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Congress has a lot on its plate this lame-duck session. It has to pass a bill to continue to fund the government by December 11, should fill a number of judicial vacancies, and, at least according to the Constitution, must either authorize or put an end to the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But those are just the major headline-grabbing items. There are also many less-well-known things that Congress has to get done before the end of the year if it wants to, you know, actually govern the country.
 
One of those less-well-known but incredibly important priorities is saving the United States Post Service from the Republicans who want to bankrupt and privatize it so they can give it to their billionaire buddies.
 
Ever since Benjamin Franklin took office as America's first Postmaster General on July 26, 1775, the Postal Service has served as an example of everything that's great about this country and its government. It's a public service set up by "We the People" to foster commerce and communication, and even today in this age of email and the internet, the Post Office is a lifeline for millions of Americans living in rural areas where the internet doesn't reach and where FedEx won't deliver.
 
But now it's in a whole lot of financial trouble thanks to one of the most destructive pieces of intentional Republican poison-pill legislation in recent history.
 
Read more here.
 
-Thom
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Screwed: Arrested home care worker speaks out
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Daily Take: Should the USPS be a public utility...and modernized?

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Hour One: Ferguson
- Joe Madison, Host-The Joe Madison Show, weekdays 6-10am, Sirius/XM ch. 126 Twitter
 
Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).
Article: "Liberal 'hell no' caucus rises" by Burgess Everett.
Article: "Jay Nixon" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Dred Scott" by Wikipedia.
Quote: "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog" - attributed to Harry S. Truman".
Quote: "If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time - Address at the National Convention Banquet of the Americans for Democratic Action" by Harry S. Truman, May 17, 1952.
Quote: "If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time - Address at the National Convention Banquet of the Americans for Democratic Action" by Harry S. Truman, May 17, 1952.

Hour Two: Climate Disruption Depression, and The Mass Destruction of Iraq
- Dahr Jamail, TruthOut Twitter Twitter
Video: Last Hours.
Article: "Permian-Triassic extinction event" by Wikipedia.
Quote: "If you think the economy is more important than the environment, try holding your breath while counting your money" -- Guy McPherson.
Article: "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura- Season Three, Episode #4: The Ozarks" by Michael J. Hobart, November 28, 2012.
 
Plus, Clean water...the ultimate power grab?
- Todd Gaziano, Pacific Legal Foundation DC Center Twitter Twitter
Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 8. "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States".
Article: "Report on the Subject of Manufactures" by Alexander Hamilton.
 
 
Talk Radio News Segment:
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Article: "TRNS News Notes- 11/19" by Victoria Jones.
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Hour Three: Thom Hartmann University book club - chapter 3
- Dan Sisson, The Revolution of 1800
Article: "XYZ Affair" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Whiskey Rebellion" (1791-1794) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Funding Act of 1790" by Wikipedia (assumption of state debts by the federal government by the issue of federal securities).
 
Article: "Sen. Ted Cruz: GOP shouldn't confirm any White House nominees next year" by Colby Itkowitz and Al Kamen. Josh Earnest: putting the interests of the nation ahead of partisan political ambition or political interests.
Article: "Impeachment in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "American's Creed" (April 3, 1918) by Wikipedia.
Article: "The People's Almanac" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Fairness Doctrine " by Wikipedia.
Article: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.
Article: "14th Amendment, July 9, 1868 (citizenship, representatives, public debt)
Article: "2014 Elk River chemical spill" by Wikipedia.
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