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We Must Choose: Democracy or War
 History shows that letting dictators get away with land grabs & genocidal attacks on nearby nations leads not to peace but to even worse wars than stopping that activity early would have done. This morning the strongman dictator of Russia used 28 "Kamikaze" drones supplied by the theocratic dictators of Iran to attack the democracy of Ukraine's capitol, Kyiv.Some of my tragically misguided former colleagues and guests on the left are joining with the most virulent Trump-humpers and Orbán/Putin-lovers on the right in calling for Ukraine to simply surrender a fifth of their country to Russia in exchange for "peace." (As if giving other people's sovereign land to violent dictators has ever led to peace.) What these people on both political sides are missing is the power of democracy itself to prevent wars, along with the certainty that oligarchy and autocracy, in their end-stages, so often lead to war.Read more at HartmannReport.com. -Thom |
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The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Introduction: The Heartbeat of Democracy
This weekend we're starting a new book, The Hidden History of the War on Voting, which I'll be serializing here for the next few months. Hope you find it useful, particularly given this moment in time…
Our vote is the most important part of the American commons.
The commons are those realms that we all own and jointly administer through our government. They include our air and water; our roads and skyways; the frequency spectrum we use for communication, radio, and television; our public school system; our military, police, and fire departments; the agencies we use to ensure the safety and quality of our food and medications; the systems and laws that keep people playing the game of business within legal boundaries; our jails and prisons; our oceans and public lands; and our social safety net—among other things.
Read more at HartmannReport.com.
-Thom
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Saturday Report 10/15/22 - Don't Mess With Nancy...
The Best of the Rest of the News. — Were other senior officials in the administration conspiring with Trump to end American democracy? — The Fed's rate hikes are not working: is that because our inflation is not being caused by an "overheated economy" but instead, at least in significant part, by the confluence of supply chain issues, corporate greed, and the price of oil? — Fake news is poisoning America. — Are Putin's agents trying to "clean up on aisle 5"? — Rightwing power continues unabated in America as experts warn about violence that may come along with our elections next month. — Crazy Alert! Don't mess with Nancy Pelosi! — Good News! Seniors are getting a raise starting in January. — More good news! Representatives Pocan and Khanna have introduced the "Save Medicare Act" in the House of Representatives. Read more at HartmannReport.com. -Thom |
Monday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: We Must Choose Democracy or War
The UN Is Claiming Russian Soldiers are Being Given Viagra to Rape Ukrainians & 'Dehumanize' Them - Similar to What Raghavan Karavitch did in the Balkans
Tweet: " will we ever find out who told the dipshits with the zip ties how to find everyone's private offices? how did they know which windows were vulnerable? who disconnected the panic buttons? who disabled Mike Pence's access card? why was Mo Brooks wearing body armor? let's fucking go" by Jeff Tiedrich.
Trump Is Bragging About Setting Himself Up As Dictator & His Inner Circle Are "All In"
Quote: " A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes" - various. Quote: " The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case." - Thomas Paine.
Tweet: " BREAKING: Lauren Boebert is accused of shooting her neighbors dog to death. The two year old husky named Omega escaped to her property and attacked her goats. The owner claims Boebert did not tell her she killed the dog even after the owner called out her name for hours." by CALL TO ACTIVISM.
This Is What happens When America Is Armed Above a Certain Percentage
Article: " Commerce Clause" by Wikipedia. " to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes" Article: " Necessary and Proper Clause" " The Congress shall have Power... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." by Wikipedia.
Why the rent keeps going up
Quote: " We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt. |
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