One of the video clips that has gone more viral than most is a Republican congressman on Fox News telling people how important it is that they go out to their local bars and restaurants to keep the economy from being hurt. Just last week on rightwing hate radio the main meme was that the coronavirus is a Democratic hoax being hyped by the media in order to bring down Donald Trump.

Rightwing media is killing people; these people have blood on their hands. While their primary message has been "hoax," a far more insidious secondary message has been that we can't "afford" for the government to support working people and poor people through this crisis. We can give $1.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires, we can subsidize the fossil fuel industry to the tune of $600 billion this year, we can throw about $2 trillion at our military, and the Fed can throw several trillion dollars at our banking system, but, they insist, we can't "afford" to provide free healthcare, long-term paid sick leave, and long-term unemployment insurance to every American.

When you combine these two sick and twisted memes that pervade right wing media, what you have is the prescription for a second Republican Great Depression.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S." by CDC.

Article: "Coronavirus, cold, or flu symptoms: When should I see a doctor?" by Alexander Freund.

Article: "Coronavirus" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Herd immunity" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'It Will Overwhelm the Healthcare System': Governor Cuomo Asks Federal Government To Step In To Aid COVID-19 Response" by Gwynne Hogan.

Article: "Governor says Ohio schools could be closed rest of year" by Gabriella Muñoz.

Article: "'Go to Your Local Pub.' While Experts Call for Social Distancing, Rep. Devin Nunes Advises People to Leave Their Homes" by Tara Law.

Article: "How about a hiatus for Sean Hannity?" by Erik Wemple.

Site: Joe Biden for President.

Site: Bernie Sanders - Official Campaign Website.

Article: "Winners and losers from the Bernie Sanders-Joe Biden debate" by Aaron Blake.

Article: "The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote for the coronavirus relief bill already passed by the House" by Lauren Hirsch.

Article: "Stocks plunge again as Fed's drastic moves fail to calm market" by Fred Imbert.

Article: "The Fed Just Fired All Its Ammo In One Shot" by Mike Shedlock.

Video: Trump dissembling, mixed messages hurt U.S. coronavirus response.

Article: "Trump 'offers large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine Trump 'offers large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine" by Philip Oltermann.

Article: "Diese Erfahrung wird Europa so schnell nicht vergessen" by Von Jan Dams.

Article: "Explainer: What's in the U.S. coronavirus aid bill?" by Reuters.

Article: "Mnuchin Lied About His Bank's History Of Robo-signing Foreclosure Documents" by David Dayen.

Article: "Sen. Johnson signals opposition to House coronavirus bill, citing potential harm to small business" by Andrew Blake.

Article: "New York Federal Reserve injects $1.5 trillion into markets amid coronavirus chaos for stocks" by Nathan Bomey.

Article: "Trump's sudden announcement of a Europe travel ban has sparked chaos at European airports, with travelers paying up to $20,000 for tickets home" by Tom Porter.

Article: "Americans returning from abroad face hours-long lines at US airports for coronavirus screening" by Leslie Josephs.

Article: "Trump says the coronavirus is the Democrats' 'new hoax'" by Thomas Franck.

Article: "Fox's Tomi Lahren: 'I am far more concerned with stepping on a used heroin needle than I am getting the coronavirus'" by Media Matters.

Hour Two: An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers
- Ken Klippenstein, The Nation Magazine

Article: "An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers" by Ken Klippenstein.

Article: "Trump's Border Patrol shock troops: So much for conservative "small government"" by Chauncey Devega.

Article: "We need to plan now in case Trump loses in November - but refuses to leave the White House" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Adrian Monk" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Spanish flu" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Supreme Court postpones March cases, including Trump's bid to shield tax records" by Ariane de Vogue.

Article: "List of countries by hospital beds" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The 3 Richest Americans Hold More Wealth Than Bottom 50% Of The Country, Study Finds" by Noah Kirsch.

Video: AAG Reverse Mortgage TV Commercial, 'Homework' Featuring Tom Selleck.

Article: "Joe Biden commits to woman running mate; Bernie Sanders says 'in all likelihood' he will, too" by Joey Garrison.

Article: "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Works Progress Administration" (WPA) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rural Utilities Service" (Rural Electrification Administration) by Wikipedia.

Article: "History of Rural Telecommunications" by NTCA.

Article: "List of countries by public debt" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cuban drug could save thousands of lives in coronavirus pandemic" by Steve Sweeney.

Article: "China sending medical team to help Italy contain virus" by Liu Zhihua.

Book: Blindness by José Saramago.

Article: "Four States Holding U.S. Democratic Primary Votes Plan to Go Forward on Tuesday" by Reuters.

Hour Three: State of the Race & 7 RFK Values Progressives Should Embrace Now
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Eldest child of Robert F. Kennedy / Attorney / Former Lt. Gov. of Maryland & DNC Delegate for Joe Biden

Article: "How Progressives Can Recapture Seven Deeply Held American Values" by Simon Greer, Richard D. Kahlenberg.

Article: "We knew Donald Trump was lying about COVID-19 all along, but it's shocking when you line it all up" by Laura Clawson.

Tweet: "President Trump's budget requests repeatedly call for cuts to the CDC & the State Dept's infectious disease response funds. Why? The same cuts were demanded by Americans for Prosperity, FreedomWorks and Heritage Action, influential right-wing billionaire-backed pressure groups." by Lee Fang.

Article: "'Unconscionable' Trump administration cuts food stamps in middle of coronavirus pandemic" by Oliver O'Connell.

Article: "Fox guest Jerry Falwell Jr. speculates that North Korea "got together with China" to create coronavirus" by Media Matters.

Book: "Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class" by Thom Hartmann. Get "Screwed" by Thom Hartmann!

Article: "Rwandan genocide" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cuban Missile Crisis" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Transcript: Bin Laden determined to strike in US, August 6, 2001.

Article: "Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here" by Melanie Ehrenkranz.

Article: "3rd Amendment". No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Article: "Ex parte Milligan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "China Government Spokesman Says U.S. Military May Have Brought Virus to China" by Gabriel Crossley.

Book: Siege: Trump Under Fire by Michael Wolff.

Article: "The Coronavirus May Linger On Plastic And Stainless Steel For Days, A Preliminary Study Found" by Stephanie M. Lee.

Article: "Can you catch the coronavirus from handling cash?" by Megan Cerullo.

Article: "U.S. Federal Reserve quarantines cash from Asia" by AFP-JIJI.

Article: "China is disinfecting and destroying cash to contain the coronavirus" by Jessie Yeung.

Site: Tracking COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University.

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

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