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As the data continues to bear out how dangerous this virus is, especially to the vulnerable, Trump's new favorite medical expert- a radiologist!- is promoting a herd immunity strategy with minimal testing. As the virus spreads through our population, places with the virus under control like New Zealand have detected virus on our meat exports- did we spark a fresh outbreak there?And Dr. Michael Gregor joins Thom- has the Covid pandemic woken us up to diseases caught from animals? We've already traced HIV to butchering monkeys in Africa, as well as super-strains of influenza and antibiotic-resistant bacteria from American factory farms. As humans spread into new areas, and with so many farm animals and people on the planet, new strains of disease will go pandemic if we don't change our ways. Is our current food system worth it?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our president committed a felony- right out in the open- encouraging Republican voters in North Carolina to vote twice. He committed massive tax fraud when he stole his father‘s estate. He violated campaign finance laws by paying off the women he was having sex with. He tried to threaten and then bribe foreign officials to get election help. Thousands of Americans small businesses claim he broke contracts or stole from them. He was busted for refusing to rent properties to African-Americans. Dozens of women accuse him of rape and sexual assault. Will Trump win re-election with his crimes? Greg Palast joins Thom with a list of 180,000 voters illegally taken off the rolls by Republicans in the swing state of Georgia. Do we need to establish a clear legal right to vote and therefore investigate corruption in our voting system?.. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As news breaks that Trump was warned specifically that Russian operatives were working to distort out election (and he did nothing) will Trump again succeed at distracting us? And will the Grifter-in-Chief keep the public from seeing his tax returns?Economist Richard Wolff considers what an American Depression might look like and how Biden could learn from FDR on how to turn things around!Plus- Common people struggle to pay rent while the rich get another trillion dollar bailout- why can we afford reparations- but for white billionaires? And Thom reads from his book 'Unequal Protection- How Corporations Became People'.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why are so many Americans willing to support hate and division?Donald Trump has told us that only 9000 people have died of the corona virus in the United States, that shooting an unarmed man in the back seven times is like a bad putt at golf, that protests are being led by an airplane full of black-jacketed “thugs,“ and refused to condemn a vicious murderer who killed two people and blew the arm off a third. Now, he is threatening the Mayor of Portland with federal troops again. Which raises the question, is this the America the majority of voters want to live in? If the polls are any indication, almost half of America is right there with him. Why is this?John Dean, who worked for Nixon, joins Thom to talk about his new book, 'Authoritarian Nightmare', which looks at studies of that Trump supporters' basic personalities, and possible roots in their damaged childhoods. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, and Joe Biden have both challenged Trump to condemn violence by all sides. But is Trump instead trying to start a civil war by taking lessons from past strongman regimes like the Nazis?Thom is joined by Alexander Reed-Ross, a doctoral fellow at the Center for the Analysis of the Radical Right. To what extent are police supportive of, or even infiltrated by racist right-wing Trump supporters? And Thom welcomes Dr. Bandy Lee, Yale professor and editor of the book 'The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess the President'. How does Donald's diagnosis predict how he will respond to events as the election gets closer?Plus, Thom's third brilliant guest today is Jean Guerrero, investigative reporter and author of "HATEMONGER: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last week the lies flowed like water at the Republican Convention, while Trump supporters went on hunting trips to kill peaceful protesters in the streets- will the predators succeed? Will the actions of the NBA and many others standing up against police brutality be only a moment, or a movement? Which America will prevail?Plus - Trump is using the CDC to suppress the Covid case numbers in the runup to the election. Does the Republican death cult not care about the pandemic because they know the impact- like almost all adverse health impacts- falls disproportionately on people of color and the poor? Will America ever live up to its ideals of equality, or will we re-elect hate?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom once again welcomes Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna to the air to discuss the issues of the day from his perspective. Will the public fully recognize the hypocrisy of the Republican party running on law and order while egging on the lawless murder of peaceful protesters? And is Trump deliberately creating a mess for Joe Biden to inherit?Plus Thom's callers on... do dogs really vote??. Protecting our Postal Service... The real cancer at the core of democracy... Crawling through glass to vote... And.. is the First Lady a gold-digger?