What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days from the Hartmann Report
The Billionaire Coup: How the Supreme Court and Corporate Money Captured America
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” — Frédéric Bastiat, Economic sophisms, 2nd series (1848)
America’s New Political Reality: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are “Legal”
Back in September, most Americans (and the media) thought it was so over-the-top that it had to be a joke. Turns out, it wasn’t a joke and isn’t remotely funny.
Alligator Alcatraz: How Tyranny Starts—With “Those People”
Amnesty International’s new report on the U.S. detention sites Alligator Alcatraz and Krome is a warning flare for every American who believes in the Constitution, the rule of law, and the basic dignity of human beings.
Is Trump’s Embrace of Russia the Greatest Betrayal in American History?
Many of us have long suspected or even predicted that Donald Trump would betray America, gut our democracy in favor of a police state, and align us with Russia. You know, the country that the Financial Times reported this week tried to launch multiple terrorist attacks against the United States and Europe over the past year.
Who Do Trump & the GOP Really Work For?
America is in or on the verge of a seriously bad recession and the Trump regime is hiding the numbers; the signs are everywhere. His incoherent tariffs, massive tax breaks for billionaires, and gutting the Inflation Reduction Act are kneecapping our economy.
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Saturday Report 12/13/25 — The Trump Grinch That Stole America!
—The Trump Grinch that stole America! The Trump regime has fired the person in charge of government statistics and is trying to hide what’s going on, but every indicator out there seems to point to our having already fallen into a serious recession. Substack newsletters are complaining that they’re not getting new paid sign-ups, two nonprofits that I do…
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