The Hartmann Report

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.

Sonia Shaw of The Nation says it's time to tell a new story about carona virus- our lives depend on it. How is human health tied to the health of the animals we come into contact with?Plus - Oklahoma's Republican governor tests positive for Covid-19... How Vietnam did it better... a look at disautonomia- the unexpected long term complications of Covid-19... the failure of Sweden's deadly experiment with herd immunity... Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to pick up Covid case number data directly from hospitals... And what science says people who don't wear masks have in common... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican Party has become a death cult. They revel in their efforts to cut million Americans off from health care. They celebrate the resumption of federal executions. They enthusiastically work to allow poisons into our air and water that will cause many to die of cancer and suffer neurological damage. As black people across America continue to be regularly murdered by police, Trump calls those who work to make change 'thugs' and 'terrorists' and deployed federal troops to the states to attack protesters. Numerous children are dying in Trump's detention centers at the border. But what is his crowning achievement? The carona virus. By discouraging people from wearing masks, by raising doubts about science and scientists, by mismanaging the crisis, Trump has allowed 130,000 Americans to die from a disease that other nations have already been able to defeat.Will we be able to make a change in November so that unnecessary death does not have to become a normal part of American life?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump Has Only Had One Job In His Entire Life: Celebrity. Will It Work For Him in November? With one simple understanding, everything about Trump’s life and presidency comes into focus.Senator Ron Wyden joins Thom to speak on the Federal occupying force in Portland.Also on the program, Dr. Enric Sala, Explorer in Residence-National Geographic / Co-Author of the new report, Protecting 30% of the Planet for Nature: Costs, Benefits, Economic Implications & Author of the forthcoming book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Trump rush th-e reopening to keep the economy going in hopes of getting re-elected? If so, his strategy might be about to backfire.And, what is really behind the Republican push to open schools?.. Florida's governor thinks opening Home Depot is the same as putting kids in a classroom... Funding private schools... How Covid is handled in Taiwanese schools... Viruses that stay with you your whole life... Could Trump's approach to the virus have an unspoken element of eugenics?..See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greenpeace USA is working to ask the Democratic party to include environmental action in their party platform- Charlie Jang joins Thom discuss the chances of the Democratic party supporting the ideas behind the Green New Deal and fighting for environmental justice. Who will Biden's VP pick be, and will the Democrats ultimately include Progressives in the halls of power?And a recent study sees the roots of inequality between community governments and corporations in the structure of law established by the supreme court- so how can local communities establish the laws they want without corporations suing them? Chad Nicholson from CELDEF joins Thom to discuss the issue. Are corporate lawsuits stymieing democracy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this fourth turning crisis, will Trump and the oligarchs succeed in using the crisis to strengthen their power and wealth, or will it backfire? Trump's billionaire cabinet members are dismantling our country and milking the system much like GW Bush's crew did when they got rich off the trillion dollar wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Will they and the oligarchs around the world succeed in their war on Democracy or will the people strike back?The Trump administration just dismantled bank regulations put in place after the 2008 financial disaster to prevent future bank failures. Economist Richard Wolff analyzes what he thinks is another step towards the next economic meltdown.Plus- Mark Pocan's letter to the airlines stuffing people into every seat in coach... And- is it really controversial for Biden to say all 'people' are created equal?.. Should there be a wealth tax on the billionaires?.. Olga in California wonders if conservatives who apparently don't care about lives lost might care about lost economic activity of the people who died?.. The extreme cost of long term care... And the tax cut to average people that many forgot will expire in December, while the tax cut on the very rich will remain forever...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A coalition of worker, environmental, and animal activist groups are calling for a week of action against Tyson Foods for the conditions which have created rampant Covid infections in their slaughterhouses. Chloe Waterman from Friends of the Earth joins Thom to raise the alarm at the slow poisoning of our country by the meat industry.And in the context of Covid spreading rapidly in the red states, what is Trump's endgame here? Will he drop out and keep over 900 million dollars in campaign funds? Why is Trump sending out SO MANY fundraising emails right now?? And what is up with his push to open the schools?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Was Carsyn Leigh Davis's mom a cult follower of Trump? New details emerge in death of Florida teen treated at home for coronavirus?It’s time to tax money bins!It’s a simple matter of fairness. America needs our rich people to pay a wealth tax just like the rest of us do every year, and given the crisis that Covid has thrown our local governments into because of low income tax collections, we need it now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How CAN We Keep America Open? (w/ Remington Gregg)We need to open the economy, but why is it being done so unsafely? If you work for a corporation and become ill at work, would you really sue your employer? Should we Keep America Open?Remington Gregg from Public Citizen joins Thom to ask if businesses re-open purely for profit and don’t care about the health of the employees.Will you be sending your kids back to school?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