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After Trump massively violated the Hatch Act by being the first American president in history to campaign from the White House, will there be an investigation? Will Covid take its toll as it did on Herman Cain? Do any of the Republicans on Fox News care enough about this country to wake up and realize there is a con-man and criminal in the White House?Thom hears from Ben Jealous, the president of the People for the American Way on Trump's latest crimes, and on why the Democratic party may be failing to get out the Latino vote. Also Tom Perez, the chair of the Democratic National Committee shares his take on the lies told at the Republican Convention- and what the Democratic Party is doing to fight back.Plus- did Trump inspire the right-wing 17 year old who murdered protesters in Wisconsin?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will you be able to protect yourself from a financial crash, how will an economic crash now affect the 2020 election? Can this turn into a recession, a depression or something even worse? Thom Hartmann and Richard Wolff discuss just how big this pop will be! Is This Our Last Chance To Return Manufacturing Jobs To The US? (w/ Rob E. Scott, Senior Economist and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research.)Can the US restore manufacturing jobs before Trump breaks off all sensible business and imports from China? Why has our manufacturing all gone offshore? It is all about subsidies and tariffs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Unfit, a new film by Dan Partland, proves that Donald Trump is psychologically unfit to be president of the United States. When the duty to warn outweighs the Goldwater guideline. From Nixon’s “silent majority“ and “war on drugs“ to Reagan’s first speech as a presidential candidate near the Mississippi site were three civil rights workers were murdered as he warned an all white crowd about the urgency of “state’s rights,“ the GOP under Donald Trump is fundamentally no different than it has been for the last 60 years.For the Book Club, Thom reads from "A Castle in Wartime: One Family, Their Missing Sons, and the Fight to Defeat the Nazis" by Catherine Bailey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican convention’s first day was filled with sturm und drang, warnings and fear, hysteria and demagoguery. And what were they so concerned about? Sadly, most of the media is treating Trump and the weird show of supplicants and family members last night, as if he were some sort of aberration. In reality, Donald Trump is the logical endpoint of the Republican Party that started, in the Nixon and Reagan years, embracing racialized fear, irrational hatred, and a strategy of pitting Americans against each other.- Kris Kobach Uses Border Wall Group to Fund Senate Bid - So why wasn’t he busted, too? Bannon bust has the smell of a Roger Stone special: He had to take down Bannon, the key witness in his trial. Investigative Journalist, Greg Palast explains.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Even the professional war criminals, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, are not willing to show up to this weeks Republican convention. It has become a death cult, where Trump’s own supporters enthusiastically cheer his efforts to make America more brutal, crude, and deadly. Thom is joined by Jacob Soboroff, Correspondent-NBC News & MSNBC / Author of the new book, SEPARATED: Inside An American TragedyA Private Security Company Is Detaining Migrant Children at Hotels. Under emergency coronavirus orders, the Trump administration is using hotels across the country to hold migrant children and families before expelling them.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congressional Progressive leaders Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan join Thom taking listener questions! Is the Postal Service being set up for privatization?.. Can the Postmaster General be prosecuted for destroying our machines?.. Will Trump succeed in getting elected by voter suppression?- and what might be his end game?.. Plus- Ending the revolving door between regulation and industry... And- campaign signs: the grassroots solution.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Democrats want to govern. Republicans want to make money. Why else does Secretary of Defense Mark Esper want to shift millions in health care for our soldiers to the private market when the Pentagon just got its largest increase in funding ever? And that's just one example - - as the endless scams roll on, who else but government is going to protect us from billionaire predators?Would Reagan be right beside Trump saying 'I'm right with you, buddy!'??. . What is the psychological appeal of conspiracies to the economically vulnerable followers of the Trump cult?.. Why do Republicans hide their true agenda- being an essential organ of oligarchy?Plus- Republicans who dream of visiting Hitler's vacation house... and.. should the Democrats accept sleazy Republicans as they jump ship?