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The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump’s Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream

Bought politicians, and a court on their side—they’ve seized control… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 6, 2024 When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for … Continue reading

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This Is Our Future……

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Gaza, Ukraine, Trump Trial, Elections, Climate, and More–Lots to Talk About

How can we fit all the numerous news events into a one-hour Halitics YouTube videocast? By moving as fast as we can! I join Hal Ginsberg, as I do every Monday to talk about everything political and newsworthy. Sometimes we … Continue reading

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Are Billionaires Simply Money Addicts – Like Scrooge McDuck?

Why are the GOP and billionaires so committed to gutting worker protections while increasing the wealth of the top one percent? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ May 7, 2024 Do elite Republicans and the CEOs who fund them hate working people? … Continue reading

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So Long Mitch….

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Is the National Debt All That Bad? Maybe Not!

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Shining Light on Dark Money is Good for Democracy

By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)/ Public Citizen/ September 18, 2023 I have concluded, based on considerable observation and evaluation, that a band of right-wing billionaires has its hooks deep into our government.  It uses these hooks to thwart climate action, … Continue reading

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Yes, Flying Does Suck. Here’s why…….

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What if We’re the Bad Guys Here?

By David Brooks/ NewYork Times/ August 2, 2023 Donald Trump seems to get indicted on a weekly basis. Yet he is utterly dominating his Republican rivals in the polls, and he is tiedwith Joe Biden in the general election surveys. Trump’s poll numbers … Continue reading

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What Happens When Corporations are Taxed at 90% – Like Before the Reagan Revolution?

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ June 5, 2023 Last week on Hartmann Report I proposed we raise the top personal income tax bracket — paid only by people making over (for example) around $50 million a year, and only on the money above … Continue reading

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