Reagan defunded the Democratic Party in 1981: And, really, it's just a case of "turnabout is fair play."

Yesterday I told you how the Republican Party is animated by one single force: greed.

And greed in modern society is all about money. Which is why money is how you take down the Republican Party.

To maintain their greed, the Republican Party has kept all kinds of good things from us, from healthcare to unionization to education to the ability to start a small business for yourself, your family and the future. All that has been eaten alive by their greed.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Friday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Giant Healthcare Stopped Public Option Last Month
- David Sirota, Founder - The Daily Poster / Jacobin Magazine Editor & Guardian Columnist @davidsirota @DailyPoster

Article: "Health Insurer Pressured Employees To Fight State Public Option" by Julia Rock.

Article: "Insurers Sank Connecticut's 'Public Option.' Would A National Version Survive?" by Shefali Luthra.

Article: "UnitedHealth Group Profits Jump As Insurer Adds 1 Million New Members" by Bruce Japsen.

Article: "Death of Eric Garner" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Killing of George Floyd" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Killing of Daunte Wright" by Wikipedia.

Article: "It's been exactly one year since Trump suggested injecting bleach. We've never been the same." by Meridith Mcgraw And Sam Stein.

Article: "Trump delayed $20bn in aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, report finds" by Coral Murphy Marcos.

Article: "Republican Presidents' Impact on the Economy" by Kimberly Amadeo.

Article: "Liquidate everything" by Satyajit Das.

Article: "US Unemployment Claims Reach Lowest in Over a Year" by Ken Bredemeier.

Article: "Julian Assange" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Thiomersal" (thimerosal) by Wikipedia.

Article: "William Shakespeare" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Anti-maskers harass elementary school after claiming kids can't wear masks without 'medical license'" by David Edwards.

Article: "Lily Tomlin" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'White lives matter' rally goers are vastly outnumbered in Huntington Beach " by Josh Cain, Sean Emery, Eric Licas and Susan Christian Goulding.

Article: "Eleanor Holmes Norton" by Wikipedia.

Article: "John Lindsay" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Killing of George Floyd" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Judge in Derek Chauvin trial says Rep. Maxine Waters' comments may be grounds for appeal" by Caroline Kelly.

Article: "Chauvin Trial Judge Denies Request For Jury Sequestration After Police Shooting" by Laurel Wamsley.

Video: Had Derek Chauvin Held Down Suspect's Neck With Knee Before?.

Article: "Meet the Texas Doctor Developing a "People's Vaccine" to Help Inoculate Billions Around the World" by .

Article: "Trump Takes Credit For Vaccine Created By Others, Including Immigrants" by Stuart Anderson.

Article: "Joe Scarborough Observes 200 Million US Vaccinations by Crediting Trump for Getting 'Everything in Place'" by Colby Hall.

Article: "Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine" by Wikipedia.

Article: "RNA vaccine" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Florida GOP says a new law will stop riots. Critics say it's an 'outrageous' ploy to end protests." by Teo Armus.

Article: "Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs bill allowing drivers to hit protesters with their cars" by Lefty Coaster.

Book: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff.

Article: "'We Need a Fundamental Reset.' Shoshana Zuboff on Building an Internet That Lets Democracy Flourish" by Billy Perrigo.

Article: "Is Your Sleep Apnea Machine Snitching to Your Insurer?" by Ayanna Alexander.

Article: "Are Alexa and Google Assistant spying on us?" by Oliver Trebilcock.

Quote: "Now, my friends, I'll offer anybody here $50 an hour if you'll go pick lettuce in Yuma this season and pick for the whole season. So -- OK? Sign up. OK." - Sen. John McCain.

Article: "Unlocking the potential of vaccines built on messenger RNA" by Elie Dolgin.

Article: "Can I laminate my Social Security card?" by SSA.

Article: "Keep Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card Safe But Don't Laminate It. Here's Why" by Nancy Schimelpfening.

Article: "6 Steps to Restore Democracy & Defund the GOP" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: ""The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream" by Thom Hartmann.

Site: "Fair Fight".

Site: "Indivisible".

Site: "Progressive Democrats of America".

Article: "MedicareAdvantage Plans rip $6.7 billion off Medicare, now with Presidential Assist" by mettle fatigue.

Article: "Beyond the Medicare Advantage Scam" by kaytillow.

Article: "The Highlight Reel from Justice Stevens' Citizens United Dissent" by Xan White.

Hour Three: The GOP's New War On Democracy? Silence Protests
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PMET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127/Columnist - The Daily Beast @Deanofcomedy @SXMProgress @thedailybeast

Article: "Republican 'anti-protest' bills are about preventing the next BLM" by Dean Obeidallah.

Article: "Republican 'anti-protest' bills are about preventing the next BLM" by Dean Obeidallah.

Article: "34 states considering anti-protest bills introduced by Republicans: report" by Celine Castronuovo.

Article: "A Disturbing Number of Republicans Still Believe All the Lies Donald Trump Tells Them" by Bess Levin.

Article: "Global Party Survey, 2019".

Article: "GOP officials threaten to bar protestors from student loans, food stamps, unemployment and other aid" by Aysha Qamar.

Article: "DOJ, Republican AGs Ask Supreme Court To Strike Down ACA" by Katie Keith.

Article: "Putin opponent Navalny ends hunger strike in Russian jail" by BBC.

Article: "To protect bottom line, Chevron aims to tie U.S. hands against military junta in Burma".

Article: "Russia to pull troops back from near Ukraine" by BBC.

Article: "The Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929" by House.

Article: "Determining Apportionment" by House.

Article: "Adding Voting Members" by House.

Article: "Death with dignity" by Wikipedia.

Video: Navalny's friend: 'We are watching a person dying in front of our eyes'.

Speech: "Crisis of Confidence" by Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979.

Article: "Four in 10 Americans live in counties with unhealthy air pollution levels" by Paola Rosa-Aquino.

Article: "Sanders, Omar and Colleagues Introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act" by Bernie Sanders.

Article: "Dakota Access Pipeline" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Line 3 Pipeline" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Enbridge Line 5" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rep. Omar Leads Letter, Pens Op-ed on Line 3 Pipeline" by Rep. Omar.

Article: "Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan " by White House.

Article: "Female Republicans 'horrified' by male GOP lawmaker's description of Cheney: report" by Mychael Schnell.

Site: Brooklyn College.

Site: Tucson Tango Festival.

Coming up Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

I'll be talking with Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), author of "Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story"

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GOP's New Nightmare is Silencing Protesters (w/XM's Dean Obeidallah)

Greedy Big Healthcare Crushed Public Option (w/David Sirota)

Bring On Top 90% Tax Bracket (Debate w/Libertarian Charles Sauer)

GOPers Pulling Kids Into Death Cult?