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Regarding the hearings on the Post Office...Rand Paul gave the game away asking, essentially:If you were a venture capitalist what would you need done in order to privatize the postal service? The billionaires are circling the game, preparing to go in for the kill.Joe Biden hits a home run with his acceptance speech as the convention concludes. Callers respond.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Now that Steve Bannon was arrested for mail fraud, will he join a long list of Trump's operators and supporters already behind bars? Is Trump operating his campaign and his presidency as one massive con job? This is simply the latest chapter in Republican "Give us money, we'll give you what you want" grift- and as President Obama pointed out in his convention speech- "the consequences of this.. are severe".Rick Perlstein has written a new book- "Reaganland- America's Right Turn 1976-1980". As we look back, has any part of the conservative sales pitch not been a total con?And veteran Democratic Party leader Suzie Turnball drops by- are many of the qualified women running for office inspired by Trump's bigotry, or by a desire for sanity?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Xochitl Hinojosa from The Democratic Convention gives an overview of the goals and themes of Joe Biden's upbeat diverse launch.Never in the history of the United States has there been widespread violence perpetrated by the followers of a president - until now with Donald Trump. It’ll be interesting to see how many more of these people show up at the Republican convention next week. Thom welcomes Ben Wikler, long time activist and chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, which would have hosted the national convention in Milwaukee- how does he think the online convention is going?- and will his state be a tipping point once again in the electoral college?Plus - checking in with Ohio... the security of drop boxes... how Trump might respond to losing... Bringing in UN election observers...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michelle Obama peeled the skin off of Donald Trump in her convention speech! But will the next would-be American fascist be as impaired or as incompetent as Donald Trump? Come November will we stop the advance of the Republican scam powered by the massive political influence of rich people allowed ever since the Supreme Court essentially declared bribery legal? Or will Republicans be able to use fascism to stop the spread of real power to women and people of color?Time to check your voter registration! Mimi Kennedy, actress, and activist with Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) explains how to use 2020voterscalendar.org to make sure you're registered. And Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend joins Thom on how the convention is helping us get started getting out the vote.Plus- How could the 12th amendment apply if the election is contested?.. What is the real dollar cost of universal mail-in voting?.. Voting to limit the power of the rich and giant corporations... And getting excited about Joe Biden!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Republicans Struggle to Reboot Their “Small Government, Personal Responsibility” Scam: Will Americans Buy It Again?David Sirota - Trump's Postal Service Chairman Has Led Senate GOP's $100 Million SuperpacGreg Palast - Is America is Finally Waking Up to the Difficulty of Mail in VotingChristine Pelosi - #ProtectUSPSwhistleblowersIlyse Hogue -NARAL Pro-Choice See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Forget 'promote the general welfare' and forget the scientists, the Republicans under Donald Trump are on a mission to establish a fascist state by and for the rich people of the United States. And even with so many of us in need right now, will the right-wing agenda go beyond a government that fails to protect the people to creating a government that actively endangers us?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump's corrupt Postmaster General tries to destroy the capacity of the Post Office to handle vote by mail ahead of the November election, what can we do about it? Is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's stock portfolio just a conflict of interest or is it also a clue to what he's up to? Will postal workers be able to overcome the slowdowns and get all the ballots in time before Republicans can contest them? Who should we be calling in Congress right now? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Covid-21?- A new movie under development imagines what the world will be like when the next pandemic hits- after SARS, HIV, Zika, and now the corona virus pandemic, why is it completely predictable that new diseases are emerging? And could the next one be much more deadly?And Dr. Howard Koh, former head of HHS under Obama who oversaw the H1N1 vaccination program phones in- could a Biden presidency save us by fighting Covid with a unified response? Plus... What will the long-lasting consequences of Covid infection be?.. Why are Covid sufferers so often short on vitamin D?.. Going to work sick because you need the money... Why can Europe send their kids back to school safely and we can't?.. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump and Mark Meadows are openly blocking that legislation because it contains funding for the Post Office, and Trump has now explicitly threatened to veto any legislation that increases funding for the Post Office.Now he is actively sabotaging the Post Office to steal an election. And Republicans, facing electoral defeat in overwhelming numbers, apparently agree with him that this is a good idea.Thom speaks with Ben Tyson, Co-Founder, Vote From Home 2020, a progressive organizing initiative that sends vote-by-mail applications to swing-state voters and runs a virtual chase campaign to make sure they vote.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

