Air Date: 3-7-2025

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Corruption, for those who indulge, isn't just a perk of power, it can also be a method of maintaining it. Trump is not bothering to hide the corruption he's working to facilitate or how it's geared toward supporting his desire for unchecked power.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: President Trump's Second Administration and Project 2025 - Trump's Terms - Air Date 2-11-25

KP 2: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau was protecting you from corporate greed. It's gone now. - The Real News Network - Air Date 2-18-25

KP 3: The Gangster Presidency - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-15-25

KP 4: Trump's Theory of Power - Brennan Center for Justice - Air Date 2-5-25

KP 5: See Trump's blatant quid pro quo with Eric Adams play out live on Fox News - All In w Chris Hayes - Air Date 2-14-25

KP 6: The Billionaires Government Branko Marcetic on Trumps Complete Betrayal of His Base - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-27-25

KP 7: D.C. Gutted. Grassroots Galvanized. - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 2-22-25

KP 8: Elie Mystal On The Peoples Checks and Balances - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 2-21-25

(56:17) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the impact of corruption

DEEPER DIVES

(1:05:38) SECTION A: THE CABINET OF GREED

A1: Elon Musk's role in government raises conflict-of-interest issues - Trump's Terms - Air Date 2-21-25

A2: Trump Calls Zelensky a Dictator While Crowning Himself King - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 2-21-25

A3: How Kash Patel Came to Loathe the Media and Love Trump - On the Media - Air Date 2-19-25

A4: Rachel Maddow on Billy Long Five things to know about Trump's pick for IRS commissioner - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 1-4-25

A5: The billionaires who run the world (and why they're psychos) - Red Flag Radio - Air Date 2-23-25

(1:48:28) SECTION B: QUID-PRO-QUO

B1: The Billionaires Government Branko Marcetic on Trumps Complete Betrayal of His Base Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-27-25

B2: Quid pro bros - Today, Explained - Air Date 2-25-25

B3: The Gangster Presidency Part 2 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-15-25

B4: Trump LEGALIZES Bribes From Foreign Countries - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 2-11-25

(2:10:58) SECTION C: CORPORATE INTERESTS

C1: Why does corruption matter - Civics 101 - Air Date 10-15-24

C2: Gregory Shupak on Palestine Ethnic Cleansing, Portia Allen-Kyle on Tax Unfairness Part 1 - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-21-25

C3: The billionaires who run the world (and why they're psychos) Part 2 - Red Flag Radio - Air Date 2-23-25

C4: D.C. Gutted. Grassroots Galvanized. Part 2 - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 2-22-25

C5: Gregory Shupak on Palestine Ethnic Cleansing, Portia Allen-Kyle on Tax Unfairness Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air Date 2-21-25

(2:48:08) SECTION D: KING TRUMP

D1: Did Trump End Fundamental Constitutional Structure Holding Back Fascism - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 2-10-25

D2: DOJ files to dismiss NYC Mayor Adams case after request set off a wave of mass resignations - The ReidOut - Air Date 2-14-25

D3: AOC Exposes Republican Plan To Pay For Elon Musk's Tax Break By Cutting Medicaid - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-26-25

D4: Trump Calls Zelensky a Dictator While Crowning Himself King - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 2-21-25

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Description: A protestor holds up a sign that says “Stop The Billionaire Grift!” 

Credit: “HANDS OFF THE CFPB RALLY at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” by Elvert Barnes, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

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