Sue's Daily Stack, Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday's Daily Stack
Hour One: The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump's Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream
Article: "The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump's Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback" by Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax.
Article: "Donald Trump's Popular Vote Win Is the Sweetest Victory for Him" by James Bickerton.
Article: "Sen. Jon Tester loses re-election bid in Montana, NBC News projects" by Ryan Teague Beckwith.
Article: "'This is why Harris lost': Ex-right-wing media insider pinpoints Democrats' fatal mistake" by Brad Reed.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Article: "A Guide to Project 2025" by Eugene Kiely, D'Angelo Gore and Robert Farley.
Article: "Comstock Act of 1873" by Wikipedia.
Article: "R.F.K. Jr. Lays Out Possible Public Health Changes Under Trump" by Remy Tumin.
Article: "DeSantis names doctor skeptical of Covid-19 measures as Florida's new state surgeon general" by Gregory Lemos, Jamie Gumbrecht and Devan Cole.
Article: "COVID-19 pandemic in Florida" by Wikipedia.
Book: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr.
Article: "'It was like being preyed upon': Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them" by Katie Shepherd, Mark Berman.
Article: "George Floyd protests in Seattle" by Wikipedia.
What happens to the lawless Trump?
Article: "Lindsey Graham takes aim at Jack Smith as Trump heads toward victory" by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sourcesz" by Pierre Thomas, Alexander Mallin, and Aaron Katersky.
Article: "The Resistance Starts Now" by Robert Reich.
Article: "Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin will win reelection in Wisconsin, CNN projects" by Simone Pathe.
Article: "New maps help Wisconsin Democrats make legislative gains and set up a push for majorities in 2026" by Todd Richmond.
Case: "Marbury v Madison" (Judicial review).
Article: "Takeaways from the Supreme Court's historic decision granting Donald Trump immunity" by John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole.
Article: "Democrats maintain massive money edge in key congressional races" by Paul Kane, Theodoric Meyer, Clara Ence Morse.
Article: "How a grandma became the focus of a 'misinformed' Trump ad on trans athletes" by Casey Parks.
Article: "Nazi book burnings" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Why Putin has joined the global attack on the trans community" by Dan Storyev, Daria Korolenko.
Hour Two:Who is going to stand up to Trump in this new US/world order?
Article: "This Election Should Not Determine the Fate of Libraries (But it Might Have)" by EveryLibrary.
Article: "With Trump returning to the presidency, this is what's at stake" by Guardian.
Article: "How did Trump shift voters to the right and win?" by Joel Mathis.
Article: "Vance urged DOJ to enforce Comstock Act, crack down on abortion pills" by Dan Diamond, Meryl Kornfield.
Article: "Financial emergency in Michigan" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Flint water crisis" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump's Former ICE Head's Plan for Mass Deportation: More Family Separation or Deporting US Citizens" by Isabela Dias.
Case: "Obergefell v Hodges" (2015) (same sex marriage).
Article: "Thomas wants the Supreme Court to overturn landmark rulings that legalized contraception, same-sex marriage" by Adam Edelman.
Article: "Steve Bannon's Project 2025 Joke Says What We Knew All Along" by Paige Oamek.
The Left doesn't have have a YUGE media ecosystem - Why?
Article: "'This is why Harris lost': Ex-right-wing media insider pinpoints Democrats' fatal mistake" by Brad Reed.
Site: Roots & Shoots.
Article: "U.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts" by Somini Sengupta.
Article: "Saudi Arabia Now Controls the Largest Oil Refinery in North America" by Robbie Gramer.
Article: "Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies" by Jerry Hirsch.
Article: "Anocracy" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Air America (radio network)" by Wikipedia.
Site: Free Speech TV.
Article: "WCPT (AM)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Republicans Are Planning to Totally Privatize Medicare — And Fast" by Andrew Perez.
Article: "Steve Schmidt" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump's vow to deport Haitian migrants would hurt Springfield's economy, Gov. Mike DeWine says: Capitol Letter" by Jeremy Pelzer.
Hour Three: America's Friends and Foes Brace for a New World Under Trump
Article: "America's Friends and Foes Brace for a New World Under Trump" by Daniel Michaels, Jason Douglas, Kim Mackrael and Jiyoung Sohn.
Article: "Lindsey Graham takes aim at Jack Smith as Trump heads toward victory" by Tom Boggioni.
Tweet: "To Jack Smith and your team:
It is time to look forward to a new chapter in your legal careers as these politically motivated charges against President Trump hit a wall.
The Supreme Court substantially rejected what you were trying to do, and after tonight, it's clear the American people are tired of lawfare. Bring these cases to an end.
The American people deserve a refund." by Lindsey Graham.
Article: "Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sourcesz" by Pierre Thomas, Alexander Mallin, and Aaron Katersky.
Here We Are, America, But How Did We Get Here?
Article: "Here We Are, America, But How Did We Get Here?" by Lynn Parramore.
Article: "Kremlin says will judge Trump by his 'actions' on Ukraine " by AFP.
Article: "America Elects Convicted Felon to be President" by Asawin Suebsaeng, Tim Dickinson, Ryan Bort.
Site: The Guardian.
Article: "fairness doctrine" by Matt Stefon.
Article: "Equal Time Rule" by Shannon K. McCraw.
Law: "Telecommunications Act of 1996" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Rupert Murdoch" by Wikipedia.
Article: "How 'major mainstream news outlets' are 'sanewashing' Trump's 'highly abnormal rants': analysis" by Alex Henderson.
Tweet: "Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love." by Jeff Bezos.
Article: "Trump's tax cuts could expire after 2025. Here's how top-ranked advisors are preparing" by Kate Dore.
Article: "The Man Who Sued the EPA is Now Running It. What Does That Mean for the Environment?" (Scott Pruitt) by Ken Kimmell.
Article: "Eugene Scalia" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Oil drilling advocate to be Trump pick for Interior Department" by Ginger Gibson and Valerie Volcovici.
Article: "Nichols becomes first Black mayor of Tulsa in 'historic and significant' election" by Nuria Martinez-Keel.
Article: "Tulsa race massacre" (1921) by Wikipedia.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: "Donald Trump declares victory in the US election: 'We're going to fix our country'" by Matthew Dooley, Rebecca Robinson.
Article: "Brics: What is the group and which countries have joined?" by BBC.
Article: "Eritrea" by Wikipedia.
Article: "OPM Instructs Agencies How to Implement its New Rule Blunting Schedule F" by Ian Smith.
Article: "Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump's vision" by AP.
Article: "Census: Louisiana remains 1 of nation's poorest states" by AP.
Article: "Is Britain really as poor as Mississippi?" by John Burn-Murdoch.
Article: "Putin Ally Orban Says He and Donald Trump Have 'Big Plans'" by Aila Slisco.
Book: The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Texas had over 26K rape-related pregnancies in 16 months after abortion ban, study shows" by ABC13.