd.
Video: “Ronald Reagan States’ Rights Speech in Philadelphia, MS“, August 3, 1980.
Article: “Mississippi civil rights workers’ murders“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mississippi Burning: From Murder Mayhem to a Mighty Mission“ by Ryan M. Jones.
Good News Alert! Burgerville is offering a free meal to kids on snap
Article: “Portland coffee shop raises over $200K for people losing SNAP benefits in November“ by Joe Raineri (KGW).
Article: “Kids can show a SNAP card to get a free hamburger at this Pacific Northwest chain“ by Lillian Mongeau Hughes.
Site: Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC).
Article: “SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown“ by Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi (Fox News).
Article: “AI videos of SNAP beneficiaries complaining about cuts go viral“ by Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi.
Article: “Fox News Ran AI-Generated Racist Videos as News, Then Tried to Cover It Up“ by Parker Molloy.
Risky Loan From Housing-Bust Era Is Making a Comeback - Buyers embrace adjustable-rate mortgages, chancing higher rates later...
Article: “Risky Loan From Housing-Bust Era Is Making a Comeback“ by Nicole Friedman.
Fascist Alert! It can happen here...
Article: “Stormtroopers in Suburbia“ by Steven Harper.
Article: “Federal Agents Crash Into Woman’s Car, Drag Her Out by Her Legs“ by Edith Olmsted.
Article: “Stormtroopers in Suburbia “ by Steven Harper.
Article: “US Supreme Court rules immigration agents can now racially profile people“ by MEE.
Article: “Inspector General of the Federal Courts“ by (old bill) Ballotpedia.
Article: “Texas Democrats fleeing the state also stopped anti-abortion and anti-trans bills“ by Shefali Luthra.
Article: “Capitol police“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gilded Age“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Great Depression“ (1930s) by Wikipedia.