The Hartmann Report

As Texas gerrymandering and other election-rigging in red states go into effect, will racist Republicans be able to hang on to power even as white people become a minority? Or is the Republican party going down in flames? Veteran Progressive congressman Mark Pocan joins Thom- will Democrats finally pass some form Build Back Better agenda or face the consequences in the upcoming midterms?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As money floods into real estate from giant investment firms, what are the stark consequences of making housing out of reach for many of our fellow Americans? When will America wake up and do something about the explosion of homelessness? Plus- Richard Wolff on the latest turn of the world economy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If if we want to stop the destruction of the remnants of the last generation's middle class, it all starts with taxing the rich: The time is long past due for us to roll back the Reagan tax cuts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Now that right wing media has arguably killed more Americans than has tobacco, it’s time to consider a strategy like we used with cigarettes to balance their deadly lies and misinformation. Crazy Alert - Is Superman abandoning the "American Way" or Becoming a Man of the World? Right Wing Billionaires Are Telling Sinema to Jump & She Is Saying How High?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How Far Down the Road Towards Fascism Has America gone? We are close to either a collapse or a renewal of democracy: which way will America go? Have we gone too far down the road toward fascism to stop an authoritarian takeover of our nation, or is there still time for genuine patriots to rescue our nation?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why should America take the GOP seriously, about raising the debt ceiling, when the GOP is responsible for most of the national debt? Why public schools favor the wealthy in our current system and Republicans want to privatize education. Thom debates Republican strategist Jennifer Stefano, Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation and Fellow of the Independent Women's Forum.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

William Shatner's tearful reflections from his brief journey to space and visualization of our fragile planet. Rebecca Vallas - Why the Work Requirement on the Child Tax Credit is a BAD Idea. Dr. Keisha N. Blain - Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You may not have heard about this nuclear disaster brewing in the tranquil Pacific Northwest. Tom Carpenter from the Handford challenge explains this impending disaster may be as destructive as Fukushima. Author of Hiding in Plain Sight Sarah Kendzior opines on her article that Merrick Garland is a mafia state enabler. Plus the deadly secret of the Black Flag GOPers is revealed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Have we gone too far down the road toward fascism to stop an authoritarian takeover of our nation, or is there still time for genuine patriots to rescue our nation? Trump's coup is being carried out by people of low talents who don't want a real job. Greg Palast - "The California spills & the whole toxic hole that is the Port of Los Angeles. Professor Richard Wolff - Are people rejecting the, "do you want fries with that, minimum wage, economy? We're seeing changes in employment patterns and supply chains as a result of the pandemic - What changes are long term or short term and how will that change the economy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How did listening to the radio change Jen Senko's dad and divide America? Author Jen Senko reveals how Fox News brainwashed her beloved father in Thom Hartmann's Conversations with Great Minds. Also, the little known beginnings of Kyrsten Sinema, Indigenous People's Day, and insights into the ultimate identity theft of your home.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What have we learned about the morbidly rich from the Pandora Papers? Chuck Collins, author of the book 'The Wealth Hoarders' shares his insights with Thom.Plus- what is the connection between neo-liberalism and Brexit? And what's got the leader of the Republican Club of New Orleans so upset? And what's the connection between the 14th amendment and the national debt?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If Biden can't get his agenda passed to prove that Democrats can govern in a way that benefits the common person, would the result be a Trump-style end to Democracy? Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener's questions on the topics of the day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why does Fox News require vaccination to enter their building, but pushes vaccine conspiracy on the air?- could the reason be Republicans hope Covid will destabilize Joe Biden's America? Also, reporter Greg Palast is back, with the strange case of a lawyer getting federal time for defending tribal lands from Chevron. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If an alliance of neoliberal billionaires & authoritarian Republican politicians succeed at blocking Biden’s progressive reforms or drag us into a recession - we are truly screwed. Plus Mike Rothschild joins the show on his new book, The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult and Conspiracy Theory of Everything. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1991, Anita Hill shed new light on sexual harassment when she testified during Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Thirty years later, while awareness is at an all-time high, society’s approach to dealing with gender-based violence socially, legally, and legislatively still falls far short of where it needs to be. In her recent book, BELIEVING: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence, Hill uses her decades of experience to show the pervasive impact of gender-based violence and what needs to change. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

National Progressive Town-Hall Meeting with WI Representative Mark Pocan and listener calls. Also Economics Professor Richard Wolff explores strategies of the Federal Reserve and US Treasury to keep the country from defaulting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What started out as a pleasant view of Aunt Sally's summer vacation ends up with a bloody police officer on the floor of the US Capitol and a democracy in flames. We can expect the social media companies themselves, just like the tobacco companies, to do everything they can to fight the release or regulation of their “secret formulas.” Also, is it OK to follow Sinema into the bathroom to protest?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hungarian-Style Soft Fascism is the GOP’s Ruthless New Brand - The GOP believes to their core that by the end of 2024 they can do to America what Orbán did to Hungary, and therefore never face serious political opposition again: Will it work? This past weekend's Women's' March got little press attention in the US but stirred many emotional memories from today's callers on abortion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is it so rarely acknowledged in the media that the corruption of politics by poisonous big money is behind so much of the ongoing dysfunction? Americans are tired of both corporate and also political grift. Can the Democrats fight back when a handful on their side have sold out too? Or will fascist oligarchy ultimately replace democracy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congressman Ro Khanna joins Thom to answer listener questions. How are Progressives fighting for Biden's Build Back Better agenda? Why do Republicans and some Democrats want to strip out funding for things like child care, Medicare expansion, and green infrastructure?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

General Jonathan Mitchell wrote the Texas Law restricting women's rights, and now wants to use similarly novel methods to outlaw same-sex marriage and even recriminalize sodomy. Journalist and radio host Michelangelo Signorile joins Thom on this new threat. Also Media Matters' Alicia Sadowski exposes the Fox-So-Called-News crazy covid cures & treatments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is the Billionaire Sabotage of the Democrats Baked In? Charles Sauer - In the Build Back Better, Democrats Want to Offer Dental, Vision and Hearing to Seniors. Why Do Conservatives Oppose This? In which direction will the GOP move 2024 - Trump or Liz Cheney?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Debt Ceiling: Republican Suicide Bombers Threaten America - Will They Get Away With It?  Economics Professor Richard Wolff postulates on how the end of cheap money may affect the middle class? Journalist and Founder of Popular dot Info Judd Legum joins Thom to reveal Joe Manchin's vast wealth and the vast dangers of politicians in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Angela Merkel Governed Germany to the Left of Bernie Sanders: Why Don't Americans Know? If Angela Merkel has governed Germany for 16 years as a “conservative,” there are probably a lot of Americans ready to adopt the label.  Why Doesn't Every American Know About the Trump Coup Memo?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The New “Businessman‘s Conspiracy” Authoritarian Plot Is Closer Than You Think. People are "Very Scared" in Florida Because they have a Fascist Leader. Sam Alito's Role in the Right Wing Coup?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna joins Thom and answers listener questions. What will the Progressive Caucus in the House draw a hard line on? How likely is it that the current deadlock will end? Plus, many other listeners questions answered.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will a perception of rising crime be used against Democrats in the midterms? Or will President Biden's party tackle root causes like poverty? At least Finland has declared an end to homelessness; Juha Kaakinen, CEO, Y-Foundation joins Thom to discuss the "Housing First" movement in Finland.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When will America break free from the clutches of the grifters? Perhaps the 2022 election will bring Democrats a large enough progressive majority that they can work around their own grifters -- or maybe it'll signal the death knell of the republic. Are 15,000 Haitian refugees at the TX border a GOP dirty trick?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse exposes the Kavanaugh scheme that captured the Supreme Court. What is being hidden from the American public? Were procedures ignored during Trump’s presidency, or was the procedure to ignore procedures? Just who is Evergrande and how much have they borrowed from US banks? Prof. Richard Wolff explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trickle-Down Authoritarianism Must Stop. The Health Insurance Biz Claims Another Victim. Blue States Show Listening to Scientists Works.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professor Political Science, Portland State University & Author of the new book, The Last Imperialist, Dr. Bruce Gilley debates colonization and critical race theory. Dr Bruce Gilley thinks Critical Race Theory (CRT) is dangerous and close minded. He wants to restart colonialism. So should California then colonize Louisiana?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Americans deserve to know how we’ve been manipulated- and by whom for the past 40 years! Will the Democrats and our media begin to call the GOP out on Wanniski and Reagan’s Two-Santa-Claus scam? Also- will the GOP Death Cult end? Once boosters & children's vaccines are available will it be only Republicans that are dying?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 Columbia University professor Adam Tooze for a deep dive on his new book, Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World Economy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is Fox News forcing its employees to get vaccinated? Is COVID-19 a liberal hoax according to them? Thom Hartmann explains how the hypocrites at Fox have shown us how to get anti-vaxxers vaccinated. WI Progressive Representative Mark Pocan answers listener questions in a national town hall.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Given the recent California election experience, how long before the GOP starts talking about compassionate conservatism again? Why isn't the media talking about the real reason Gen. Milley had to go outside normal policies to prevent Trump from starting a nuclear war?  Dr. Michael Mann joins Thom to explain that climate change is coming on fast while Americans are working on it slowly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So Texas kids continue to sleep on office floors, get handcuffed to desks, and trafficked out of state while Abbott & his GOP buddies bask in the votes of “concerned” white evangelical voters. Plus Prof. Richard Wolff joins Thom to explain the debt ceiling and what will happen is the GOP forces the government to default.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Ron DeSantis is blasted for cruelly denying hungry kids food - The GOP has been doing this since Rick Scott killed Charlene Dill.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author of the new book, "The Divine Institution: White Evangelicalism’s Politics of the Family" Professor Sophie Bjork-James is here with Thom for a forty minute deep-dive on the origin and nature of white evangelicalism- how did it come to take power and why does it's thinking align so strongly with 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.

It has been 50 years since the Attica Prison Rebellion, one of the most famous and bloodiest prison uprisings in America's history. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who refused to meet with the prisoners during the rebellion, stated that the prisoners "carried out the cold-blooded killings they had threatened from the outset." The deaths of only one of the officers and three of the inmates were actually attributed to the prisoners. New York Times writer Fred Ferretti said the rebellion concluded in "mass deaths that four days of taut negotiations had sought to avert."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Republicans are playing with fire here, but it’s not just around abortion rights. They’re also explicitly going after a wide variety of other rights that Americans have fought to maintain for centuries. If they achieve their endpoint, the direction they’re currently heading, they will ultimately see their own rights stripped away as well, leading to the end of our democratic republic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Editorial Director & Publisher of The Nation Magazine, Katrina vanden Heuvel reflects on 20 Years of Lies & Bloodshed with the 20th anniversary of 9/11.Radio host Dean Obeidallah joins the show to explain his essay, "On September 10, 2001, I went to sleep a White guy. On September 11, I woke up an Arab."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The GOP's Obsession with Power-At-All-Costs Will End Badly for Us All (Including Them).  The monster of fear, hate, and greed the right wingers have created – as it rises from the primordial mud and shakes itself into life – will eventually consume them. Also Professor Richard Wolff explores what people understand of neoliberalism? And where is it going?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the hospitals overwhelmed, should the unvaccinated be the last in line to be treated? Should we blow up the filibuster and finally face up to the scams behind much of our health care system?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Genuine patriots work to heal a country, to bring out its best, to strengthen its social and political fabric and make a better nation and world for future generations. So who are these people set on tearing us apart while wrapping themselves in the flag?Also, author Elie Mystal of the Nation joins Thom- are Democrats responding too meekly to the right wing crazies?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President of the Center for Health and Democracy, Wendell Potter joins Thom to explain that healthcare insurers work for the shareholders and not the patient. This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list of the prices they negotiate with private insurers. Four hospital associations jointly sued the government to block it, and appealed when they lost. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Radioactive Waste Specialist from Beyond Nuclear, Kevin Kamps joins Thom for two unsettling new revelations. Why is 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste buried on a popular California beach? Plus - Are the Fukushima operators building an undersea tunnel to release treated water?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After calling for bloodshed during elections, many are wondering, why is Madison Cawthorn in congress instead of in jail? Congressman Mark Pocan shares his thoughts in a national progressive town hall meeting among listeners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is There a Sense of Impending Doom In the Air?While some will give up and walk away from political activism, others realize the importance of doubling down on our activism. Outlawing abortion is more dangerous than the GOP wants you to think. Thom and Prof Richard Wolff explore the economics of women not having access to abortions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Republicans are proud of how they're intimidating women in Texas. But could this abortion ban & its vigilantism be the tipping point that activates women & allies to take down the GOP? Dr. Ben Strauss joins Thom on whether extreme weather is on the rise and are we seeing it on the east & west coasts with fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes etc. Greg Palast explains the real reason the lights went out in Louisiana.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.