The Trump administration clearly has a lot to hide. The question is, what exactly are they hiding? Why is Steve Mnuchin willing to go to jail rather than share Trump's tax returns in private with members of Congress?

Why is Bill Barr refusing to answer questions from Congress and their staff? Are they covering up crimes? Are they covering up simple wrongdoing? And why would these people cover up on behalf of a grifter who most recently was convicted of fraud and paid a $25 million fine for it with Trump university? Is it so important to be that close to power that they are willing to ruin their reputations or even go to jail?

Or does Trump have something on them, too? What the hell is going on here?

-Thom

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Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "How Bad Does It Have to Get?" by Robert Freeman.

Article: "Watch Trump Dismantle Your Will to Live During His Unhinged Rally" by Peter Wade.

Article: "The Biggest Question After the Mueller Report Is Not Impeachment" by Chris Winters.

Article: "She was at the synagogue to mourn her mother. She was killed while protecting the rabbi" by Faith Karimi and Hollie Silverman.

Article: "Fox News' Napolitano: Mueller Concluded That Trump Probably Obstructed Justice" by Chris Walker.

Law: Posse Comitatus Act (1878).

Article: "Trump tells cops they should rough people up more during arrests" by Kelly Swanson.

Article: "At least one dead, three wounded in California synagogue shooting that officials call a hate crime" by Tamsin Mcmahon.

Book: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer

Article: "Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds to host anti-government activist Cliven Bundy" by Gregory J. Holman.

Site: Our Revolution

Article: "2019 United States elections" by Wikipedia.

Article: "So you want to start a progressive podcast? These 10 tips will help you be successful" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Article: "Fox News analyst says Mueller report proves Trump did obstruct justice" by Adrian Horton.

Video: Student asks Bernie Sanders about 'failures of socialism'.

Article: "Why Trump Gets A 'C' On The Economy" by David Cay Johnston.

Video: Biden "put you all back in chains" remark causes stir.

Hour Two: Shouldn't Our Teachers (and Police) Who Have the Hope (Children) of America in Their Hands Be Paid Well?
- Lily Eskelsen Garcia, President - National Education Association (3 million members strong)

Article: "Teacher Salaries Fell 4.5% Over the Last Decade" by Lauren Camera.

Article: "Years of Low Pay Helped Spark the Teacher Strike Wave" by Sarah Jones.

Article: "Bernie Madoff" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Impeachment process against Richard Nixon" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Impeachment of Bill Clinton" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren proposes 'wealth tax' on Americans with more than $50 million in assets" by Kevin Breuninger, Tucker Higgins.

Article: "Illinois joins multiple-state push for Trump's tax returns ahead of 2020 election" by Veronica Stracqualursi.

Article: "Electoral College" by Wikipedia.

Site: FairVote.

Article: "A Sitting President's Amenability To Indictment And Criminal Prosecution" by U.S. Department of Justice.

Site: Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.

Article: "What Happened With Merrick Garland In 2016 And Why It Matters Now" by Ron Elving.

Video: Watch Attorney General Bill Barr's complete statement on the Mueller report.

Article: "A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes" - anon. Quote Investigator.

Article: "Unitary executive theory" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "L'État, c'est moi" - attributed to Louis XIV of France.

Article: "Civic education in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

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

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Article: "North Korea issued $2 million bill for comatose Otto Warmbier's care" by Anna Fifield.

Article: "Bolton claims US signed document to pay North Korea for Otto Warmbier's care but never actually followed through with $2 million payment" by Rosie Perper.

Article: "Trump accuses New York state of laying siege to NRA" by Reuters.

Tweet: "The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State's legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS - FAST!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "New York's attorney general opens investigation into the NRA as its president steps down" by Gabriela Resto-Montero .

Article: "A securitysystem for Lt. Col. Oliver North's home was..." by UPI.

Article: "Attorney General Bill Barr might not show up Thursday for Mueller report hearing after House Democrats say they want their LAWYERS to grill him" by AP and David Martosko.

Hour Three: Digital Civil War: Confronting the Far Right Menace
- Peter Daou, Democratic digital media strategist / Author of the new book, Digital Civil War: Confronting the Far Right Menace

Tweet: "ON BERNIE
I have not endorsed @BernieSanders, but I most certainly will not participate in tearing down one of our solid frontrunners.
Far too much is at stake. I ask everyone to take a new look at the 2020 reality and the threat from an extremist GOP." by Peter Daou.

Article: "Rupert Murdoch" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cancer eating the heart of Australian democracy" by Kevin Rudd.

Article: "The Powell Memo or Powell Manifesto".

Article: "Lebanese Civil War" by Wikipedia.

Book: Democracy In Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean.

Article: "Mitch McConnell Is Spending the Shutdown Confirming More Trump Judges" by Dahlia Lithwick.

Twitter: "Shannon Watts".

Site: Moms Demand Action.

Article: "So you want to start a progressive podcast? These 10 tips will help you be successful" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN" by Jonathan Watts.

Article: "Americans Will Always Do the Right Thing — After Exhausting All the Alternatives" by Quote Investigator.

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann

Article: "Truth and reconciliation commission" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "Thoughts and prayers to all of those affected by the shooting at the Synagogue in Poway, California. God bless you all. Suspect apprehended. Law enforcement did outstanding job. Thank you!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Charlottesville car attack" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "you also had people that were very fine people on both sides" - Donald Trump.

Video: Trump doubles down on 'very fine people' comment after Charlottesville.

Quote: "The baby is born. The mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby. They wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby." - Donald J. Trump.

FaceBook: Feel the Bern Democratic Club, Los Angeles.

Article: "Rat Park" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rat Park studies" by Psychology Wiki.

Article: "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" by Saul McLeod.

Article: "Operant conditioning chamber" (Skinner box) by Wikipedia.

Speech: "Madison Square Garden Speech", President Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 31, 1936. "They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred"

Quote: "I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's Hell -- Harry S. Truman".

Article: "No, Virginia's Governor Did Not Endorse Killing Babies" by Sara Boboltz.

Article: "Nadler schedules vote to allow staff to question Barr" by CNN.

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