Our media continuously miss the real stories. As our children are being slaughtered by weapons of war that no other developed country allows on its streets, our media fail to document the trail of money and lies from weapons manufacturers through front groups like the NRA directly into the pockets of politicians and political parties.

Similarly, as climate change brings us more and more severe storms and a hurricane threatens our East Coast, the media fails to report on the millions used by fossil fuel companies and petro billionaires to control the narrative. Almost twice as many climate deniers make it into the major media as do serious scientists, yet nobody is pointing out the connection to big money. Since Reagan ended the need for news organizations to actually report the news, our "news media" has turned into a piece of the entertainment industry, with reality TV "panels" replacing expert analysis, and endless discussions of a few select stories replacing real information and in-depth news.

Of all the damaging things the Reagan Revolution did to America, its impact on our media is the worst.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Poway synagogue shooting" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "Aurora: AR-15, Sandy Hook: AR-15, San Bernardino: AR-15, Orlando: AR-15, Sutherland Springs: AR-15, Las Vegas: AR-15, Parkland: AR-15, Pittsburgh: AR-15, Poway: AR-15
There's a clear trend of shooters using these weapons of war to attack public spaces and yet the GOP turns a blind eye." by Adam Best.

Tweet: "Poway: AR-15, Aurora: AR-15, Dayton: AR-15, Odessa: AR-15, Orlando: AR-15, Parkland: AR-15, Las Vegas: AR-15, Tree of Life: AR-15, Sandy Hook: AR-15, Umpqua CC: AR-15, Waffle House: AR-15, Texas Church: AR-15, San Bernardino: AR-15" by Michael Skolnik.

Article: "Death toll in Odessa shooting rises to 7, a 17-month-old child among those injured" by Doha Madani, Andrew Blankstein and Tim Stelloh.

Tweet: "This is absolutely brilliant! The #GregAbbottMassacre following the failure of #MassacreMitch https://twitter.com/bigskybabs/status/1168365846311272448" by Thom Hartmann.

Tweet: "How about instead of naming the next mass shooting after the city where it happened, we name it after a member of government who has done nothing to stop it? The next one should be the #GregAbbottMassacre" by Barbara.

Article: "Hurricane Dorian: Storm inches north west, leaving devastation in Bahamas" by BBC.

Article: "Texas request to buy guns tops 1 million for year" by Dane Schiller.

Article: "One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect" by Nathalie Baptiste.

Article: "Complicit" by Judd Legum.

Article: "Trump doesn't think he's 'ever even heard of a Category 5' hurricane. Four such storms have threatened the US since he took office" by Devan Cole.

Article: "Trump claimed Dorian could hit Alabama -- even after weather service refuted it" by Brian Stelter.

Article: "Trump refused to back down from his claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama, even after the National Weather Service said it was false" by Tom Porter.

Article: "Climate Deniers Have Enjoyed Way More Media Coverage Than Scientists in Recent Decades" by Carly Cassella.

Article: "Court Denies Democrats' Motion To Hurry Trump Tax Return Case" by Arthur Delaney.

Article: "Teapot Dome scandal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Lawrence O'Donnell says he was "wrong" to report thinly-sourced story on Trump's Deutsche Bank loans" by Shira Tarlo.

Article: "Brexit latest news: Conservatives lose majority as Phillip Lee defects to Lib Dems ahead of crucial Commons vote" by Danielle Sheridan, Harry Yorke.

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

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.

Case: "District of Columbia v. Heller", 2008 (2nd Amendment).

Site: "Gettysburg National Military Park Pennsylvania".

Article: "AR-15 style rifle" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: Trump's Mental Decline
- Dr. Bandy X. Lee, Assistant Clinical Professor-Yale School of Medicine / Forensic Psychiatrist & an internationally recognized expert on violence-Yale University Medical School / Co-Founder, World Mental Health Coalition & Editor-The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess the President

Article: "Yale psychiatrist traces Trump's Fox feud back to a simplistic way of thinking that most people grow out of in childhood" by Tana Ganeva.

Article: "'He is losing it': Trump blasted for argument with the National Weather Service about Hurricane Dorian" by Bob Brigham.

Article: "Trump's Wacky, Angry, and Extreme August" by Susan B. Glasser.

Book: The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays by Bandy X. Lee.

Video: Dr. Justin Frank MD Exposes Trump's God Complex.

Article: "Goldwater rule" (American Psychiatric Association) by Wikipedia.

Article: "25th Amendment Section 4" "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President..."

Tweet: "In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran." by Donald J. Trump.

Book: The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-Being by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Site: "The Equality Trust".

Article: "Assets of Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Valued at $1.3 Million" by Michael Hein.

Article: "What they really think: America seen through the world's travel warnings" by Caitlin Hu.

