Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 11/03/25
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Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Healthcare for All: The Democratic Promise That Could Heal a Broken Nation
Article: “Healthcare for All: The Democratic Promise That Could Heal a Broken Nation“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “67% of Democrats Want More Aggressive Action: Can They Deliver?“ by Christopher Armitage.
Substack: “Health Care Un-Covered.“.
Article: “Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections“ by David Karpf.
Site: “Problem Solvers Caucus“.
Article: “Greene says Johnson refused to share health care plans on GOP conference call“ by Ryan Mancini.
Book: Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans by Wendell Potter.
Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Voters approve Medicaid expansion and a minimum wage increase in these states“ by Tami Luhby.
Article: “Medicare Advantage: The Scam You Can’t Afford to Ignore“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Meet UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley: Rich, Powerful, Not Yet Famous“ by Peter Dreier.
Article: “Healthcare Insights: How Medical Debt Is Crushing 100 Million Americans“ by John August.
Article: “After Pushing Lies, Former Cigna Executive Praises Canada’s Health Care System“ by Michel Martin.
Article: “Trump offers two words in response to Dilbert creator seeking help with cancer treatment“ by David McAfee.
Article: “McGuire’s payday is a shame, if not a crime“ by Neal St. Anthony.
Article: “Health expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in selected countries as of 2024“ by Statista.
Article: “How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable“ by Lily Geismer.
Article: “Democrats accuse administration of delaying window shopping for Obamacare amid subsidies dispute“ by Lindsey McPherson.
Article: “The Perfect Payday“ by Charles Forelle and James Bandler.
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Article: “Toyota, Moving Northward“ by Paul Krugman.
Article: “CBS Cuts Trump’s Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit“ by Cameron Adams.
Pam Bondi is attempting to terrify votes with a host of force on election day - will it work? Can we all be brave in this important moment?
Article: “Pam Bondi gives terrifying signal with illegal ‘show of force’ at elections: analyst“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “‘They may be arrested’: ICE makes startling admission on election monitoring operation“ by Alexander Willis.
America’s redistricting fight: how could the US congressional map shift? Republicans hold a 219-213 majority in the House, but they could lock in more seats if reapportionments go their way
Article: “Rigging the map? How power in US Congress could shift if both parties win their redistricting fights“ by George Chidi and Andrew Witherspoon.
Article: “‘No idea who he is,’ says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon“ by Osmond Chia.
Book: The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet.
Article: “The Family (miniseries)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6B donation“ by Heidi Przybyla.
Article: “Merrick Garland“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: “Trump signs order targeting Democrats’ fundraising platform, sparking authoritarian fears“ by Steve Benen.
Article: “Eschatology“ (end times) by Wikipedia.
Article: “What does it mean that Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44)?“ by Got Questions.
Article: “Elaine Pagels“ by Wikipedia.
Bible: “Book of Revelation“.
Book: The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey with Carole C. Carlson.
Book: Left Behind 25th Anniversary Edition by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins.
Article: “Let them eat cake“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump administration must continue food aid during shutdown, US judges say“ by Jessica Murphy.
Article: “Massachusetts health care reform“ (Romneycare) by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Was Trump’s classified docs scandal far worse than we thought? You Betcha....
Article: “New book reveals Trump’s classified docs scandal was ‘far worse’ than reported“ by Lesley Abravanel.
Book: Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department by Carol Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis.
Article: “DOJ to pay Nixon estate $18 million for presidential papers“ by UPI.
Article: “January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “FBI search of Mar-a-Lago“ by Wikipedia.
Michigan Lawyer Says The Halloween Terror Plot That FBI Director Kash Patel Described Never Existed - A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.
Article: “Michigan Lawyer Says The Halloween Terror Plot That FBI Director Kash Patel Described Never Existed“ by Josh Funk.
Article: “Suspects in Michigan terror plot revealed by Kash Patel were just gamers, defense lawyer claims“ by Graig Graziosi.
Article: “Did Kash Patel use government jet for ‘date night’ with partner? What we know“ by Laerke Christensen.
Book: The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance by Kirstin Downey.
Crazy Alert! RFK Jr.’s neighbors send him ‘pointed message’ with Halloween skeleton protest...
Article: “RFK Jr.’s neighbors send him ‘pointed message’ with Halloween skeleton protest: report“ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Johnson says funding extension date under discussion as Nov. 21 draws closer“ by Sudiksha Kochi.
Article: “Judge extends block on National Guard deployment into Portland“ by Peter Charalambous and Vanessa Navarrete.
