The Hartmann Report

Bidenomics is a real thing and is really great! Also this should be a "national scandal" that Medicare Advantage is planning on using AI for denials. Book bans go into hyperdrive. Second, I would just like to voice my frustration with the young people who don't want to vote for Biden because he's "not doing enough for us. Report from Russ Choma - In the courtroom during the Trump trial. Plus the n...

Nothing, MAGA Mike argued, was more important than cutting back on the IRS’ ability to audit billionaires while reducing social program spending. Interview: Frank Schaeffer on MAGA Mike & Christian Nationalism. Also Barack Obama is saying that in the case of the war between Israel and Hamas, “nobody’s hands are clean.” Plus how hate is overwhelming America. The Texas activist who wan...

Trump and his team are proposing deploying the military for protesters if he wins..say what?! Isn't it time to removed Judge Cannon from the Trump case? Barack Obama is saying that in the case of the war between Israel and Hamas, “nobody’s hands are clean.” Plus 10 Elections to watch for Tuesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

As the convictions rack up and more Trump associates go to federal prison, can Donald just exempt himself from the constitution? Plus - Program host and author Michelangelo Signorile shares with Thom what he's learned about Republicans like MAGA Mike who think being gay is "a choice"-- really? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner has the latest on the war in Ukraine- does the rumor of Putin's heart attack hold any water? How can some Republicans like MAGA Mike justify siding with a dictator? Plus - the intimidation of poll workers is causing them to quit in droves. Will we still be able to pull off free and fair elections in America? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

So say Red States to people they’ve just kicked off Medicaid: ”Don’t come crying to us when it’s time for the burial.” It’s a truly dystopian reality for millions of poor Americans who find themselves without health coverage. Why? Simply because they have the misfortune to be born in the wrong place and income bracket.. Meanwhile will the giant corporations meet demands before Pharma employees go...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is closely tied to Christian groups that want to make America a theocracy. So why does he support policies that are so contrary to Christ's teachings? Plus - Handmaiden Tale Alert! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

America’s oligarchs have always known that their warnings about making people “dependent on government” and “lazy” were a scam. Also National Progressive Town Hall with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ron DeSantis is passing out millions to his crony buddies - Is he building his very own oligarchy club for Florida? If Trump's family takes the fifth - it won't work....Plus - Judge reinstates gag order on Trump. Where's the media when an YUGE climate changed Hurricane just wiped out a city of more than a million? Should Hunters Use Meditation Machines or Go it Alone? See Privacy Policy at ht...

Is the latest scandal around Clarence Thomas the one that will make a difference? When is this tax cheat going to finally get kicked out? Plus - Thom reads from "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name" by Brian C. Muraresku, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government. The attack on the administrative state is central to the work of Americans for Prosperity, which boasts of its years-long campaign to challenge what it calls the “out-of-control regulatory environment imposed by Washington''. The GOP is eating their own: Matt G...

Republican-aligned rightwing billionaires are gleeful at the prospect of further government dysfunction gutting social programs while Putin, Xi & the leaders of Hamas are reveling in the chaos. If ever there was a time America needed the few remaining rational actors in the GOP to step forward to push the crazies and traitors out of the way, this is it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

Radio host and activist Michelangelo Signorile chews the cud with Thom. How is the Vatican working with Republicans to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community? Also, veteran social security activist Alex Lawson goes head to head with Republicans in Congress. Plus- Thom reads from "Talk Radio's America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States" by Brian Rosenwa...

The Maine shooter was a big fan of right wingers like Trump, Tucker Carlson & Dinesh D’Souza - will the media mention this? In Johnson, the GOP have found the perfect embodiment of their deplorable basket of hatreds - the only “loves” are rightwing billionaires, the fossil fuel industry & of course Trump’s buddy, Putin. Here's how Georgia wants to fix the Mass Shooter problem - Just p...

Who is Mike Johnson? Hint: Trump endorses him for speaker. Holy crap: Mark Meadows is cutting a plea deal, too! Crazy Alert! The day after....Powell claims her plea deal was extorted. Here’s how bad climate change has gotten. Tuberville has refused to budge on his blockade - can the process be reformed? Also published in the journal BioScience: “Life on planet Earth is under si...

Senator Nina Turner is a hell-raising humanitarian, thought leader and Senior Fellow at The the New School Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy. She joins Thom to discuss workers rights and what her new organization intends to do about them. Also, Greg Palast is back on the case with his new movie "LONG KNIFE: Osage Oil and the new trail of tears" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Taking a much-needed break from politics, Thom welcomes veterinarian integrated medicine expert and author Doctor Marty Goldstein to answer a diverse set of listener questions on keeping your pet in optimal health. Plus - Thom reads from 'Paul Revere and the World He Lived in' by Ester Forbes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan has a ringside seat to the circus being put on by Republicans in the House. What does he think is likely to happen? Mr Pocan answers listener calls from across the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The simple fact is that, were it not for slavery, white supremacy, and the legacy of “scientific racism,” America would have a national, single-payer healthcare system. Also- an intense discussion with Thom's callers on the Palestine-Israel conflict and its history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Comedian John Fugelsang wants to know who benefits from political crisis - are extremists of all stripes really kind of the same thing? Plus - War Correspondent Phil Ittner has details on the latest developments in the Ukraine war. Also, Thom reads from "Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover" by Ruth Marcus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

If it weren’t for the ability to bribe politicians and school board members, we’d have honest science textbooks in Red states; instead, their children are being criminally dumbed down & misinformed. It appears the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital has been caused by a Palestinian terror group. The house speaker drama exposed. Did conservative hate radio fuel the attack on the American Palest...

Why right wing crises face incompetence or cynical exploitation. Bush and “heck-of-a-job Brownie”; Netanyahu and Gaza; Trump and Covid, or his cynically tossing paper towels at hurricane victims. Also, the new Trump coup part 2 has begun..and it involves Jim Jordan, the Georgia legislature & Fox-so-called-News. Crazy Alert! The Daily Wire is making its own Snow White film to counter...

How risky will it be for America and the world for Jim Jordan to become Speaker of the House? Fox News is lobbying to get Jim Jordan speaker on behalf of Donald Trump. Radio Host Dean Obeidallah weigh in on the Israeli Palestinian war and why Jordan should not be speaker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

What threat does ‘Day of Jihad’ pose to American cities? There’s a double standard for Democrats versus Republicans saying stupid things. When Democrats do it it fills the new cycle for a week, when Republicans do it, there is silence. Plus, Geeky Science! Climate change is transforming Antarctica & what it means to the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

These are moments pregnant with possibility, but also saturated by danger - they require exceptional and farsighted leadership, statesmanship instead of politics & a commitment to the general welfare… DOJ is suing Ebay in a crackdown on "rolling coal" devices Voting rights had a bad day in the Supreme Court Another Crazy Alert!! Fox attacks climate change instead of Hamas - seri...