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Every authoritarian system begins by targeting someone else, until the circle widens to include critics, opponents, and ordinary citizens
Daily Song - Tuesday, July 21, 2026

The lettuce outbreak is just the beginning. This is the story of how, thanks to GOP politicians, corporate cash rewrites America's laws and why ordinary people keep paying the price.

A guest editorial by our friend and colleague Greg Palast
Daily Song - Monday, July 20, 2026
Daily Song - Friday, July 17, 2026

From Zeus to Abraham to modern Iran, Christopher Nolan's film illuminates the timeless warning against turning trust into a weapon

A round-up of the past seven days on the Hartmann Report

Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: Who Killed the American Dream: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told

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