Neoliberalism is a wounded, dying animal. America is returning to populism, whether our politicians want it or not: the big question is will it be progressive or fascist populism?

Populism was the big winner in the Virginia election yesterday. As Glen Abernathy noted this morning in The Washington Post:

"The fact that parental rights in education became a central campaign issue shows that populism is still a potent element in U.S. politics. And in the Republican Party, even with Trump out of the White House, populism — not conservatism — remains the GOP's principal identity."

But populism can cut two ways, as the world saw in 1932 when Americans and Germans brought to power two very different types of populists: FDR and Hitler. Bernie Sanders' version of progressive populism is very, very different from Trump and Youngkin's racist populism.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Article: "Republican Glenn Youngkin defeats Democrat Terry McAuliffe in high-stakes Virginia governor's election" by Grace Panetta, Eliza Relman.

Article: "Virginia elects first Hispanic AG and first black Lt. Governor, both Republican".

Article: "Who is Glenn Youngkin, the Republican who will be the next governor of Virginia?" by Kathryn Watson.

Article: "N.J. Governor's Race: Murphy Trying To Become First Democrat To Win Second Term Since 1977" by CBS New York.

Article: "With New Jersey governor election results too close to call, here's how recounts work in the Garden State" by Ronn Blitzer.

Article: "Biden's Build Back Better bill: What made it in and what was stripped out" by Dareh Gregorian.

Article: "Democrats add four weeks paid family leave to Biden's spending plan after campaign from Meghan Markle: Nancy digs in on domestic agenda in bid to revive defeated party" by Geoff Earle.

Bill: "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" (Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal).

Article: "'Nothing Says Tax the Rich Like a Recreational Billionaire Space Race': Critics Denounce Bezos Flight" by Julia Conley.

Article: "1031 Exchange Rules: What You Need to Know" by Robert W. Wood.

Article: "Carried interest" by Wikipedia.

Article: "World leaders endorse global corporate minimum tax as G-20 kicks off" by Lauren Egan.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam" by Thom Hartmann.

Bill: "H.R.1976 - Medicare for All Act of 2021" by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7].

Article: "Contempt of Congress" (inherent contempt, criminal contempt, civil contempt) by Wikipedia.

Article: "A federal judge just told the DOJ what we're all thinking on Jan. 6 prosecutions" by Ja'han Jones.

Article: "Trump's New Company Is Planning For His Possible Conviction (Or Presidential Run)" by Dan Alexander.

Article: "America is Standing on the Edge of a New Populism" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Charles Lindbergh: Hitler's all-American hero" by Paul Callan.

Article: "The Only Way to Solve Our Supply Chain Crisis Is to Rethink Trade" by Josh Hawley.

Article: "Youngkin just handed Republicans their 2022 blueprint" by Gary Abernathy.

Article: "Viktor Orbán" (Hungary) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Andrzej Duda" (Poland) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Jair Bolsonaro" (Brazil) by Wikipedia.

Quote: "Today, we are ending welfare as we know it" - Bill Clinton.

Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) by Wikipedia

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

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

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

Article: "Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Huey Long" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Does Medicare Cover Armour Thyroid?" by Medicare.

Book: The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism by Thomas Frank.

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Bill: "S.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR].

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Article: "Congress passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, but Senate stall ahead" by Stacy M. Brown.

Article: "Financial crisis of 2007-08" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nelson Rockefeller" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Jacob Javits" by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Conversations With Great Minds The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name
- Brian C. Muraresku, Alum of Brown University w/degree in Latin, Greek & Sanskrit / Alum of Georgetown Law practicing international law for 15 years / Founding Executive Director-Doctors For Cannabis Regulation / The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name

Article: "The Immortality Key" by Brian C. Muraresku.

Article: "Huston Smith" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Eleusis" by Mark Cartwright.

Article: "John M. Allegro" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck.

Article: "Ayahuasca" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Lee Rogers Berger" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Terence McKenna" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Entheogen" by Wikipedia.

Book: Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness by Giorgio Samorini.

Article: "The Influence of the Mystery Religions on Christianity" by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Article: "Dionysus" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Dionysian Gospel: The Fourth Gospel and Euripides by Dennis R. MacDonald.

Bible: "John 2: Jesus Changes Water Into Wine".

Article: "Elis" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pedanius Dioscorides" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Letter to the Ephesians" by St. Ignatius of Antioch.

Article: "Amanita muscaria" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross: A study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East by John M. Allegro.

Article: "Gnosticism" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Excerpt from: The Gnostic Gospels" by Elaine Pagels.

Article: "Aldous Huxley" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alan Watts" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Mark 4:11". "He told them, 'The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables'".

Article: "The spear of Longinos and Hitler" by Get Curiosities.

Article: "Holy Grail" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Soma (drink)" by Wikipedia.

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

How the assault on public goods diminishes our democracy - Donald Cohen Founder/Executive Director - In the Public Interest / Co-author of the forthcoming book: The Privatization of Everything

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And, Make no mistake — QAnon cultists are plotting a violent holy war - Dr. Thomas Lecaque, Historian & Associate Professor of History - Grandview University

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