What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days, plus recommended newsletters from across Substack
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The Plantation Politics of MAGA America: Is This the Future We Want?
Welcome to your first full day in the new Confederate States of America.
Presidential Payola: The Evolution of Political Bribery
Both Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon took cash bribes while in the White House and before. Agnew’s dated back to shakedowns he did as Maryland governor, while Nixon helped Jimmy Hoffa get out of a prosecution and allegedly ran interference for a group of
The Great Revenge: Trump’s Orwellian America Takes Shape
By repealing President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 executive order (EO) banning racial discrimination in hiring for the federal government, Donald Trump has proudly proclaimed his intention of Making America White Again, at least with regard to political power and economic opportunity.
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Saturday Report 1/25/25 - GOP introduces an Amendment allowing Trump to run for third term — but not Obama… Say What?!
— TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won. Former BBC, Guardian, etc., investigative reporter published here on Hartmann Report his comprehensive analysis of how Republicans essentially rigged the 2024 election by selectively and methodically, over a period of decades — but particularly during the years since 5 Republicans on …
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Recommended Reading
Thom Hartmann also writes three additional separate Substack newsletters. Each has both a free and paid subscription option. Below are links to one free newsletter from each Substack from the past week, plus another Substack newsletter of note that I read and recommend:
