Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 29 May, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Me vs. We: The Battle for America's Soul
Article: "Me vs. We: The Battle for America's Soul" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Public Universities" by Costa Rica.
Book: Critical Perspectives on Democracy by Lyman H. Legters, John P. Burke, Arthur DiQuattro.
Article: "Healthcare in Costa Rica" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Americans Used To Understand Public Schools and the Commons" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Why Billionaires Fund Anti-Trans & Anti-Black-History Political Movements" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "December 3, 1888: Fourth Annual Message" by Grover Cleveland.
Article: "President Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism Speech" by Teddy Roosevelt.
Article: "A Summary View of the Rights of British America" by Thomas Jefferson.
Article: "Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism" by Dr. Jack Forbes.
Book: The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity's Ancient Way of Living by Thom Hartmann.
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: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 (Powers of Congress).
Article: "The For the People Act: Separating Fact from Fiction" by Daniel I. Weiner, Gareth Fowler.
Law: "52 U.S. Code § 30118 - Contributions or expenditures by national banks, corporations, or labor organizations".
Article: "Historical Portrayal of Hoarding Disorder in European Literature and Its Relationship to the Economic and Personal Circumstances of the Authors" by Ryan A Chang and Vashisht Sekar.
Article: "Putin, Tilting at History" by John Cassidy.
Article: "Address Before the Convention of the National Progressive Party in Chicago, August, 1912" by Theodore Roosevelt.
Article: "Morrill Land Act" by Lincoln's Legacy.
Article: "December 3, 1888: Fourth Annual Message" by Grover Cleveland.
Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.
Article: "Shelby County v. Holder" (Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional.) by Wikipedia.
Case: "Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute" (2018 voter purges).
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
US courts tells Trump - you are not King, blocking his tariffs.
Article: "US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs" by Dietrich Knauth and Daniel Wiessner.
Article: "US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs" by Kalyeena Makortoff and Dominic Rushe.
Article: "US trade court blocks Donald Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs - saying he exceeded his authority" by Sky News.
Article: "Trump vows to take tariff fight to Supreme Court " by Telegraph.
Law: "Trade Act of 1974".
Article: "The Federalist Papers : No. 48: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other" by James Madison.
Article: "Refugio oil spill" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Offshore oil operation near Santa Barbara resumes production after 10 years" by Grace Toohey.
Fascist Alert! Qatar is now trying to make clear that they didn't try to bribe Trump, but he shook them down with some kind of a blackmail or extortion scheme to get the airplane
Article: "Democratic Warnings Are Working As Qatar Blames Trump For Bribe Plane" by Jason Easley.
Article: "The End of Trump II, Part 1" by Robert Reich.
Article: "When the Tyrant Slips: Why America Should Fear a President Who's Losing the Plot — and the Polls" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Joe Biden's granddaughter rips Jake Tapper's new book on former president's hidden decline" by Mary Papenfuss.
Article: "CNN star Jake Tapper is blasted as a 'fraud' and a 'phony' over self-righteous Biden health cover up rants" by Emma Richter.
Article: "Alumna and Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold tapped by President Biden to be co-chair of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology" by UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry.
Article: "Biden Administration to Protect Alaska's Bristol Bay from Mining" by Defenders of Wildlife.
Article: "2023 visit by Joe Biden to Ukraine" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line" by Peter Nicholas.
Article: "US economy shrank at 0.2% rate in first quarter" by Myles McCormick.
Site: The Newsroom - HBO.
Video: Scott Pelley's VIRAL Graduation Speech (transcript).
Article: "Bradley Foundation" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Richard Mellon Scaife" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Koch network" (Koch brothers) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation, US says" by Alan Suderman, Ali Swenson.
Article: "The Birth of a Nation" by Wikipedia.
Movie: "The Birth of a Nation (1915)".
Article: "100 years ago, the first White House film screening sparked nationwide protests" by Dick Lehr.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: "Russia proposes peace talks with Ukraine next week after Trump threats" by Barak Ravid.
Article: "Putin Says Ready For Peace Talks, But Not With 'Illegitimate' Zelenskyy".
Article: "Germany's Merz lifts range limit on weapons donated to Ukraine" by Linus Höller.
Article: "In Trump's telling, a resolution in Ukraine is always two weeks away" by Kevin Liptak.
Article: "Trump urges Putin to 'stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal' to end Ukraine war" by Olena Goncharova.
Article: "Trump Slams Putin and Zelensky Amid Russia's Largest Aerial Attack on Ukraine California US and World" by NBC.
