What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days, plus recommended newsletters from across Substack
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Can America Avoid Another Civil War?
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” —Voltaire
Property Taxes Under Fire: North Dakota’s Radical Plan to End Them
North Dakota may shake this country up in two weeks by ending one of the oldest taxes in America. Here’s the backstory and what it may mean to all of us.
Property Pirates: How Trump's Billionaires Are Hijacking Affordable Housing
America’s morbidly rich billionaires are at it again, this time screwing the average family’s ability to have decent, affordable housing in their never-ending quest for more, more, more. Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and Denmark have had enough and done something about it: we should, too.
If We Don’t Break the Cycle, a 'Trump' Will Always Lurk in the Shadows
Suddenly, it seems, the American mainstream media has figured out, or thinks they’ve been given permission to discuss, the fact that Donald Trump is a fascist. That he literally wants to imprison and even execute his enemies including other politicians like Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris and former…
Trump’s Backdoor to the White House
Increasingly, MAGA Republicans associated with Trump are convinced he is going to lose the election. But they have a backup plan to put him in the White House no matter what. And that plan even has a second backup plan of its own.
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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 other Substack newsletters of note that I read and recommend:
I like this break down of News stories from the week, also, the Read more features. I can pick and choose which Topic I like. Terrific, Thom and will reStack ASAP 💯👍