- Can Americans Stop Republicans Before Another Hundred Thousand Die? - What do you do with a Trump supporter in your face?- Liberals are standing up for ourselves and winning over mask-less Trump supporters, check out some of these interesting stories. - Tucker Carlson aims for 2024 presidential run? It could happen.- The Trump platform, the republican platform is all about bullying. - They want you to live with COVID-19 and to be okay with hundreds of thousands of your fellow Americans dying.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Down in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro just vetoed legislation that would’ve provided masks to poor people living in the slums. The Trump administration wouldn’t even consider a national mask policy.Listeners call in with sobering examples of Trumpsters intimidating them for wearing masks. Dean Obeidallah from Sirius XM joins Thom Hartmann to discuss what will happen if the Grand Wizard President gets another term, as well as how communities can come together to stop anti-muslim hate crimes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Science has shown that when both the infected and uninfected are all wearing masks, the chances of catching Covid is greatly reduced. And, some of those in their 20s who catch Covid appear to have lifetime damage, like becoming diabetic or even developing dementia. So why does the right-wing remain so opposed to steps like mandatory mask wearing or shutting down public places?And- did the protests against George Floyd's murder spread Covid?.. Do Republicans really think not wearing a mask constitutes 'liberty'?.. Does conservative propaganda mean that we have lost the ability as a people to consider any problem in a serious way?.. Meanwhile, Trump is fighting in the Supreme Court to let insurance companies reject anyone with a pre-existing condition. What bearing will the 1905 decision 'Massachusetts versus Jacobson' endorsing quarantine measures have on the course of events?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Economist Richard Wolff is watching an economy in which half of America's retail stores have not paid their rent for months. Could this in turn lead to default on the loans that built those spaces, and along with widespread low wages and massive unemployment result in a collapse of the capitalist system?Meanwhile- Trump's administration continues to dismantle America on the billionaire's behalf while failing to adequately respond to the Covid crisis. What effect will all of this have come November? How can we take inspiration from the way FDR responded to the first Great Depression?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom speaks with former National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton about revelations in his new book, and why he says American can not survive another term with Donald Trump.Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan joins the program for a national town hall with listeners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Palast joins Thom to discuss the latest news from states where voting is underway and how it is being manipulated to the advantage of the Republicans. What a surprise! Republicans like Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump laugh at the idea of democracy, while the American working class lays shattered on the ground.The question now is: “Can America and democracy recover? And, if so, how long will it take and where should we begin to rebuild our country? Or do the right wing billionaires intend to continue their war against democracy and the American working class?“See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are conservative Americans waking up to Trump's incompetence and greed? But even if they do, history will remember the cowardice of the Republicans who have supported this traitorous administration. Does Mike Pence wearing a mask mark the day Mike Pence began running for president?And-- why didn't anybody tell Trump he had toilet paper stuck to his shoe? And can we believe Trump's claims he didn't know about the Russian bounties on American scalps?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cops in Schools Make Learning Hell (w/ Judith Browne Dianis)Someone is carrying a gun at your child's school... they beat students, harass them and even take them to jail... Why are cops in school at all? Educational equity is needed across the US. Too many are being pushed away from schools and arrested, many more black that white. And why do we have police in our schools anyway?Judith Browne Dianis from the Advanced Project National Office joined Thom.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Donald Trump egging on a race war as he follows the Nixon playbook?.. And how does the latest fake conservative outrage play into all this as the Supreme Court hands down its decisions?Plus: Trump is a meth-head... The myth of the violent left... Are Trump's supporters willing to risk death to prove their loyalty?- and is this the ultimate narcissistic high?.. Wars of choice versus wars of necessity... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

