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Daily Take: What Will Be Trump's "October Surprise"? May 27, 2024

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Such an action could swing our election toward Trump, but also risks provoking a third world war...

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The Truth About Social Security May 26, 2024

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Alex Lawson from Social Security Works joins Thom- what does the latest trustee report say about the financials behind Social Security's future?

Plus- Thom reads from "The Truth About Social Security- Zombie Lies and Common Misunderstandings" by Nancy J Altman.

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Ali Velshi's Small Acts of Courage May 25, 2024

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A fascinating conversation with MSNBC host Ali Velshi on his new book, which details the immigrant experiences of his family as they fight for social justice alongside Gandhi in South Africa-- and straight through to protecting America from Fascism today..

Plus - Thom reads from "The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution".

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Going Low, Going High, and Going Nuclear.. May 24, 2024

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Phill Itter is in Kiev watching Putin rattle his nuclear sabre. Is he afraid US aid is about to turn the tide of war?

Plus - Democrats need to be taking names and kicking ass. So why aren't they?

And, Thom read from "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery" by Mark Charles, and Soong-Chan Rah.

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Daily Take: Why the GOP Deploys the “Mudsill Theory” to Destroy Social Mobility in America May 24, 2024

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Thus, today’s Republicans are finally close to fulfilling Hammond’s and Reagan’s vision (while ironically repudiating America’s first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln)…

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From Russia, with Love (and votes) May 23, 2024

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Trump's collusion with Russia is well-documented and well known- several of Trump's associates have even gone to jail for it. So how can the right wing credibly try to pin Russian election interference on Hilary Clinton?

Plus- Thom reads from "Defying Hitler: A Memoir" by Sebastian Haffner.

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Daily Take: Why is the Guy Who Told Us to Drink Bleach a Step Away from Being President? May 23, 2024

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Trump's political Teflon coating is at least a hundred times more effective than Reagan’s was in his wildest dreams. Why?

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Taking Trump's American Fascism Head-on May 22, 2024

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Michael Tomasky of the The New Republic is not afraid to use the f-word. When Trump talks about 'the vermin within' and building concentration camps, can we see the modern G.O.P. primarily as anything other than a fascist party?

Also - Why is Trump's treason trial lawyer dragging her feet to protect the former president from his involvement with foreign agents?

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Daily Take: Is Trump America's New Tokyo Rose? May 22, 2024

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Money-as-speech has metastasized so extensively it threatens to kill its host, ending democracy here and turning America into another Putin- or Orbán-style autocracy run by Trump...

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The Insane Scam of Private Capitol May 21, 2024

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As much as 20 percent of the American economy is in the grips of Wall Street's bloodsuckers. How does "private equity" get away with pillaging everything from old people's homes, veterinarians, and every other kind of business, loading them up with debt, abandoning retirees, and firing workers just to make a dirty dollar?

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