Article: “Schumer slams ‘unhinged’ Trump ‘60 Minutes’ interview: ‘Maybe I should file a complaint’“ by Dominick Mastrangelo.
Article: “Where Would We Be If Joe Lieberman Hadn’t Killed the Public Option?“ by Monica Potts.
Article: “Johnny Carson“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The forgotten story of Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels“ by John Wihbey.
Article: “Trump repeats claim Kimmel, Fallon are ‘next’ after Stephen Colbert cancellation“ by Lindsay Kornick.
Article: “Louis XIV“ (Sun King) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump renovates White House Lincoln bathroom with marble and chandelier over toilet“ by ABC News Australia.
Article: “Les Misérables (musical)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2025 Arizona’s 7th congressional district special election“ (Adelita Grijalva) by Wikipedia.
Article: “2025 Virginia’s 11th congressional district special election“ (James Walkinshaw) by Wikipedia.
Article: “2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election“ (Susan Crawford) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Walter Cronkite“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Les Moonves: Trump’s run is ‘damn good for CBS’“ by Eliza Collins.
Article: “John McCain: Here’s why I voted no and killed the ‘skinny repeal’“ by Peter Jacobs.
Article: “Photos from Trump indictment show boxes of classified documents stored in Mar-a-Lago shower, ballroom“ by AP.
Article: “Oath of Office“ by Office of the Historian.
Hour Three: The top 10 billionaire collective wealth grew $698BN this past year. The fascism plan is working well for them....
Article: “Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report“ by Lauren Aratani.
Article: “A Wealth Tax that Will Work“ by Robert Reich.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Thomas’ Citizens United Vote Enabled Billionaire Benefactor to Boost Political Power“ by Kenny Stancil.
Case: “Powell v. McCormack“.
Article: “Did Nixon Commit Treason in 1968? What The New LBJ Tapes Reveal.“ by Robert “KC” Johnson.
Article: “1980 October Surprise theory“ (Reagan, Iran hostages) by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later: It Was Indeed a Big Lie that Launched the Catastrophic War“ by David Corn.
Article: “How Jeb Bush Stole the 2000 Election for His Brother“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses for millions of Americans“ by Rhian Lubin.
Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Article: “Documents seized in FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago returned to Trump, White House says“ by Clarissa-Jan Lim.
Article: “Trump fake electors plot“ by Wikipedia.
The death of the news - Looks like Trump is running CBS and he knows it...
Article: “‘Don’t Have to Use That One’: Trump Acts Like He Runs CBS on 60 Minutes“ by Colby Hall.
Article: “5 Wildest Moments You Didn’t See During Trump’s 60 Minutes Interview“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “‘Norah Has Given Up’: Liberals Drag CBS Host O’Donnell for Edited Trump Interview“ by Willa Pope Robbins.
Article: “Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’ “ by Daniel Dale.
Article: “CBS News confirms anti-woke star Bari Weiss is new editor-in-chief and that she’ll host debate show“ by Laura Parnaby.
The immigration violence continues with, citizen’s shot in the back, beating a man’s head into the pavement, and Stephen Miller’s wife threatening to deport journalists who make her mad.
Article: “U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say“ by Rachel Uranga.
Article: “Immigration agent pointed gun at bystander before ‘beating man’s head’ into pavement“ by Charlie Jones.
Article: “Videos show ‘excessive’ use of force against Portland protesters, state lawyers say“ by Maxine Bernstein.
Article: “Stephen Miller’s wife issues ‘warning to everyone’ with horrifying threat: analyst“ by Adam Nichols.
Article: “Videos show ‘excessive’ use of force against Portland protesters, state lawyers say“ by Maxine Bernstein.
Article: “Preexisting Condition Protections Under the Affordable Care Act: Changes in Insurance Coverage, Premium Contributions, and Out-of-Pocket Spending “ by .
Article: “Can I get coverage if I have a pre-existing condition?“ by HHS.
Article: “Trump, Allies Misrepresent FBI Order on Document Search at Mar-a-Lago“ by Alan Jaffe.
Article: “Maduro Reportedly Offered Trump Preferential Access To Venezuela’s Oil, Gold To Defuse Tensions; He Refused“ by Demian Bio.
Article: “Marco Rubio“ by Wikipedia. “His parents were Cubans who immigrated to the United States in 1956 during the regime of Fulgencio Batista, two and a half years before Fidel Castro ascended to power after the Cuban Revolution.”.
Site: Just Security.
Article: “‘Undue’: Judge Cannon slammed by appeals court after Jack Smith’s report on Trump delayed“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families“ by Susan Haigh, Marc Levy.