History and the intrinsic goodness of human nature have moved beyond the Republican Party’s century-long opposition to working people, voting rights and a strong social safety net.On the one hand, if the Republican Party doesn’t reinvent itself it will go the way of the Whigs. On the other hand, it appears the best the party has to offer for the future are billionaire Mitt Romney or fascist Tom Cotton. America, broadly, is rejecting the poisons of racism, sexism, selfishness and greed. So long as the Republican Party continues to cling to these fundamentally anti-American values, it will continue to collapse.Thom speaks with Charlie Sykes, founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark, host of The Bulwark Podcast, and an NBC/ MSNBC contributor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The single most consistent defining characteristic of an emerging dictatorship in a country that started as a democracy is that the dictator regularly holds elections and always wins, because he uses the instruments of government to make sure he wins. It will take tens of millions of us showing up, speaking out, and making sure that our votes are counted to stop this train-wreck before it utterly destroys the American experiment.When Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidency, Donald Trump and the Republicans are going to crash the economy! This is Donald Trump's plan, to crash the economy if he does not win the 2020 presidential election, holding America and democracy hostage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump says he is going to boost unemployment payments by $400, stop evictions, cut payroll taxes, and extend student loan relief.In fact, these are all lies. As usual, it’s a new con job, a grift from our grifter-in-chief.Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan answers listener questions for a national Town Hall meeting, addressing frequently asked queries on mail-in ballots and the deliberations in Congress on the delayed Covid-19 bill.For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President" by Kathleen Hall Jamieson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Judd Legum of Popular Info has been tracking the scams Trump has been using to raise money for his campaign. Will people learn to see through the fake contests that nobody ever wins and other ways Trump is ripping people off? Can the Republican party succeed at embracing black voters while at once trashing black people? Who is really rigging the election and what can we do about it? And- why are conservative churches the ones getting away with pushing partisan politics?.. The false narrative of voter fraud, and the biometric technology that already prevents it... Why don't we vote online?..See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Leah Stokes has been watching what should be a major bribery scandal over keeping unprofitable Ohio coal plants burning. What is Trump's involvement?Why won't the Republicans call a vote on the HEROES act passed weeks ago by the House of Representatives? And why doesn't the excuse Trump-humpers give for denying the unemployed the continued $600 per week apply to the very wealthy who don't have to work because of all the money they make off the back of the rest of us?Plus- putting money into gold or euros?.. Let's go sailing on the NRA's high security yacht!.. Reaching the people who don't care... And- remember when unemployment lasted two years?.. Remember when you could really live on Social Security?..See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Given the damage doctors are discovering Covid may cause to the heart and other parts of the body, is this disease more dangerous than we realized? As Arizona governor Mike DeWine tests positive test for Covid-19- joining a growing list of red state politicians with the virus- will we come together as a nation to fight the spread?.. and what can we learn from the approaches of other countries?Plus - what will the 'new normal' with Covid look like, and what is the WHO warning us to get ready for? Why isn't the change of season making the virus go away, as Trump keeps predicting? And- a look at political statements in the obituary pages.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America needs to talk about Trump-proofing democracy for 2024 and beyond.The billionaires with strong fascistic tendencies are carefully watching Trump and his administration to see what works and what doesn’t as he pushes to tear apart our institutions of governance and divide America as a political strategy.2020 Election Is Not About Trump Vs. Biden... Jeff Cohen joins Thom to discuss the #VoteTrumpOut campaign. Launch of a new progressive campaign Roots Action to “Vote Trump Out” in swing states.For the book club, Thom reads from "The Healing Power of Neurofeedback: The Revolutionary LENS Technique for Restoring Optimal Brain Function" by Stephen Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump administration is trying to take away protection for endangered species. Critical habitat should be provided for these species of suitable sizes. The new rules are starting to prevent this provision.Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity joins Thom to discuss the crisis due to the protection of the fossil fuel industry and logging.For the Book Club, Thom reads from "On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal" by Naomi Klein.Progressive California Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener questions for 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.

Is there a move towards fascism in the US? The Democrats are split, but it is the Republicans have gone way off the spectrum toward neo-fascism. Professor Noam Chomsky explains why...Congress appears disinclined at this time to enact a payroll tax holiday, a move that would give working Americans an immediate 7.5% raise. But can President Trump suspend the payroll tax on his own?  With Stephen Moore of the White House Economic Recovery Task Force.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ken Klippenstein of the Nation, dove deep into the situation in Portland and found that the Department of Homeland Security still effectively has the power to arrest journalists. How can democracy survive this?And Justin Frank, psychoanalyst and author has some fascinating insights into Trump's psychology- why does Trump want to destroy the work of the Fathers of this country? What desperate moves might we expect from him as we near the election?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump and the Republicans are working hard to rig the 2020 election, but the DNC is prepared. Lily Adams of the DNC War Room joins Thom to tell us how the DNC is going to stop Trump and the Republican party-- or will grifter Donald's schemes succeed and take America into Fascism? Plus - Who can energize the base as Biden's VP?.. How to vote when homeless... The chances Republican governors could throw the presidential vote to the House a la Rutherford B. Hayes?... Will Trump's October surprise be a 'little war'?.. What to do when campaigners knock on your door... and why did Trump struggle to vote in person?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why did Trump delay? It’s going to cost tens of thousands of lives, deaths that were completely unnecessary, and wreak massive damage to our healthcare system and the people who work in it. Why did he decide to do that, when he could see other countries getting this thing under control at the same time that Italy failed to because they followed policies similar to his? Why? America deserves an answer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan answers callers' questions on the urgency of the overdue relief bill and queries if the defense budget can successfully be altered to benefit citizens over contractors. Dr. Richard Wolff wonders if we're about to see a massive dislocation that will require us to question all of our basic assumptions- and denial- about the American economy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former President Barack Obama praises the late Rep. John Lewis during his eulogy speech.Jacob Soboroff, author of Inside an American Tragedy and MSNBC correspondent, joins Thom to discuss the children held by the Trump administration.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 Trump's most devoted followers see their families and friends suffer and die from COVID-19? Such a tragedy already happened to Tony Green, who now regrets his vote for Trump. Will it take tragedies like what Tony is experiencing to break up Trump's cult or will Trump's followers start to wake up from hearing Tony's story? Also Mark Taylor-Canfield Independent Journalist of Democracy Watch News reports on the Portland protests and response from Trump's goon squad. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The extrajudicial killing of African American George Floyd has sparked massive unending protests, and Trump's response has been to send in the Feds.., who are using weapons of war on the streets, including rubber bullets, tear gas and more! What can protesters do to stop the Feds, Trump's secret police and others from attacking the city? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom asks Tom Perez- chair of the DNC- what contingency they have planned if the Republicans try to throw the election. Will Democrats be able to wake people up and vote in overwhelming numbers?Are the Republicans planning to not certify the November presidential election because they know they'll win if the vote goes to the House of Representatives? And what scams are Jared Kushner and Trump running to get tens of millions of campaign dollars into their own pockets and the pockets of their friends?And Chuck Rocha checks in with Thom about his new book, Tio Bernie, on how the most successful Latino voter outreach campaign in history was accomplished, and why Bernie resonated so strongly with Hispanic voters.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After This... Can You Trust Your Government?Donald Trump is eroding your trust in government day by day... and now he has DHS lying for him!Will you ever trust the government again, even when Trump is out of power?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Sirota brings Thom a look a recent Harvard study that showed the top 1% are cheating their taxes every year on the order of 1/4 trillion dollars. And, Professor Richard Wolff is keeping a close watch on the Covid economy. Should we respond to Covid exploiters the way we handled war profiteers in World War II?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Most of our politics problems, all come from.... men. Is it time to ban men from politics? Callers debate the controversy with Thom.Republicans are not just attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because of her progressive ideals, but because she is a woman! But AOC is fighting back and you have to hear how she responds.Also how much longer will Americans allow themselves to be abused by Republicans?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reporters and news organizations are citing the First Amendment protection of the press, but the Trump administration is basically saying that it doesn’t give a damn about the press or the Constitution. They’ll simply shoot at, gas or violently beat with billy clubs, whoever they want, they are arguing in court.If the Trump administration prevails here in Portland, and if this goes up through the chain all the way to the Supreme Court and they prevail there, this will do major and possibly irreparable damage to democracy in the United States.Tony Corbo, the senior lobbyist of Food and Water Watch's Food Campaign joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the implications of Trump allowing cancerous, virus infected chicken on your dinner plate! Congressman Mark Pocan answers listener questions from unemployment relief payments to the 2020 election.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Does Trump think that fanning the flames of disaster will help him stay in power? This is a path many other dictators, including Adolf Hitler, have used to destroy Democracy.Have the conservatives dropped their principles and their concern over 'jack-booted thugs' when the Constitutional rights of left-wingers are being taken? Ken Klippenstein of The Nation magazine joins Thom with his research into who Trump's Gestapo actually are...And will Trump's racism succeed with hiding his attack on the Constitution while mobilizing his white base?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Trump's Postmaster General trying to starve the Post Office as a part of the Republican war on government and unions? Or are the steps he's taken to slow mail delivery meant to undermine vote by mail? Mark Dimondstein of the American Postal Workers Union joins Thom for the view from the inside.And meanwhile- is what is going on in Portland a trial run for a much bigger crisis Trump hopes to provoke in cities across the nation?- And will Chicago succeed in keeping Trump's unaccountable goons off their streets?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Because Bush got away with torture, Trump thinks he can get away with secret police.Florida is in a mess with COVID-19. It is a complete disaster. Ron De Santos needs to answer some serious questions, and according to Thomas Kennedy, resign from office, do you agree? Thomas Kennedy from United We Dream, joined Thom to share why he was walked out of a meeting with De Santos, where he clearly had a pass. Why was he harassed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we hear the view from the Progressives in Congress with Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan- as Trump rolls out his fascist federal police, what can Congress do about the attack on our Democracy now- or what will be possible after the November election? And how should we be handling the growing Covid crisis?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump deploys Homeland Security police forces to Democratic-controlled cities, and even randomly arresting protesters with unmarked vans... what is this really about? Is this extra-judicial practice a test to see what he can get away with in the runup to the election? Aaron Mesh, News Editor at Willamette Week describes the brutality of these attacks on our constitutional rights. And we hear from protesters on the ground in Portland with what they're observing.Plus - why it might not be a good idea to impeach Trump twice?.. Why are Republicans blocking laws that would make it illegal to take non-financial support from foreign governments?.. Crazy conservative conspiracies around Covid vaccines... And- why RICO isn't effective against the actual criminal conspiracies of the very rich.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Does the term ‘Fascism’ apply to the US administration? Trump is denying reality and creating his own, during a health crisis. Can it be defeated?Prof. Jason Stanley joins Thom to discuss how fascism has risen in the US through Trumpism and tells us how to beat it!Trump WILL try to steal your vote to his advantage. Happy about that? Investigative journalist Greg Palast shows you how to make sure that your mail-in ballot isn’t one of the 22% which are not counted.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.