Sue's Daily Stack, Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday's Daily Stack
Hour One: Is the Anti-Democracy Movement Reaching a Tipping Point in the US & Around the World?
Article: "Is the Anti-Democracy Movement Reaching a Tipping Point in the US & Around the World? " by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "New Report: The global decline in democracy has accelerated" by FreedomHouse.
Book: Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State by Peter Farb.
Book: The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity's Ancient Way of Living by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Murdoch Becomes U.S. Citizen, Can Buy TV Network" by UPI.
Article: "Zelenskyy warns Russia has penetrated US politics, invites Trump to Ukraine" by Paul Ronzheimer and Alexander Burns.
Article: "Cancer eating the heart of Australian democracy" by Kevin Rudd.
Book: Ishmael:A Novel by Daniel Quinn.
Book: "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes, 1651. "And the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short."
Book: The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Two "Discourses" and the "Social Contract" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Book: The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity's Ancient Way of Living by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz calls for early elections" by Barak Ravid.
Article: "2024 Heavy Hundred – 1-25" by Talkers.
Article: "CPI: Consumer prices rose 0.4% in March, 3.5% annually" by Doug Cunningham.
Article: "Letitia James Tightens the Screws on Donald Trump" by Kate Plummer.
Book: "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game" by Rachel Bitecofer.
Event: 5 April 7pm: Powell's City of Books, Portland, Or. : Rachel Bitecofer in Conversation With Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Rachel Bitecofer" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Gov. Kemp's bill signing shows the plantation where Black family worked for generations" by Natasha Chen and Theresa Waldrop.
Article: "Governor's Mansion" by Brian Kemp.
Article: "Stacey Abrams" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Harris County, Texas" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Texas Triangle" by Wikipedia.
Is Biden doing everything he can for Ukraine?
Article: "US transfers thousands of seized Iranian guns, rocket launchers and munitions to Ukraine" by Natasha Bertrand.
Article: "More of this for Ukraine, Please ... U.S. Government to Approve Commercial Sale of Air Defense" by Decimus.
The EU's top diplomat says war with Russia in Europe is a very real possibility
Article: "Wider war in Europe 'no longer a fantasy', warns EU's top diplomat" by Henry Foy.
Article: "Russia steps up threats against Republic of Moldova" by Vitalie Calugareanu, Robert Schwartz.
Article: "Finnish Leader Says Russia Is Preparing for 'Long Conflict With the West'" by Reuters.
Article: "Israel Gaza: Netanyahu making a 'mistake', says Biden" by BBC.
Article: "European Coalition Hopes To Start Deliveries Of F-16s To Ukraine In The Summer" by David Cenciotti.
Article: "Report says Greece could ship F-16s fighter jets to Ukraine" by Tim Martin.
Article: "Comstock Act of 1873" (Comstock Act ban on birth control information overturned) by Brandon R. Burnette.
Article: "8th Amendment" "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Article: "Michigan lawmakers want to get rid of life without parole sentence for juveniles" by Michelle Jokisch Polo.
Article: "'Donald Trump did this': New Biden abortion ad features a woman who says she almost died because of the Texas ban" by Rebecca Shabad.
Quote: "History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes" - Theodor Reik (not Mark Twain).
Article: "The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the seasons of history tell us about how and when this crisis will end" by Neil Howe.
Article: "Redlining" by Wikipedia.
Book: Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow.
Book: The Illustrious Dunderheads by Rex Stout.
Book: TRIPPED: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age by Norman Ohler.
Article: "Psychedelic Timeline" by Psychedelic Times (1968 Richard Barth Sanders).
Article: "Biden urges House vote on Ukraine aid as Republican chief stalls" by AFP.
Article: "Belarus Overview" by NTI.
Article: "Kazakhstan Nuclear Overview" by NTI.
Article: "Ukraine Nuclear Overview" by NTI.
Article: "Russia Nuclear Overview" by NTI.
Article: "Lisbon Protocol" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Failure of the "Budapest Memorandum" Is a Betrayal of World Peace" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.
Article: "Giving Away the Bride: What to Know About the Classic Wedding Tradition" by Alyson Krueger.
Hour Two: Is it possible to use the RFRA laws to accomplish progressive goals? If so, how and what goals?
Article: "'Severely decreased their sexual intimacy with their husbands': Indiana appeals court uses Mike Pence's religious liberty law to block abortion ban" by Elura Nanos.
Case: "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" (2022) (abortion, overturned Roe v. Wade).
Article: "US Supreme Court backs Colorado baker's gay wedding cake snub" by BBC.
Article: "Designer in Supreme Court ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request" by AP.
Case: "Burwell v. Hobby Lobby".
Bible: "Matthew 25:31-46 The Sheep and the Goats".
Book: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr.
Book: Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari.
Article: "'An affront to freedom': Arizona attorney general slams court for reviving 1864 abortion ban, vows not to enforce 'draconian' law" by Elura Nanos.
Article: "Donald Trump doubles down on 'bloodbath' warning as he criticizes Joe Biden's handling of the border" by David Jackson.
US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water
Article: "'Huge—and Long Overdue—Victory': Biden EPA Finalizes Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water" by Jake Johnson.
Article: "US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water" by Tom Perkins.
Article: "Depleted Under Trump, a 'Traumatized' E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission" by Lisa Friedman.
Video: "Dark Waters".
Article: "Trump fails to delay his hush money trial after appeals court rejects his pleas for third straight day" by Alex Woodward.
Bible: "Thou shalt not kill" - Exodus 20:13.
Article: "Paul Wellstone" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy" (June 5, 1968) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Book of Jeremiah" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Supreme Court sets argument date in Trump immunity case for April 25" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Eminent domain" (takings clause of 5th amendment) by Wikipedia.
Article: "How to stop the Mexican cartels? Stop supplying them with guns." by Jonathan Lowy, Luis Moreno.
Article: "The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law" by CRS.
Article: "Judge rules on a tax exemption that Erie's Jefferson Educational Society has long desired" by Ed Palattella.
Article: "Legality of polygamy in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: The Right Won't Admit the Comstock Act Would Mean Arrests for Abortion
Article: "The Right Won't Admit the Comstock Act Would Mean Arrests for Abortion" by Melissa Gira Grant.
Article: "The Cold, Dead Hand of Anthony Comstock is about to Fall on America's Women" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Arizona Supreme Court reinstates near-total abortion ban from 1864" by Holly Honderich.
Article: "Arizona Republicans distance themselves from state Supreme Court ruling on abortion" by Zoë Richards.
Article: "Arizona Freedom Caucus Leader Slams Republicans 'Calculated Political Decision-Making' Following Abortion Ruling" by Mary Margaret Olohan.
Article: "Arizona's forced-birth fascists revive abortion ban from 1864" by Jeff Tiedrich.
How Authoritarianism Leadership & Economic Chaos Affects ADHDers
Article: "How Authoritarianism Leadership & Economic Chaos Affects ADHDers" by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth by Thomas Jefferson.
Article: "The Next Targets for the Group That Overturned Roe" by David D. Kirkpatrick.
Case: "Obergefell v. Hodges" (2015) (same sex marriage).
Case: "Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)" (contraception for married couples).
Pigeon Alert! 'Idiot' MAGA influencer once pushed plan for mass slaughter of pigeons: report
Article: "'Idiot' MAGA influencer once pushed plan for mass slaughter of pigeons: report" by Brad Reed.
Geeky Science! Swapping red meat for herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives, study suggests
Article: "Swapping red meat for herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives, study suggests" by Andrew Gregory.
Article: "Establishment Clause (Separation of Church and State)" by Hana M. Ryman and J. Mark Alcorn.
Law: "Religious Freedom Restoration Act".
Letter: "to Edgar Newton Eisenhower" by Dwight D. Eisenhower, November 8, 1954. "Should any political party attempt to abolish social security ... Their number is negligible and they are stupid"
Quote: "Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy." - Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Article: "Free Exercise Clause" by Wikipedia.
Law: "13th Amendment", December 6, 1865. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".
Law: "14th Amendment, July 9, 1868 (citizenship, representatives, public debt, Equal Protection Clause).
Law: "15th Amendment", February 3, 1870 "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
Case: "Employment Division v. Smith".
Article: "Intermediate scrutiny" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Strict scrutiny" by Wikipedia.
Case: "Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976)".
Article: "Inmates at New York prison will get to watch eclipse after all" by Phil Helsel and Erin McLaughlin.
Article: "More Asbestos! More Asbestos! More Asbestos!" by Ryan Bort.
Article: "The US just announced an asbestos ban. What took so long?" by Max Matza.
Article: "Did a Russian Asbestos Company Put Trump's Face on Their Product?" by Alex Kasprak.
Bible: "Come, all you who are thirsty..." - Isaiah 55.