California progressive congressman Ro Khanna joins Thom Hartmann to answer listener questions in a national town hall meeting. The mobilization of people in the streets demanding police reform has garnered the necessary impetus to push through much needed legislation to go up for a vote.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is corporate debt the bomb waiting to go off at the heart of our economy? Could there be a wave of bankruptcies waiting down the road? Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss our predicament.Plus - Is supply-side economics a scam?.. Interest rates and the economy... Are we becoming a feudal society?.. The corruption of Facebook... When the unemployment check never comes... Protecting employers from being sued if they cause you to get Covid... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is Hawaii's transmission rate so low while places like Texas are seeing a rapid increase in cases? What is the intent and thinking of the man at the helm of our country during this crisis that seems ready to let thousands of Americans die? If he loses the election is it his plan to use this crisis to stay in power?Plus - why are some nursing homes dumping vulnerable seniors on the street?.. The difference in how countries like Germany are handling Covid... And- the deadly math of amplification that red state conservatives refuse to understand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom revisits the social movement that led to The Enlightenment and eventually culminated in the American Revolution and formation of The Constitution. Why conservatives perpetuate a world view of punishment and policing while progressives promote the idea of basic human good.A pro-segregation caller sparks a conversation on why the vestiges of the civil war linger and Trump's refueling of racism has brought on the current outcry for reform. For the Book Club Thom reads from Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America by Martha S. Jones, and Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing by Robert Wolff.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lawyer and author Jimmy Lohman joins Thom to discuss the damage Bill Barr is doing to the institutions that sustain our democratic way of life- and the story of how Bill Barr bullied him when they were children, and how that relates to Barr's behavior today. Why did Barr and Trump really have to decapitate the prosecutor's office of the Southern District of New York? What is the connection between Audrey Strauss and Bill Barr's coverup of the Iran-Contra scandal? And as Bill Barr has bragged about personally beating up protesters, how will men like him and Trump who are fans of state power respond if they lose the election? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill Barr's heavily redacted Mueller Report is starting to come to light through the efforts of trial judges. Though few outlets are reporting on the outrageous findings, it turns out that Trump was in fact involved in Russia's manipulation of the 2016 election and Roger Stone acted as the conduit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom welcomes conservative professor and author Robert M. Hardaway to debate the question of the electoral college. Would a national popular vote undermine democracy?George W. Bush and Donald Trump both lost the popular vote, by a half-million and 3 million votes respectively, yet occupied the White House even though a majority of Americans didn’t want them there.If we don’t get money out of our politics and enforce the laws against foreign meddling in our elections, we may well see the end of the American experiment in democracy. The stakes have never been higher.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 KhannaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will Trump's generals ultimately protect the constitution? What is Trump's true deep personality, and how will it affect the choices he might make if he is not re-elected? And - can you spot the four types of Trump supporters? (Or are there more?) Will Trump's supporters stick with him no matter what?Did the Supreme Court really spare DACA or just punt on a technicality?.. The core of Thom's new book on ADD... The Mooseherder wants to know how to get in touch with the Democrats... How to (try to) wake up Trump supporters... And, the dumbness of Trump's vote by mail application.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can Police Even Be Reformed? (w/ Dr. Cedric Alexander)Should the police department be re-booted? Has policing gotten completely out of hand and how can it be re-invented? The American people from all communities across the board are asking for something different going forward. Will it advance policing and bring back trust?Plus Joe Madison on Juneteenth Day!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

California's PG&E just plead guilty to killing more than 80 Americans- how is that corporations can be a person when it comes to free speech, but not a person when it comes to legal liability? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did America just get manipulated by the meat industry with a fake shortage scare that led to protection from legal liability and stay-at-home orders? If there was a meat shortage, why were we exporting so much meat to China?Food and Water Watch's Tony Corbo is on the line with Thom- why has Trump's trade agreement with China opened the door for the United States to import chicken meat from China?- and could this lead to low-wage Chinese factory workers processing American chickens and sending them back?And Caroline Henderson of Greenpeace USA has watched this president systematically take apart environmental regulations- she joins Thom to explain why on June 4th Trump instructed federal agencies to bypass environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act, and to ignore the economic benefit of protecting health. Is Trump's environmental agenda ultimately racist?