Daily AudioThe Empire Strikes First: Trump, Putin, and the Global War on Democracy2551×0:00Current 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, 2025255ShareTranscriptDiscussion about this episodeCommentsRestacksDaily AudioThom reads his Daily TakeThom reads his Daily TakeSubscribeListen onSubstack AppSpotifyRSS FeedAppears in episodeLouiseRecent EpisodesThe Epstein Affair Has Move From Sleaze to a Crisis for American Democracy Itself 6 hrs ago • Thom HartmannCall Them What They Are: Lickspittles to White SupremacyNov 12 • Thom HartmannChuck Schumer’s Quiet Betrayal: The Day the Democratic Party Forgot Who It ServesNov 11 • Thom HartmannIs Trump’s $2,000 “Dividend” Really a Plan to Buy Votes?Nov 10 • LouiseThe Atrocity Loop: Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable?Nov 7 • Thom HartmannA Republic, If You Can Count to 51: Why the Filibuster’s Demise Could Save DemocracyNov 6 • Thom HartmannThe SNAP Scam: How Billionaires and Politicians Built a Welfare System for the RichNov 5 • Thom HartmannThe Great American Heist: How Reagan, Trump, and Their Billionaire Backers Stole the Middle ClassNov 4 • Thom Hartmann