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A roundup of the past seven days from the Hartmann Report
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Can Freedom Exist Without “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”?
Tennessee Republican State Rep. Monty Fritts, who’s eyeing running for Governor, has proposed legislation that would put women in that state who’ve had abortions in the electric chair. Republican policy has already killed hundreds of pregnant women: those who live in a Red state with an abortion ban (almost all of them) are
The National Debt Is the Evidence of the Crime: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?
Tonight is the State of the Union speech. If it follows the routine of previous GOP presidencies, Trump will use our national debt as an excuse to call for more tax breaks for billionaires along with drastic cuts to social spending, just like Reagan, Bush, and Bush did.
Pardons, Policy, and Profits: Where Does Governance End and Grift Begin?
Last night in the SOTU we watched the most corrupt president (and presidency) in the history of America lie his way through a fascist-friendly speech. He didn’t mention how rich he’s made himself and his kids off the presidency, as he tried to paint in a good light what is, frankly, the most dishonorable, unprincipled, and criminal regime in the history…
“Send Them Back” Is the Oldest Racial Taunt in History, and Now It’s Being Amplified by Trump
Donald Trump didn’t merely criticize his political opponents this week, both at the SOTU and from his office yesterday morning. He went on a racist rant that would have embarrassed a talk radio shock jock (if it didn’t get them fired), much less a head of state.
Is a Secret Plot Already in Motion to Take the Election Out of Voters’ Hands?
Recently, Steve Bannon told an audience:
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Saturday Report 2/28/26 — Did Trump Illegally Ignite a Middle East War to Set the Stage for Emergency Election Powers?
— Trump has illegally, unconstitutionally attacked Iran in collaboration with his fellow felon Netanyahu. Acting without the congressional authorization the Constitution requires, Trump has attacked Iran and tried to assassinate its senior leadership. Our Arab allies in the region are now under attack from Iranian missiles and are furious, as are
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