What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days, plus recommended newsletters from across Substack
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The War on Wisdom: How the GOP Made Smart Uncool
“Those who control the present, control the past; and those who
Will America Die Gradually, Then Suddenly?
As we look at the upcoming year this New Year’s Eve, the most urgent question facing us is whether the assault Putin, Orbán, Trump, Musk, and Vance have planned for our political system in 2025 will succeed.
How the GOP Exploits the Migrant Crisis
Trump says he’s going to imprison and then deport millions of brown-skinned immigrants. He’s going after the wrong people.
Why Do Republicans Hate a Prosperous Middle Class?
Donald Trump, a billionaire himself, will soon become president with a cabinet worth at least a third of a trillion dollars. Add Musk, and you’re over $800 billion in wealth held by this small handful of people.
What the Science of Predators and Prey Tells Us About the Morbidly Rich and Working People
Nature and economics share some fascinating patterns, one of which explains why Donald Trump is about to become president and how the morbidly rich have appropriated over $50 trillion from working class people since the 1980s. Scientists use something called the
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Saturday Report 1/4/25 - Is the “Scarlet F” coming to Trump?
2025: The year American Oligarchy officially begins? I’m an unpaid volunteer member of the board of directors of a nonprofit that’s making use of a multi-million-dollar endowment, and working with their professional investment advisors over the years has given me insight into some of the ways the morbidly rich get richer, faster, and in ways impossible …
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Recommended Reading
Thom Hartmann also writes four 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:
