The Hartmann Report

National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with California's Rep Ro Khanna answering listener questions. Also the French vs American fight about Social Security. President Emmanuel Macron is focusing on cutting costs in France’s pension system, but labor unions, which fiercely oppose the measure, have promised a showdown. 'This Is Corruption': Joe Manchin's Chief of Staff is now the chief lobbyist for Big Oil- "'Shocking!' said absolutely no one," responded one climate advocate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

These are the two primary strategies we all use to motivate ourselves and others every day. We use them in our internal self-talk, we use them with our children, and politicians use them constantly.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran War Correspondent in Kiev, Ukraine, Phil Ittner joins Thom Hartmann to examine the latest military shake-up and its meaning. The city of Soledar, Ukraine, isn’t considered as a strategic target, so why is Russia hitting it so hard? Is it just because Putin is desperate for a win – or, is it something personal between Vlad and one of his generals? Crazy Alert: Fox network's Martha MacCallum claims that female M and M candy characters embrace our enemies, ‘Makes China Say, Oh Good’ ...really? Plus a National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with US Congressman Mark Pocan answering listener questions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new house rules continue to embrace Reaganomics that will further destroy the middle class and poor. Geeky Science! A new study has found a drug free cure for depression and anxiety... and it will surprise you. How can we say George Santos won when everything was a lie? What's more important: integrity or power?  Crazy Alert: Trump wanted to use a nuclear weapon on N Korea and blame it on someone else? Also a Brazil judge orders arrests of top security officials in the Brasília riot, and the GOP turns their back on Katie Hobbs' request for collaboration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've entered the new McCarthy era, and Kevin is doing everything he can to empower Jordan as the new Joe M. Will we find out all about the promises "and threats" McCarthy made to get his hands on the gavel? House Republicans focus on abortion rights and putting women in jail. Geeky Science! Everything is getting hotter.....and what that means for our weather. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The last successful effort to provide government funded, single-payer healthcare insurance was when Lyndon Johnson passed Medicare and Medicaid (both single-payer systems) in the 1960s. Interview: Alex Lawson, Executive Director-Social Security Works. Will this next year be all about the privatization of medicare and social security?Debate: Charles Sauer, Libertarian, Economist, President of The Market Institute. Plus Geeky Science! How kids get asthma.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

And it is damn well past time that the people who conceived, ordered and facilitated the execution of this crime against all the rest of us are held to account in a meaningful way. Plus it looks like DeSantis is all in on fascism and Putin too... The secret history of a riot, with investigative journalist Greg Palast whose most recent film is Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bitcoin’s future is looking grim. If Bitcoin crashes, will that lead to the end of crypto currency? Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann for an update on the future of Bitcoin. Economist and Co-founder of Democracy At Work Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss his views on the future, if any, of Bitcoin and other similar ‘currencies’. Also what did Trump know and when did he lie about it? Thom Hartmann summarizes the events of January 6th when Donald Trump led a failed coup to overthrow America’s Democracy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Canada is banning foreign home ownership to stop foreign investors from raising housing prices. Should the United States do the same? Plus what is the real story of what the Secret Service agents were doing in the Biden's private quarters? And can dogs really perceive artifice in humans?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is this all a continuation of Trump’s January 6th coup attempt and his desire to convert America from a democracy into a despotic strongman-ruleg nation aligned with Russia?Veteran War Correspondent, Phil Ittner, on the New Years Eve attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Is Using PGA Suit to Get Data on 9/11 Families. World Could Lose Half of Glaciers This Century Even If Warming Is Kept to 1.5°See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While the battle for House Speaker appears to be about personality, it’s really about ideology. It’s about the future of “big government” and the American middle class. Also, What happens if they never pick a speaker?Interview: Nate Gowdy - Photo-Journalist attacked by the J-6 mob while on assignment for Rolling Stone Magazine.Plus, how the senate could fill more federal court seats.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As of last week, Republican efforts to ban birth control in America have officially started, and teenagers in Texas are its first victims. Also, should Dems strike a deal for House Speaker? Perhaps retired Rep Fred Upton? America needs to stop talking about Russian "red lines" with regard to Ukraine. And has Pete Buttigieg declared an end to neoliberalism?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Somehow the “conservative” base voters never seem to figure it out. Why? Will Kevin McCarthy's disastrous day cause a blue wave to the democratic party? Do they have the balls? Also where will Trump flee to? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are extreme weather events growing worse and more frequent? Thom gets to the bottom of the latest climate science with Dr Michael Mann . Plus- Thom's listeners diverse ideas on solving the crisis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we look back at America's respond to Covid, did Trump's policies change when he came to believe it was mainly people of color who were dying? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Covid conspiracy misinformation contribute to the most deadly flu season in years? Plus discussions including.. the real dangers of table sugar.. why Republicans don't back basic science.. and remembering the dangerous drugs federal regulation took off the market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom is joined by Keisha Deonarin- Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice with the NAACP. Hate crimes and racial terrorism are on the rise. So why is the Supreme Court moving in the wrong direction?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are attention-hungry algorithms online programmed to make money by steering all of us towards believing in a false- and probably scary- version of reality? And what are the other unexpected consequences of putting our lives on social media?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran US trade negotiator Clyde Prestowitz joins Thom- is China working to undermine the free world economically? What steps has the Biden administration taken to protect American interests abroad, and what are the economic consequences likely to be?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Johann Hari joins Thom to consider why our attention span continues to collapse- or was it stolen? Plus - do we really want our appliances to spy on us?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why can't America wake up to the fact that many of our social ills are driven by our extreme inequality? Who wants to be a rich man in a poor country?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is the real origin and meaning of Christmas, and of spiritual holidays in general? Are leftists waging a war on Christmas? Thom's listeners share their profound thoughts and feelings on this special day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Steven Millers 'America First Legal' part of a trend to try to make white bigotry legitimate? What does the recent Senate report on white extremism say about racially motivated killings in America? And will so-called parental rights continue to be used for right-wing propaganda purposes? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is our economy here to serve average Americans, or are we here to serve those who own and control most of the money flowing through our economy? Also Professor Richard Wolff explains the (so-called) bipartisan retirement proposals of the new omnibus bill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Sniff and Natalie Marcotullio from DrawDAO explore the future of carbon capture. Also, despite the war in Ukraine, Ukrainians are preparing for the Christmas break. But how, in a country under siege, do the locals manage to live? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports from the ground in the war-torn country.  Pediatrician and Child Advocate, Dr. Irwin Redlener joins Thom to explain the trauma experienced by the population and how people outside of the war zone can help with the Ukraine Children's Action Project.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the Russian campaign of murder, rape, and destruction continues, America has both a moral and a legal obligation to defend Ukraine and enforce the Budapest Memorandum of 1994. Let me put Trump’s tax returns in context. Senator Bernie Sanders is dropping by for a few minutes to chat. Also Congressman Mark Pocan joins the show to answer listener questions for a Progressive Town Hall Meeting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Who on Earth would want to send thousands of desperate people to our Southern border just in time for every midterm facing a Democratic president? Who would be that crass and cynical? Also, News you need to know....omnibus spending, Russia/China joint drills and Jan 6th probe...oh my!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Jan. 6 Select Committee holds the final public meeting on 2021 Capitol Attack and makes criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. Thom and callers respond to testimony. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Investigative Journalist, Author and Filmmaker, Greg Palast joins Thom to report on the truth of the GA run-off. Georgia’s Jim Crow tactics cost millions their right to vote in the runoff election while the media told you everything was fine. The Georgia Run-off election was spectacular and had a record turnout – NOT. The real story is there were one million fewer votes this time around.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What will be the consequences of Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans? Also- Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner joins Thom from Kyiv on what we know about the latest wave of missile attacks.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, Thom dives deep with Peter Montgomery- a Senior Fellow for People For the American Way and contributor to their Right Wing Watch blog. What are we learning from congressional hearings about the extremist right in America?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Imposing a judicial code of ethics on SCOTUS like the European Parliament is creating this week is a vital place for Congress and the White House to begin. Powell should think twice about raising interest rates... Plus is Brazil having a Jan 6th dictator moment? Now right-wing extremist Governor Ron DeSantis is calling for a grand jury to investigate Covid vaccines in Florida...really? Oregon's outgoing Governor Kate Brown officially ends death penalty in state.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump tax breaks in 2017, resulted in over $1 billion going to large profitable businesses. Big corporations are pushing for tax breaks, again, into the new tax laws. Although some tax breaks go away in 2022 and 2023 corporations are now pressing for reversal, to keep their breaks. Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness, Frank Clemente joins Thom Hartmann to explain who pays for these tax breaks? Take a guess . . . it’s you.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elon Musk sends the far right after Fauci as Fauci blasts cowards harassing his wife and children. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bannon are bragging that had they been in charge of the deadly January 6th insurrection, it would have succeeded- and it would have been armed. Geeky Science: Can a fusion breakthrough boost clean energy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Julio Rivera isn’t done with Trump unless DeSantis runs against him? Will Republicans ever throw Trump out? It seems they only will if Trump becomes an election liability… Trying to overthrow the country on January 6th, apparently wasn’t enough. Julio Rivera, Editorial Director for Reactionary Times and contributor for Newsmax joins Thom to debate about Trump, DeSantis and much more.  Plus, is it time again to nationalize the rails and what can be done to further stabilize the beleaguered energy supply for Ukrainians under attack from Putin?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From massive tax fraud schemes to conspiring with the Saudis to shake down Qatar for billions, will the Trump crime family ever face justice for their actions?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brittney Griner is back in Texas- but why was she grabbed in the first place? Also, veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner joins Thom from Kyiv, Ukraine for a look at the brutal conditions Russia has inflicted on the people there.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What will Kyrsten's latest shenanigans mean for the fight for justice, and what might it mean for her bank account?Plus-- our favorite vote suppression vigilante is back with the latest facts to emerge from the Georgia elections.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hundreds of Russian missile attacks continue to target electrical supplies in Ukraine, leaving people shivering in temperatures below zero, and freezing electric trains carrying supplies in their tracks. Is it time for the west to airlift food, medicine, and supplies to save lives of people under attack by Russian totalitarianism?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Representative Mark Pocan catches us up as to where things stand in the Senate after the Democratic win in Georgia. Plus- a deep dive discussion on the chances of renaming so-called 'Medicare Advantage'. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

All these rich and powerful men think they’re “secret geniuses” once they’ve concluded the “truth” of their own infallibility, they stop listening to those whose opinions contradict their own. Also, don't be fooled! This is what Elon Musk is really up to with Twitter. The next presidential election season is already getting underway. Which of these Democratic candidates will likely run for President in 2024. Geeky Science: A brain expert says there is one thing that sets "super agers" apart from the elderly with weak memories.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a bitter winter often without power begins to bite in Ukraine, veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner asks us all to take a stand against Russian imperialism.Plus- MSNBC journalist Ali Velshi shares with Thom his take on the likely future of the Republican party.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom Hartmann says Democrats need to be careful not to fall into Jude Wanniski's two Santa Claus trap when it comes to Social Security and Medicare in the new year. Also Geeky Science: Can pomegranates fight cancer? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Medicare Advantage ads obscure the often-life-threatening restrictions and bank-account draining demands that are common in Medicare Advantage plans. Alex Lawson, Executive Director from Social Security Works explains how to avoid getting duped by Medicare scammers during open enrollment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Palast has the latest eye-opening details from the Republican dirty tricks workshop in Georgia. Also- are Republicans turning a blind eye- or worse- to racists among their supporters?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Was there a conspiracy — even if it only involved a handful of people — at the highest levels of our government to end the American Experiment that was only defeated by sheer luck? Also is Hershel Walker guilty of voter fraud? And will people be required to bury zygotes?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will they end the American experiment and take us down the road that others, so certain of the blessing of their god and their DNA, briefly took most of Europe eighty years ago? Also why are gas prices being down not being treated as a political story? Will Georgia go blue? Franklin Grahams ugly new lie about same-sex marriage exposed. The real reason why China is still having severe lock-downs? Can the GOP harm Ukraine? Also, the war is in a dangerous new phase.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did you know SCOTUS is hearing arguments on expanding the definition of lobbying and bribery? Was Russia waiting for a red wave? Will the GOP give in to Trump? What is going on with the bizarre stories coming from Ukraine?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will we continue to hold the notion that being free means getting lousy pay, no union, being broken by healthcare expenses and putting our kids to bed hungry? That “enforcing freedom” means LGBTQ people, racial and religious minorities, and pregnant women live in fear? Should schools teach propaganda? Pompeo and the GOP think so and are looking to strip American schools of every resource that doesn’t promote conservative heterosexual lifestyles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Filling in for Thom is guest-host Jefferson Smith reviewing the class-action lawsuit filed against Elon Musk for the capricious termination of half of Twitter employees. Joining the program is Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney representing the workers. Musk broke promises that led the Twitter labor force to stick with the company in the first place. Callers debate Jeff on the lessons learned from the recent midterm elections, and suggest strategies for defeating fascism before the January shift in power.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.