Category Archives: democracy

The Supreme Court is Corrupt, Congress is a Rubber Stamp, & the President is Lawless—What Happens Next?

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ February 10, 2025 So, JD Vance is now saying that he and Trump don’t have to obey federal judges, tweeting, “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” This is how autocrats run things; it’s an extraordinarily dangerous … Continue reading →

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ALL HEIL TO OUR NEW LEADER!!!!

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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Who Is In Charge?

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

The latest Time magazine cover

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The Billionaire Coup is Almost Complete and No One Stopped It — Can We Return to Democracy?

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

How America’s ultra-rich dismantled democracy, one Supreme Court ruling at a time… By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ February 5, 2025 There is one thread that ties together Trump’s destruction of American government agencies, his offer to take the Gaza … Continue reading →

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The Trump Coup has begun, Hang On Tight!

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

This country is in serious trouble. The president is a felon, a chronic liar, a cheater, a racist, isn’t very bright, and has an ego the size of Florida. At his side is a South Africa neo-nazi who spent $290 … Continue reading →

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The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

It all traces back to billionaire-backed fearmongering in the 1960s—weaponizing panic around socialism and communism to crush unions, cut taxes, and hoard profits… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ January 31, 2025 In Wednesday’s Daily Take here on Hartmann Report, I mentioned Russell Kirk and … Continue reading →

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Trump Lost. Voter Suppression Won

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Greg Palast/ HartmannReport/ January 24, 2025 A guest post by Greg Palast for the Hartmann Report Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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How to Fight Back

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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JANUARY 21, 2010: THE DAY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY DIED

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews/ January 19, 2025 “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” –John Adams, 1814 Barack Obama knew what was coming. During … Continue reading →

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America’s Nightmare Begins

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

JANUARY 20, 2025: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY!! A. big news day: Ceasefire in Gaza, football playoff games, etc, but the most important was the inauguration of our 47th president.After a few weeks traveling abroad, I re-join Hal … Continue reading →

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