Daily AudioThe Empire Strikes First: Trump, Putin, and the Global War on Democracy2651×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -8:36-8:36Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.The Empire Strikes First: Trump, Putin, and the Global War on DemocracyThom's Daily Read 3March25LouiseMar 03, 2025265ShareTranscriptDiscussion about this episodeCommentsRestacksDaily AudioThom reads his Daily TakeThom reads his Daily TakeSubscribeListen onSubstack AppSpotifyRSS FeedAppears in episodeLouiseRecent EpisodesThe Manchurian Billionaire: How Trump’s Rise Mirrors Every Classic Intelligence Takeover21 hrs ago • Thom HartmannWhen Democracy Learns to Speak the Language of War, Children Become Collateral DamageJan 30 • Thom HartmannWhen Future Historians Write About the Fall of American Economic Power, Will Trump Be the Turning Point?Jan 29 • Thom HartmannThe Most Dangerous Moment Is When Authoritarians Seem to CompromiseJan 28 • Thom HartmannOnce Again, Under the Shadow of Authoritarian Power, Americans Must Decide What Kind of Nation We Will Become Jan 27 • Thom HartmannIs the Most Powerful Message in America Now "Obey or Die"?Jan 26 • Thom HartmannDonald Trump and Republicans: People of the LieJan 23 • Thom HartmannIs Donald Trump Trying to Crown Himself “King of the World”?Jan 22 • Thom Hartmann