Reaganomics is like a bad disease; It just keeps on spreading. Thanks to 34 years of failed Reaganomics, the gap between the wealthy elite in America and everyone else is at an all-time high.

Since 2009 alone, a staggering 95% of all income gains have gone to the top 1%, while everyone else has been left out in the cold. And while conservatives will never admit it, the staggering levels of income inequality that Reaganomics has created are bad for the economy.

As Barry Cynamon and Steven Fazzari point out in a recent paper, inequality hinders overall economic growth, and as a result, is a major reason why America’s recovery from the Great Recession has been so slow. But the record levels of income inequality created by Reaganomics aren’t just hurting on the national level.

They’re hurting on the state level too. A new report released by Standard & Poor’s reveals that while the gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else has been increasing, state tax revenues have been decreasing. So why is that?

Read more here.

-Thom

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10pm... Privatized Scientists are Hurting the Planet (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Be sure to check out our new video: CARBON - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio

One night only!! Don't miss Thom & Dan Sisson, Co-authors - The American Revolution of 1800 - Busboys & Poets, 5th and K St., Washington, DC this Sunday September 21st at 5pm ET.

Need to Know: Privatized Scientists are Hurting the Planet
- America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio

Big Picture Politics Panel:
- Jean Card, Jean Card Ink / U.S. News & World Report
- Nate Sweet, Progressive Commentator
- Hughey Newsome, Project 21 / Move-On-Up

The Christian Taliban & ISIS Are the Same
- Rev. Bill Keller, LivePrayer.com

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Tuesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Thom talks issues of the day with America's Lawyer
- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio

Article: "Hillary Clinton’s Other Campaign: Against Scottish Independence" by John Nichols.

Article: "Reaganomics" by Wikipedia.

Article: "US banks race to gain Apple Pay card advantage" by Tom Braithwaite, Camilla Hall and Tim Bradshaw.

Article: "To Crush ISIS, Make a Deal With Assad" by Ahmad Samih Khalidi.

Transcript: "The Third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate", October 13, 1960.

Site: Ronald Reagan Legacy Project.

Video: Sanders on Meet the Press, Sep 14, 2014.

Article: "Godwin's law" by Wikipedia.

Documentary: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History .

Hour Two: Are war pundits also war profiteers?
- Lee Fang, The Nation

Article: "Who’s Paying the Pro-War Pundits?" by Lee Fang.

Article: "ISIS Strikes Deal With Moderate Syrian Rebels: Reports" by Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Ryan Grim.

Article: "First Council of Nicaea" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Gospel Of Thomas".

Article: "Elaine Pagels".

Book: "The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus" by Robert W. Funk.

Speech: "Crisis of Confidence" by Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979.

Article: "ISIS Bans Teaching Evolution In Schools" by Sinan Salaheddin and Vivian Salama.

Book: Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives by George Lakoff.

Book: The Political Brain by Drew Westen.

Book: "Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Clear Skies Act of 2003" by Wikipedia.

Article: "State Children's Health Insurance Program" (SCHIP) by Wikipedia.

Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Article: "Pentagon May Request Troops On Ground In Iraq" by William McDonald.

Article: "Path Forward on CR, Title 10 Authority Starts to Crystalize" by Emma Dumain, Megan Scully, and Matt Fulle.

Article: "House unveils measure to arm, train Syrian rebels" by Kristina Wong.

Article: "Obama Admin To Ramp Up Ebola Response" by Nicholas Salazar.

Article: "For James Foley’s Family, U.S. Policy Offered No Hope" by Rukmini Callimachi.

Article: "Commentary: Please, Not Another Continuing Resolution" by J. David Patterson.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 9/16/14" by Victoria Jones.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 9/15/14" by Victoria Jones.

Hour Three: Could Scotland be independent soon?
- John Nichols, The Nation (LIVE from Edinburgh, Scotland!)

Article: "Scottish referendum voting officer promises no 'carnage' on polling day" by Libby Brooks.

Article: "Scottish independence: 97% register to vote in referendum" by Libby Brooks.

Article: "Will Scotland Choose Independence?" by D.D. Guttenplan.

Article: "Scots, What the Heck?" by Paul Krugman.

Article: "There is no basis for this scaremongering...but this is not just about money" by Joseph Stiglitz.

Article: "Constitution Day (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Eternal War?" by Andrew Bacevich.

Book: The Long War: A New History of U.S. National Security Policy Since World War II by Andrew J. Bacevich.

Book: Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir by Wendy Davis.

Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Article: "Lend-Lease" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Marshall Plan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Gulf of Tonkin incident" by Wikipedia.

Speech: "The Canton, Ohio Speech, Anti-War Speech" by Eugene V. Debs, June 16, 1918. Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder.

Book: "War is a Racket" by Smedley D. Butler.

Book: "What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America" by Thomas Frank.

Book: "Pity The Billionaire" by Thomas Frank.

Video: The Wrecking Crew, by Thomas Frank.

Article: "Post-Fukushima Japan Turns To Offshore Wind And Solar" by Ari Phillips.

Article: "America's Energy Madness—We're Banning Solar Panels, But Many Towns Can't Regulate Fracking" by Ellen Piligian.

Article: "Workers At Coal Waste Landfill Told That Coal Ash Is ‘Safe Enough To Eat,’ Lawsuit Says" by Emily Atkin.

Article: "No Glass Ceiling for Worker Bees" by James Gorman.

Article: "9 Ways Processed Foods Are Slowly Killing People" by Kris Gunnars.

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