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s rally in Tulsa this weekend and his moving the Republican convention to Florida both demonstrate that he is more than willing to take actions that will kill Americans in order to get his ego stroked and increase his chances of reelection.Weaponizing a virus for political purposes is a crime against humanity, and it is being committed right in front of our own eyes against our friends and neighbors, coworkers and family members.Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener calls.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America has the worlds highest rate of infection and death from the corona virus, and Donald Trump and the Republicans are trying their best to pretend theres nothing going on. While Steve Mnuchin and Donald Trump are passing out hundreds of billions of dollars to each other and their good buddies while refusing to let the American people know who got what, the corona virus continues its deadly spread. Its now killing over 1000 Americans a day.The Covid crisis is proving that the Republican Party's libertarian theology that the free market will solve all problems is complete and utter BS. We have government to protect us from harms; if a persons house burns down, we dont wait for the free market to magically produce a fire department.And, the FDA has officially banned off-label use of hydroxycloquine for treating Covid. So why was Trump hawking it so aggressively?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Movement vs. Moment: How WE Can Stop Trump In Tulsa (w/ Joe Madison)Will Trump's visit to Tulsa be successful? It just might be unless we can turn this moment of anti-racism, into a movement, Joe Madison joins Thom with an answer that may surprise you. Have we moved from moment to movement? Is the political virus out to get you? Every movement has required sacrifice of some kind. Sacrifice can change a country – is that going to happen now? Joe Madison joined Thom on “loving day” to discuss what has happened in the past two weeks and its effect on the county.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are Conservatives Considering Going After Police Too? (w/ Julio Rivera)The brutality of police has gotten a lot of people on the side of Black Lives Matter... but did you ever expect Julio Rivera to be on our side? What grotesque police organization is forcing even the most dyed in the wood conservative to reconsider Donald Trump's special group of armed men? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Medea Benjamin has been thinking about the intersection between racism and militarism- could forces for peace be assembled to intervene in conflicts, much like we hope to change the approach of our police forces?The 13th amendment did not abolish slavery, it only limited it to those convicted of a crime. Why does America imprison people at rates far higher than any other developed country, and what does this tell us about the fundamental structure and history of our society?Meanwhile, the Trump Crime Family continues their epic grift- did Melania renegotiate her pre-nup with Trump as a condition to moving to Washington, D.C.?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is up with Trump's plans to hold a rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa, site of a massacre and looting of a prosperous black neighborhood in 1921?Benjamin Dixon, of the Benjamin Dixon show joins Thom- can Trump win by doubling down on his racism? Or are many of his supporters finally over it?And, Thom welcomes Dr. Jhacova Williams of the Economic Policy Institute, who has uncovered a statistical link between places with high rates of historical lynching and high rates of police killings today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What will it take to stop Republicans from maintaining structural racism in our voting? Yesterday we saw the Republicans number one voter suppression strategy on display, as black areas in Georgia suffering lines as long as six hours to vote- a racist crime against our democracy. Its time to criminalize voter suppression once and for all. Why are Republicans opposed to mail-in voting? Are they already planning on a 12th amendment election in November? And Thom checks in with big cheese Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan to find out how Progressives in Congress are fighting voter suppression. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump has just reopened 5000 square miles of ocean habitat to fishing, and legalized killing bear moms and bear cubs in Alaska. Jim Adams, of the National Parks Regional Conservative Association joins Thom with some deep background on the story.New Zealand is almost ready to declare themselves virus-free. Why didn't the United States do the same kind of aggressive testing and contact tracing they did? Has our government decided to go for 'herd immunity' even though so far only 3 or 4 percent of the population of the United States has had the disease? Is a second wave very likely?Plus Thom reads from 'A Deep History of Ourselves' by Joseph LeDoux, and 'Last Hours of Humanity- Warming the World to Extinction' by Thom Hartmann.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What practical steps should be taken in this moment to reform police departments? Should we be disbanding so-called 'police unions'?Dr. Robin Cooper, of the Commonwealth Association of School Administrators, joins Thom to talk about school districts asking police departments to take a hike.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.