Category Archives: Supreme Court

A Plan For the Democrats: Don’t Fund Regressive, Harmful Policies!

Due to technical issues, my weekly appearance on Halitics (YouTube videocast) had me doing only audio, depriving America of my pretty face. But there was much to discuss. Ezra Klein’s lead story in the Sunday NY Times Opinion section advocated … Continue reading

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When the Court Says Trump Is Above the Law, Who Protects the Eleven Dead on That Boat?

By protecting him from accountability, the Court gave him power to end lives at will — and he’s wasting no time using it By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ September 5, 2025 When the Court says Trump is above the law, who … Continue reading

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Fascism’s Grip Tightens: Will America Fight Back Before It’s Too Late?

As the Nation teeters on the edge of authoritarianism, what will it take to defend democracy and constitutional order? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ August 11, 2025 There’s no sugarcoating the truth: As fascism‘s grip tightens under Trump and the GOP, … Continue reading

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Who Owns America? Musk and Trump Are Fighting Over the Deed

A Supreme Court justice handed the keys of our democracy to billionaires — and now they’re crashing it in public… By Thom Hartmann / ThomHartmann.com/ June 6, 2025 The alpha-male dick-measuring contest between Trump and Musk isn’t entertainment: it’s the … Continue reading

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Trump as King: ‘Hidden’ Provision in Trump’s Big Bill Could Disarm US Supreme Court

There can be no doubt that Donald Trump wants to be king, and with the help of the fearful and weak Republicans in Congress, we are on course to be his subjects. His people are chipping away at what’s left … Continue reading

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The two tipping points for when we officially become a dictatorship could occur this week

by Robert Reich/ RobertReich.substack.com/ April 14, 2025 Friends, I wouldn’t intrude on your day for a second time if this weren’t deadly serious. The Trump regime is on the cusp of a showdown with the Supreme Court. Depending on what … Continue reading

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Telling the federal judiciary to “f*ck off”

Will Trump defy the Supreme Court? By Robert Reich/ March 17, 2025 Friends, Sorry to intrude on your inboxes for a second time today, but it’s necessary.  After a federal judge pressed the Trump administration to provide evidence by 5 … Continue reading

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Our Constitutional Crisis

A very serious constitutional crisis is unfolding. Can the Trump/Musk dictatorship be stopped? Here’s what the New York Times editorial board is thinking….. The U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, designed to balance power — and serve as checks … Continue reading

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

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

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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