Article: "Zelensky's 'always looking to purchase missiles' — Trump dismisses Ukraine's request to buy Patriots" by Tim Zadorozhnyy.
Article: "Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities" by Laura Barrón-López.
Article: "UN Commission concludes that Russian armed forces' drone attacks against civilians in Kherson Province amount to crimes against humanity of murder" by UN.
Article: "Taurus cruise missiles: Weapons Germany could be sending Ukraine to strike deep into Russia" by Alex Croft, Kirsten Grieshabner.
Article: "Powell Memo".
Article: "How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part One" by Eric Zuesse.
Site: Heritage Foundation
Article: "Cato Institute" by Wikipedia.
Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.
Article: "The Medicare Advantage Ripoff that Every American Should Know About" by Thom Hartmann.
Site: "Project 2025".
Is Trump about to mess up the bird flu response, just like he did with COVID?
Article: "Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu" by AP.
Article: "Spanish flu" (1918–1920) by Wikipedia.
Hitler pardoned his goons too...
Article: "Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too" by Harry Litman.
Article: "The Sturmabteilung: Hitler's Unofficial Army Of Thugs" (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.
Article: "Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence" by Tom Dreisbach.
Article: "Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction" by NPS.
Progressives are calling for the DNC to shift gears against Trump - will they listen?
Article: "Progressive Petition Calls for DNC 'Emergency Meeting' to Shift Gears Against Trump" by Eloise Goldsmith.
Site: Progressive Democrats of America.
Site: "Roots Action".
Site: Charlie.
Article: "Donald Trump repeats controversial 'You won't have to vote any more' claim" by Anna Betts.
Article: "New world order (politics)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "ActBlue" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Were Panic Buttons Removed From Democratic Lawmaker's Office Prior to Insurrection?" by Jessica Lee.
Article: "U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville Admits He Lied About Attending January 5 Pre-Insurrection Meeting at Trump International Hotel" by Seth Abramson.
Hour Three: 6 Truths About Medicaid Work Requirements the GOP Doesn't Want You to Share
Article: "6 Truths About Medicaid Work Requirements the GOP Doesn't Want You to Share" by Robert Reich.
Article: "Price tag for Trump's military festival could reach $45 million" by Olivia George.
Site: 50501. June 14: No Kings Day
Article: "Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President Vance" by Vatican News.
Article: "Pope Francis's final meeting: Awkward moment with JD Vance - after condemning Trump administration's treatment of migrants - was to be pontiff's last public encounter" by Taryn Pedler, Kelly Laco.
Article: "Pope Leo Plans to Upstage Trump Military Parade with Gigantic Chicago Mass at White Sox Stadium, Video Appearance" by Roger Friedman.
Site: "Indivisible".
Site: MoveOn.org.
Article: "Southern Poverty Law Center" (SPLC) by Wikipedia.
Site: ACLU.
Article: "Ex-White House Press Secretary: Trump "Gleefully" Watched Insurrection on TV, Hit "Rewind" to Watch People Fighting Again" by Bess Levin.
Article: "Second federal court rules against Trump's tariffs" by Doug Palmer and Kyle Cheney.
Article: "Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event" by David Bauder.
Article: "Trump Administration Diverts $3.8 Billion In Pentagon Funding To Border Wall" by Brakkton Booker.
Article: "J. B. Pritzker" by Wikipedia.
Article: "My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth" by Bill Gates.
Article: "Tesla Wouldn't Be Tesla Without Stimulus Spending" by Brian Eckhouse.
Article: "Elon Musk's US Department of Defense contracts" by Reuters.
Article: "Judge expands order protecting Harvard from Trump block on enrolling international students" by Alice Speri.
Article: "Duty to Warn Letter - to VP Harris - Re: Election 2024" by Stephen Spoonamore.
Article: "Thanks. Apology. Correction. Tips Update. Old Friends. IT Allies." by Stephen Spoonamore.
Article: "Letter to Vice President Harris" by Duncan Buell et al.
Site: Election Truth Alliance (Youtube).
Article: "Trump's New Pardon Attorney Is Eager to Target Biden-Era Cases" by Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber.
Article: "Giuliani accused of offering to sell Trump pardons for $2 million each in new lawsuit" by Zoë Richards.
Article: "Trump will 'take a look' at pardoning convicted Whitmer kidnap plotters, he says" by Todd Spangler, Arpan Lobo.
Article: "US Asks Judge to Dismiss Boeing 737 MAX Criminal Fraud Case" by Reuters.
Article: "Murkowski on Trump: "We are all afraid"" by Stef W. Kight.
Article: "Trump commutes sentence of Chicago gang founder after lobbying by Ye" by Tom Winter.