Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says, "We're not going back to socialism… We don't believe in a centralized planned economy where the government puts restraints on" the billionaires' behavior.

But Americans want more socialism. They want Social Security stabilized and expanded. They want a national health care system that heals people instead of just producing billionaires in the insurance industry. They want banks that support local communities rather than ripping off their clients. They want their food and water to be safe for their children. They want schools that are world-class quality, and want their kids to get a college education without being crippled for life by debt. They want mass transportation that's fast, efficient, and inexpensive to use. They want an air transportation system that's safe and reasonably priced.

Donald Trump and his rich buddies like Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin want none of these things. The major funder of the GOP, both at the federal and the state level, is the Koch network. And when David Koch ran for VP in 1980, he openly proclaimed that he wanted to end Social Security, privatize Medicare, shutter our public schools, sell off our roads and rivers and rails to the highest bidder to turn into toll roads and profit centers, and end regulations that protect us all from pollution coming from Koch Industries smokestacks.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Article: "President Trump's gaffe touts 'abolition of civil rights' at National Prayer Breakfast" by William Cummings and John Fritze.

Tweet: "....The Dems and their committees are going “nuts.” The Republicans never did this to President Obama, there would be no time left to run government. I hear other committee heads will do the same thing. Even stealing people who work at White House! A continuation of Witch Hunt!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Scoop: Insider leaks Trump's "Executive Time"-filled private schedules" by Alexi McCammond, Jonathan Swan.

Article: "Lois Lerner" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attack" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Michele Bachmann" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hillary Clinton email controversy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Bush White House email controversy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mnuchin says Trump's economic plan is working and 'we're not going back to socialism'" by Thomas Franck.

Article: "Trump administration rolls back payday loan protections, which could affect millions of young people" by Megan Leonhardt.

Article: "What Do the Koch Brothers Want?" (1980 Libertarian Party platform) by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Article: "Green New Deal: Ocasio-Cortez unveils bold plan to fight climate change" by Emily Holden and Lauren Gambino.

Video: The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell February 06 2019 Podcast.

Article: "Professional life of George W. Bush: Texas Rangers and allegations of insider trading" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2018 was one of the hottest years ever" by Umair Irfan.

Article: "Top Scientists Confirm 2018 Fourth Hottest Year on Record, Last Five Years Rank Hottest" by Brenda Ekwurzel.

Article: "Read: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey's Green New Deal Resolution" by Ella Nilsen.

Article: "6 ways the border wall could disrupt the environment" by Laura Parker.

Article: "Why private property owners may be the biggest obstacle to Trump's wall" by Sean Collins Walsh.

Article: "Bulldozers to soon plow through National Butterfly Center for Trump's border wall" by Silvia Foster-Frau.

Article: "Trump's Border Wall Would Condemn US Jaguars to Extinction" by Stephen Leahy.

Tweet: "@Thom_Hartmann maybe we need to give America a brief reminder of all the socialists programs we all use, need and enjoy. We simply want to strengthen them and improve them." by Ricardo Minimi.

Article: "Robert M. Ball" by Patrick J. Kiger.

Book: "Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink" by Thom Hartmann

Article: "Feeling the heat – the link between inflammation and cancer" by Cancer Research UK.

Article: "Inflammation and Heart Disease" by American Heart Association.

Article: "Inflammation, not Cholesterol, Is a Cause of Chronic Disease" by Alexandros Tsoupras, Ronan Lordan, and Ioannis Zabetakis.

Article: "Gum disease linked to Alzheimer's, study claims" by Bazian.

Article: "Eight-hour day" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann.

Book: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Poll Of Likely 2016 Voters" by GBA Strategies on behalf of the Progressive Change Institute.

Tweet: "No kidding... lots of Trump voters who have done their taxes are unhappy..." by i brake 4 ants.

Article: "Trump voters explode after realizing they're getting screwed by the GOP's tax plan: ‘I trusted you!'" by Brad Reed.

Article: "Gum disease–causing bacteria could spur Alzheimer's" by Jocelyn Kaiser.

Hour Two: Why do we have central banks, what is their role, and why is it important to regulate interest rates?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work/Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown

Article: "Why is Germany flirting with recession?" by Gavyn Davies.

Article: "Fed Signals End of Interest Rate Increases" by Binyamin Appelbaum.

Article: "History of central banking in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Oil depletion allowance" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nadler tees up subpoena for Whitaker — just in case" by Jeremy Herb and Laura Jarrett.

Video: Bill Clinton in 1992 ad: 'A plan to end welfare as we know it'.

Article: "Rural Utilities Service" (Rural Electrification Administration, also telephone, water, sewer) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 8 (Powers of Congress). "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States..."

Article: "Student debt just hit $1.5 trillion" by Jillian Berman.

Act: "S.256 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005".

Talk Media News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

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

Article: "Acting Attorney General Whitaker Gets Subpoena Threat Ahead of Hearing" by Billy House.

Article: "Schiff announces expanded scope of House Intel Russia probe" by Olivia Gazis, Grace Segers.

Article: "The Financial Crisis Put a Chill on Big Bank Deals. That Ended Thursday." by Michael J. de la Merced and Emily Flitter.

Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Article: "Nancy Pelosi just threw some serious shade at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal'" by Chris Cillizza.

Hour Three: Conversations with Great Minds: How Robert Bork Transformed America & We Never Even Noticed...
- Professor Barak Orbach, Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law & one of the nation's most well-known authorities on antitrust law

Article: "‘Antitrust was defined by Robert Bork. I cannot overstate his influence.'" by Dylan Matthews.

Article: "The Antitrust Consumer Welfare Paradox" by Barak Y. Orbach.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Case: "Continental Television, Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc." by Wikipedia.

Article: "Socialism Without Capitalism Is Communism".

Article: "The Tax Experiment That Failed" by ITVS Independent Lens.

Article: "The Government Shutdown Cost The U.S. Economy $11 Billion [Infographic]" by Niall McCarthy.

Law: "G.I. Bill" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Low Wages at a Single Wal-Mart Store Cost Taxpayers about $1 Million Every Year, Says New Committee Staff Report" by Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Article: "Sears' Bankruptcy, The PBGC's Debt And Your Retirement" by Elizabeth Bauer.

Article: "Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Employee Retirement Income Security Act" (1974) by Wikipedia.

Book: Blood Sport: The Truth Behind the Scandals in the Clinton White House by James B. Stewart.

Book: Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze.

Video: FDR Second Bill of Rights Speech Footage.

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