The Hartmann Report

History warns us: Once the government starts rounding people up, it doesn’t stop...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump-Musk target Social Security, seniors share stories of benefit cutoffs. Also is Trump rolling back the Biden pardons? We are now in a Constitutional Crisis. It is time again to impeach this lawless president!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

History will remember him as the man who let fascism rise without a fight…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

DJT openly defies the Hatch Act as he showcases Tesla vehicles on the White House lawn next to Elon Musk. Also the Republicans lure Senator John Fetterman into their camp to follow the pattern they established with Kyrsten Sinema. GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma defies Senate dress code rules by sporting a cowboy hat in defense of Fetterman's sloppy attire.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Women are NOW having trouble registering to vote in NH because they've done the SAVE Act on a state level. Also It looks like the US Postal Service has cut a deal with DOGE and it's not good. Could RFK Jr. be implicated in the hunt for the perpetrator of the decapitated California sea lion? And Substack columnist Rohn Kenyatta discusses with Thom the national PTSD caused by DJT's continued wild stunts with American governance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Musk lists the programs he wants to destroy, including unemployment insurance...Wow! Also Crazy alert! Did you hear about Dr Oz's new blond Trump hairstyle? Bizarre! Bernie shows how to say NO to the GOP spending scam. And did Chuck Schumer play us all for fools? It is time for some ineffective leaders to wake up or get out?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Polk to Putin, Trump’s picking the worst role models in history...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Russia’s cyber attack on Ukraine and subsequent invasion, it turns out, may just have been a dress rehearsal. Is it possible that Russia might be planning something like this? Is it possible that Trump could be setting us up? Plus veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner reports from Kiev, Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Their diabolical and racist plan, for purely political purposes, to intentionally allow a half-million Americans to die has been largely ignored by the American mainstream media…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Buying Influence or Breaking Democracy? Why is protester Khalil seized by Trump being kept in a notorious violent ICE facility? Also why was Mark Kelly accused of being a traitor by Musk? Was is because he did the unthinkable? Visiting and supporting Ukraine? For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Free Trade Doesn't Work"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While working families struggle, Trump and his billionaire cronies are cashing in big time…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crowdfunding Cancer Care While Billionaires Hoard Billions. This guy says that he can murder the FBI and police who investigated him for his rioting on January 6 because Trump‘s pardon covers it. The judge isn’t buying it, but it hasn’t made its way to the Supreme Court yet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Who’s next? Trump’s ICE is snatching student protesters off the streets!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The morbidly rich are waging a neverending war on Democracy. So who are these people, and how do they get what they want?Plus- Thom reads from "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wall Street landlords, foreign buyers, and the GOP’s war on affordable housing...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Start building! Guest host Jefferson Smith emphasizes what we CAN do amid the destructive rule of Presidents Trump and Musk.Plus- Thom reads from 'Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America' by Nancy MacLean.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann. Too often fundamentalism is used primarily to subjugate and oppress. Whether economic, racial, class or sex fundamentalism is not based on purity religion but as a weapon to attack the more vulnerable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann. Interview: Founder and CEO of Twenty Ideas Inc, Mike Biglan joins Jefferson Smith to break down the failures of Trump's meme inspired Department of Government Efficiency. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How fake patriots are betraying their own country...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann examines the hypocrisy and authoritarianism of DJT's recent speech. Also Jeff's dad Joe Smith returns for the ever popular "News With My Dad" feature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America’s safety net is their next profit scheme — and you’re the target…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann examining the reals motives and deceptive tactics of the billionaire class in destroying the country and what they have to gain. What damage is at stake and what are strategies we can employ to break them?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The last time American fascists tried this, FDR and Wallace took them down. Will we?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann with insights on coping in the age of triggering and fear tactics from the White House. Plus Jeff gives his better-late-than never insights from the past election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Russia’s cyber attack on Ukraine and subsequent invasion, it turns out, may just have been dress rehearsal…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann. Why does America's promises and character matter? Why does NATO matter? Why do our allies matter? And when do countries declare their independence?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What happens when the country that once led the free world becomes the enemy of Democracy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A longtime Progressive leader in Congress, Ro Khanna is doing townhalls in red districts in his state. Why aren't all of the Democrats out raising hell as our government gets torn apart?Plus- Thom reads from "The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success" by Ross Douthat See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Republican voter suppression techniques add up to enough difference to hand Donald Trump the Election? And as the rich get richer, is this all part of the right-wing plan?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom checks in with Victoria Jones in London- and Phil Ittner in Kyiv- to take the pulse of Trump's moves regarding Ukraine. Can Europe stand on its own if the Kremlin succeeds in setting us against each other?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to the Hunger Games: This is what happens when government shrinks...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bernie Sanders joins Thom- Can Democrats recapture their influence by finally recognizing what has happened to working families over the last 40 years?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GOP lawmakers are running from their own voters — Democrats should take their place!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican budget is putting Medicaid- medical care for the poorest among us- on the chopping block. So why are they lying about it?Plus- Thom reads from the book 'Persist' by Elizabeth Warren.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here’s how they are already stealing it…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The only person who knows how to defeat Donald Trump is someone who worked for him, Michael Cohen joins Thom Hartmann to explain exactly how to defeat Donald Trump. Sabrina Haake - I did business in Russia and Trump is importing KGB thuggery.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gerrymandering, voter purges, and signature rejections aren’t fair—but they’re legal. Why are Democrats refusing to use them?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Embedded foreign correspondent Phil Ittner joins Thom with the "News From the Edge" from his beat in Kyiv, Ukraine.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New study finds that poultry workers have spread fatal bird flu to their house cats from contact with clothing. Also former NFL punter Chris Kluwe confronts MAGA influence at California city Council meeting in Huntington Beach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dean Obeidallah wants to know what happened to the thirty federal investigations Elon Musk was facing. From receiving huge federal contracts to getting special protection from the law, is Musk using both corporate and government power to take over the world?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the face of the overwhelming power billionaires bought for the corrupt Republican Party, what can Democrats do to protect our nation from blatantly illegal corruption?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will any Republican in today’s House or Senate — the bodies the Founders created — find even a fraction of the courage of the men who founded this nation?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Does Putin have Trump by the neck, or is he simply selling us out?Michael Tomasky joins Thom to discuss his article titled "JD Vance’s Debacle in Germany Exposes MAGA’s Sinister Global Endgame".. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The right’s jihad against DEI isn’t about fairness; it’s about losing privilege and control…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mikey Weinstein from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation joins Thom, with a very very special message for Pete Hegseth.And then- Progressive Representative Mark Pocan takes listener calls and clues us all in on what things look like from his seat in Congress.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is Trump bending the knee to Putin?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump buddies up to Putin and the dictator of Saudi, why is he doing everything he can to drop our close NATO allies in the EU?Also- the enduring mystery of the right wing flirtation with Nazi imagery.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why are Republican leaders echoing Hitler’s symbology and rhetoric — and getting away with it?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Since a whistleblower – Alexander Vindman – almost took Trump down with his second impeachment, Trump’s making sure that whistleblowers won’t have a chance again. The DOGE teenagers are seeking access to the IRS system - what could possibly go wrong? Has Trump become master King of the US Senate? Trump is handing Putin a "gift from the Gods."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s use of a terrorist’s mantra should terrify us all...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.