Like giant suckers from an alien, octopus-like spaceship, when you see a national chain in your neighborhood know that they are extracting wealth from you and your community that will never return

Entrepreneurialism is what builds vibrant local economies and a strong middle class, but ever since major changes in the enforcement of anti-trust laws as part of the Reagan Revolution in the 1980s, entrepreneurialism has been dying. The Biden administration now has a chance to fix this.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Friday's Daily Stack

Article: "Juneteenth becomes a national holiday to celebrate the end of slavery" by BBC.

Article: "VA-7th-grade textbook circa 1961. "I trust you and your family had a pleasant crossing."" by kpete .

Article: "Polite Racism" by Loki Mulholland.

Quote: "The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the anti-war left and black people. We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting people to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, break up their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did." - John Ehrlichman.

Article: "The Demise of Local Entrepreneurialism is the Death of the American Dream" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The Hidden History of American Monopolies" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "What's The Matter With Kansas" by Thomas Frank.

TV: "Route 66: The Complete Series ".

Article: "New Report: Wal-Mart Destroys Local Economy" by Bill de Blasio.

Article: "Wealth secret of the super rich revealed: be born into a rich family" by Amanda Holpuch.

Article: "Biden to name antitrust researcher Lina Khan to top trade commission post – report" by Kari Paul.

Article: "The states taking steps to ban critical race theory" by Anuli Ononye and Jackson Walker.

Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Build Back Better" by White House.

Article: "To Bridge the Digital Divide, Some Cities Have Taken the Matter Into Their Own Hands" (e.g. Chattanooga) by Jason Ruiz.

Video: Are Red-State Covid Deaths About to Skyrocket? (w/ Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding).

Article: "Parlor told Congress that he had referred the content to the FBI more than 50 times before the parliamentary riots." by jenniferjason.

Article: "Christopher A. Wray" by Wikipedia.

Article: "January 6 rioter charged with bringing gun to Capitol grounds, undercutting GOP claims that the pro-Trump mob was unarmed" by Marshall Cohen.

The FBI is Calling January 6th Terrorism...Why Isn't Everyone Else?
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PMET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127/Columnist-The Daily Beast @DeanObeidallah @SXMProgress @thedailybeast

Article: "The FBI says the Capitol riot was 'terrorism.' Democrats (and Republicans) should, too." by Dean Obeidallah.

Article: "FBI chief calls Capitol attack domestic terrorism and rejects Trump’s fraud claims" by Guardian.

Article: "Democrats Must Use the Most Powerful Word In Politics" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden's niece Noor flies ‘Trump won' flag at boat parade in protest of Biden-Putin summit" by Frances Mulraney.

Article: "Merrick Garland Announces Plan to Combat Domestic Terrorism Speech Transcript" by rev.com.

Article: "American Action Network" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Father's Day" by Wikipedia.

Article: "AAN Launches $1 Million TV Ad Campaign In First Foray Of Effort To Stop Pelosi’s Tax Hikes" by American Action Network.

Article: "COVID-19 Vaccine" by Los Angeles County (Residents with disabilities or without computer access can call 833-540-0473 between 8:00 am and 8:30 pm 7 days a week for assistance with appointments..

Article: "Smothers Brothers" by Wikipedia.

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

Article: "Border crossings are up, but not because Biden stopped the wall or deportations" by Paul Specht.

Article: "Trump says most asylum seekers don’t show up for their court hearings. A new study says 99% do." by Nicole Narea.

Article: "Green Bay Packers" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: 50th Anniversary of Nixon's War On Drugs...New Revelations
- Lamar Waldron, Political Commentator/JFK Historian & Author - "Watergate: The Hidden History: Nixon, The Mafia, and The CIA", "The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination", and co-author with Thom of "Ultimate Sacrifice" and "Legacy of Secrecy: The long shadow of the JFK assassination".

Article: "War on Drugs" by Wikipedia.

Article: "G.I. Heroin Addiction Epidemic in Vietnam" by Alvin M. Shuster.

Article: "Santo Trafficante Jr." by Wikipedia.

Article: "French Connection" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alexander Haig" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Southern strategy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sen. Roy Blunt Just Said The Racist Part Out Loud On GOP Opposition To Voting Rights" by Jason Easley.

Article: "Watergate scandal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "White House Plumbers" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mar-a-Lago" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Roy Cohn" by Wikipedia.

Article: "John Roselli" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Church Committee", 1975-6.

Article: "Sam Giancana" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon by Anthony Summers.

Article: "CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.

Article: "How Roger Stone Connects Donald Trump to Richard Nixon" by Lily Rothman.

Article: "Roger Stone" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Four Pillars of American Politics: Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear" by Cleisthenes.

Article: "Was Senator Joseph McCarthy a heroin addict?" .

Article: "F. Lee Bailey" by Wikipedia.

Article: "DOJ sends letter detailing concerns over Arizona election audit" by Catherine Garcia.

Law: "52 USC 20701: Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation".

Article: "American Action Network" by SourceWatch.

Bill: "CORE Act" (Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy).

Article: "CDC says fully vaccinated people don't need to wear face masks indoors or outdoors in most settings" by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

Article: "Oregon COVID-19 Update" by Oregon Health Authority COVID-19.

Article: "See How Vaccinations Are Going in Your County and State" by New York Times.

Article: "Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds" by Dan Keating, Naema Ahmed, Fenit Nirappil, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Lenny Bernstein.

Article: "'Dawson's Creek' Writer Heidi Ferrer Dead by Suicide at 50 ... Battled Long-Haul COVID" by TMZ.

Article: "Fragging" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alfred W. McCoy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Genocide of indigenous peoples" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The indigenous land rights ruling that could transform Canada" by Martin Lukacs.

Article: "Native American policy of the Barack Obama administration" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Salamanca (city), New York" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Indigenous Peoples' Day" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Voting bill showdown looms as GOP rejects Manchin plan" by Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy.

Article: "Report: Georgia's Secretary of State Brian Kemp is blocking 53,000 voter registrations as he runs for Governor" by Ben Nadler.

Article: "13th Amendment", December 6, 1865. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Article: "Let's talk about the slavery that still exists in U.S. cotton 'prison farms'" by Abhishek G Bhaya.

Article: "Catholic bishops advance effort that could deny Biden communion" by Josh Delk.

Book: "Legacy of Secrecy" by Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann

Video: John F Kennedy argues for universal healthcare.

Article: "Are Americans 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries?" by Chris Nichols.

Article: "Gun sales year-to-date surpass previous annual record high by nearly 2 million, statistics show" by Stephanie Pagones.

Tweet: "I hope every dad reads my Fathers Day message below. I am thankful @brady is joining me to help get this message out. Many dads have signed the letter, but I want you to sign as well. Click on the 2nd link to add your name. [letter][sign]" by Fred Guttenberg.

Article: "Malcolm Nance" by Wikipedia.

Article: "San Luis Obispo, California" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Election Officials Under Attack" by Brennan Center.

Article: "John Negroponte" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Elliott Abrams" by Wikipedia.

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