If the Democratic Party wants to win big this fall and in 2024, their best bet is to oppose corruption in all its forms. And then, unlike the Trumpy Republicans, to walk the talk.

Russian presidential candidate Alexi Navalny is rotting in a Russian gulag because he picked up the most powerful weapon a candidate can wave against an entrenched political opponent: "Corruption."

Democrats need to learn from his effort, and Republicans are handing them all the ammunition they'll need for this fall.

When they make a clear and convincing case about the corruption of their opponents — like Navalny did against Putin in Russia — politicians claiming to fight corruption always win (unless they're poisoned and then thrown in prison).

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Democrats Should "Take On the Swamp" and Mean It" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Forbes calls Wilbur Ross a 'grifter'" by KNews.

Article: "This Is Still Happening: Elaine Chao" by Jeremy Stahl.

Article: "At least 19 states passed 34 laws that restrict voting in some way in the last year, analysis shows" by Fredreka Schouten .

Article: "Trump criticizes politicians for taking special interest money" by Henry Hahn.

Article: "Why Do Trump Voters Believe His Lies? It's Not Because They're Stupid" by Jon Hotchkiss.

Article: "The Secretary of Commerce is embroiled in scandal — and no one's talking about it" by Matthew Rozsa.

Article: "Former fossil fuels lobbyist to head interior department as Zinke exits" by Emily Holden.

Article: "Arizona governor signs law requiring proof of citizenship to vote for president" by AP.

Video: "Why Obama says Trump will never be president".

Article: "Scott Pruitt's likely successor has long lobbying history on issues before the EPA" by Steven Mufson.

Article: "Bolsonaro ran against corruption. Now, he'll have to find another slogan" by Terrence McCoy.

Article: "Trump Beats Both Biden and Harris in Hypothetical 2024 Run: Poll" by Kenny Stancil.

Article: "Sanders Hails Growing Union Movement as Threat to 'Oligarchy and Corporate Greed'" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "QAnon Surfer Who Killed His Kids Was Radicalized by Lizard People Conspiracies" by David Gilbert.

Article: "David Icke" by Wikipedia.

Book: Life Is 3rd Grade Simple...: It's the grown-ups that are forkin things up! by Joel J. Issert.

Site: Joe Madison.

Article: "Trump Supporter Would Rather Have Putin As President Than Joe Biden" by Ed Scarce.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign" by Wikipedia.

Video: Willie Horton 1988 Attack Ad.

Article: "Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Do-Nothing Congress" by Taegan Goddard.

Article: "Give 'em hell Harry" by Taegan Goddard.

Article: "Grigori Rasputin" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Psychic vampire" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ukraine war: Zelensky tells UN of horrors of Russian invasion" by BBC.

Article: "'Pick Up the Pen, Joe': DC Protest Calls on Biden to Cancel Student Debt" by Kenny Stancil.

Article: "Land-grant university" by Wikipedia.

Article: "GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States" by Labor Party.

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".

Article: "DeSantis refuses to release public docs about appointee linked to a federal sex trafficking investigation" by Sarah K. Burris.

Article: "DeSantis staff delayed release of Gaetz associate Halsey Beshears' spending records" by Mike DeForest.

Article: "9 Investigates: Florida's foster care failures" by Karla Ray.

Article: "How Jeb Bush Stole the 2000 Election for His Brother" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Morrill Land-Grant Acts" by Wikipedia.

Article: "India, China discuss steps to end border impasse early" by Ashok Sharma.

DVD: Dalai Lama Renaissance (narrated by Harrison Ford).

Article: "Marc Elias" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Shelby County v. Holder" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Supreme Court strikes down section of Voting Rights Act" (4) by Stephanie Condon.

Case: "Marbury v Madison".

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Bill: "S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act" by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN].

Article: "WATCH: Biden Presents List of GOP Lawmakers Who Voted Against COVID Relief Then Took Credit For It" by Todd Neikirk.

Hour Three: The Threat to Medicare Revealed
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security

Article: "Direct Contracting Model: Professional and Global Options Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO)-based Direct Contracting Entity (DCE) Fact Sheet" by CMS.

Article: "The biggest threat to Medicare you've never even heard of" by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Susan Rogers, M.D.

Article: "CMS Redesigns Accountable Care Organization Model to Provide Better Care for People with Traditional Medicare " by CMS.

Article: "Medicare Advantage plans will see 8.5% revenue bump in 2023" by Shannon Muchmore.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "IG Report on Medicare Advantage Denial of Service" by Medigap Seminars.

Article: "Medicare Advantage (Part C)" by MedPAC.

Article: "Kauffman study: Only startups bring real job growth" by Aly Van Dyke.

Article: "List of recessions in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "A Brief History of Taxes in the U.S." by Amy Fontinelle.

Article: "Some Types of Asthma Protect Against Severe COVID-19, And We May Finally Know Why" by Carly Cassella.

Article: "Joe Biden Stops Short of Cancelling Student Loans as Pressure Mounts" by Thomas Kika.

Article: "Biden administration will extend pause on federal student loan repayments through August" by Phil Mattingly and Katie Lobosco.

Article: "The Educational Legacy of Ronald Reagan" by Gary K. Clabaugh.

Article: "Walter Cronkite" by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Site: SAM.gov.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Case: "McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission", 2014.

Article: "Benefits of Prison Education" by Northwestern University.

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

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