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Thom's blog
The Republican's Brutal Oligarchy Plot Is Dangerous & Must Be Stopped Now
 What's More Important: Democracy or Great Wealth? Some years ago, Trump economic adviser Stephen Moore (before he was Trump's advisor) was a guest on my radio/TV program. I asked him, "Which is more important, democracy or capitalism?" Without hesitation, he answered, "Capitalism." That philosophy (of capitalism being more important than "We the People" democracy), has held the Republican Party in its thrall for the past 40 years, and has brought America to a moment of great crisis and danger. It has transformed America from a democracy to an oligarchy, and the point of no return is now visible. Read more here. -Thom
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Wednesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: National Progressive Town Hall- Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA, 2nd District) / Member-Budget Committee and the Ways & Means Committee / Member-Congressional Progressive Caucus 
"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Article: " 13th Amendment", December 6, 1865. " Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Article: " 14th Amendment, July 9, 1868 (citizenship, representatives, public debt, Equal Protection Clause) Article: " 15th Amendment", February 3, 1870 " The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" Article: " 16th Amendment. " The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration." Quote: " Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference." - Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Hour Two: We thought January 6th was the big crisis point... it was actually the culmination of years of work by the GOP that long preceded Trump. And, if this ongoing plot isn't stopped now, America is screwed. The Republicans' brutal Oligarchy plot is dangerous and must be stopped now...
Quote: " If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson.
Hour Three: Should we have a "People's" vaccine?- Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now / Regular contributor to the Guardian & other news outlets /Author, Trade Secrets / (Nick was also a founder of the UK's Stop Trump Coalition)
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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
Plus, Lawsuit Challenging FDA Approval of Novel Genetically Engineered Color Additive That Makes Impossible Burger "Bleed" Moves Forward - Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst - Center for Food Safety
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Watch & Listen to Thom
COVID Shouldn't Have Been An Epidemic
These Monopolies Will Make You Sick (w/ Barry C. Lynn)
Was Trump Really That Stupid? (w/ Craig Unger)
GOP Watched COVID Kill & Americans Are Angry
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On the 'Road' Again
Virtual Events - The Hidden History of American Oligarchy
Feb 4, 6pm PT: Town Hall Seattle virtual event.
Get Tickets here for the Livestream event Feb 9, 4pm PT: Books & Books virtual event, in conversation with David Korten.
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