Video: Ted Kennedy on Republicans and Minimum wage. "When does the greed stop?"

Article: "Ilhan Omar reveals racist threat to shoot her at state fair" by BBC.

Article: "2nd Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Article: "The Second Amendment & the Right to Bear Arms" by Chad Brooks.

Article: "Supremacy Clause" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution" by Wikipedia.

Article: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Barron v. Baltimore", 1833 (States aren't bound by the Bill of Rights) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Eminent domain" by Wikipedia.

Article: "McDonald v. City of Chicago", 2010 (right to individual gun ownership) by Wikipedia.

Article: "United States v. Cruikshank", 1876 (1st and 2nd amendments only apply to the federal government) (partly overturned by McDonald v. City of Chicago) by Wikipedia.

Book: Antitrust Paradox by Robert H. Bork.

Article: "Gun Control Is as Old as the Old West" by Matt Jancer.

Article: "Simeon Eben Baldwin" (American Bar Association) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Christopher G. Tiedeman" by Liberty Fund.

Article: "Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in Judging" by Brian Z. Tamanaha.

Article: "Noam Chomsky" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mississippi wedding venue refuses to rent to engaged interracial couple because the owners say 'it's against our Christian beliefs to do mixed race and gay weddings'" by Chauncey Alcorn.

Article: "The Rapture and the Day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 5".

Bible: "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 .

Article: "CBS CEO: "...may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS"" by Lee Fang.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Douglas Christian

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

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

Article: "Dow drops more than 300 points amid new US-China tariffs, weak US manufacturing data" by Fred Imbert.

Article: "United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement" (USMCA) by Wikipedia.

Article: "AFL-CIO Head Richard Trumka: Unions Can't Back USMCA Trade Deal, Will Be A "Windfall For Corporations"" by Tim Hains.

Video: AFL-CIO president on impact of Trump administration's trade war with China.

Article: "Trump fires back at AFL-CIO chief Trumka: 'No wonder unions are losing so much'" by Rebecca Klar.

Article: ""Fox isn't working for us anymore": President Trump promises to find a new outlet" by Caitlin O'Kane.

Tweet: "Based on the IG Report, the whole Witch Hunt against me and my administration was a giant and illegal SCAM. The House of Representatives should now get back to work on drug prices, healthcare, infrastructure and all else. The Mueller Report showed No Collusion, No Obstruction!" by Donald J. Trump.

Quote: "I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power." - Michael Cohen.

Hour Three: Saving Our Labor Unions
- Larry Cohen, Board Chair - Our Revolution / Board chair - Democracy Initiative / Past President - Communication Workers of America (CWA)

Site: The Fight For 15.

Article: "'Future of Unions' conference speakers push sectoral bargaining" by Mark Gruenberg.

Article: "Union Members Summary" by BLS.

Article: "Collective bargaining coverage" by OECD.

Article: "Milwaukie mayor wants to take his climate agenda to Congress" by Emily Green.

Article: "Democratic National Committee votes against allowing 2020 candidates to participate in climate change debate" by Adam Levy and Leyla Santiago.

Article: "2019 El Paso shooting" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2011 Tucson shooting" (incl. Gabby Giffords) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alabama police offer new explanation for shooting wrong man" by BBC.

Article: "School district takes heat after first graders accessed gun in unlocked case" by Aris Folley.

Article: "Every Incident of Mishandled Guns in Schools" by Kelly Drane.

Article: "Tough gun laws in Australia eliminate mass shootings" by Meghan Rosen.

Event: San Francisco, Sept. 12-14: Heart Based Medicine 2019 Summit.

Article: "Police Use of Fatal Force Identified as a Leading Cause of Death in Young Men" by Robin Lally.

Tweet: "Fun Fact - Since elected, Trump has spent $110 million in taxpayer money on golf outings. Enough to fund his own annual Presidential salary for 275 FREAKING YEARS. Or, enough to pay the total salaries of 68 one (1) term Presidents.
All on golf, and all at taxpayer expense. https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1168570151446417408" by Ethan L.

Tweet: "Both Trump and Pence are at Trump properties at this moment on Labor Day. Trump is at his golf course in VA while Pence is staying at a Trump golf course in Ireland, per pool..." by Jim Acosta.

Article: "Donald Trump suggested Mike Pence stay at his golf resort during official Ireland trip" by Sky News.

Book: Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly.

Article: "Donald Trump" by Wikipedia.

Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) will be calling in to talk about the issues of the day and take your calls.

Plus, Is Trump Caught in the Russia Trap? I ask George Beebe Vice President and Director of Studies - Center for the National Interest / Author of the new book, The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Catastrophe (formerly, Director-CIA's Russia Analysis & Special Advisor to Vice President Cheney for Russia/Eurasia and Intelligence Programs

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