The Hartmann Report

The Insurance Industry Built a Tollbooth Between You and Your Doctor. Who Will Tear It Down? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Christopher Armitage joins Thom - is there anything actually conservative about Trump "conservatives"?  Plus - are Donald's attempts to restrict media reporting on himself and his scams fundamentally unAmerican? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dark money floods a law firm connected to Clarence Thomas California's AG caves on the CNN merger Trump targets NIH science Hegseth barks scripture Remembering Jennifer Eckhart See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Donald's collusion with the ultra-rich to control and restrict media reporting on himself and his scams fundamentally conflict with important longstanding practices that make us who we are as a nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Economist warns of wallet-crushing double whammy Trump’s Greenland deal is recycled Amnesty says deportees were beaten Newsom makes ballot seizure a felony EPA lets Bayer write weedkiller rules See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Did Ayn Rand Plant the Ideological Seed That Trumpism Is Harvesting Today? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Texas Attorney General and GOP U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton was accused of lunging at an American tourist and attempting to take his phone after the man filmed the Republican walking with his alleged mistress in London. MAGA Grifters are eroding our legal due process and democracy into a simulation of Putin-style fascism. Plus Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prove that they are idiot g...

Polish PM warns Russia may stage 'accidental' strikes on NATO's eastern states. Russia could launch "hybrid drone and missile strikes" against Poland and other NATO countries supporting Ukraine while portraying them as accidental. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan is buckling down for the impending midterms- what are the chances of having a fair election? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We have known since the 1950s that living close to polluters like freeway, power plants, and factories directly damages the health of young and old. So, why has America done so little to protect the lives of Americans through sensible regulation? The answer may be simple. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

When Donald loses power, will he issue commands to take America- and the stable world order- down with him? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Does Trump have a backdoor plan to create a list of who is- and isn't- allowed to vote in the midterms that he can use to steal the election? Investigative Reporter Greg Palast is on the case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Twelve trillion tons of ice gone A memo guts wildlife law Yosemite for sale Four measles deaths Bird flu outranks AI And six minutes with a book See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Give Republicans Congress and Trump promises you $5,000. That extraordinary bargain raises a question America confronted nearly 90 years ago: how far can government power reach into the voting booth? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump and Rubio's crew of cronies are already planning to slice and dice the wealth of the island nation-- if they can finally strangle the regime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is the red wall cracking? Georgia slips A GOP congresswoman defies Trump Oklahoma mothers sue A judge confronts Trump Senators back free speech Tradwives spook the FBI See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will Trump worm his way out of enforcing the Russia sanctions law Congress just passed? And why is nobody talking about this law in the mainstream media? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump threatens Europe over Canada A Bush judge blasts ICE Putin fakes celebrity videos The Fed defies Trump Clowns fight fascism Ed Sheeran’s openers all quit See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

With 89 percent saying corruption is widespread, history shows what can follow when citizens stop believing their institutions will hold criminals and the powerful accountable… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

CBS Publishes Stunning Photos Revealing ‘Major Damage’ to U.S. Bases from Iran Strikes That ‘Hasn’t Been Communicated’ to the Public. ‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season. Plus, Trump Took Control of Another Country’s Oil Fortune. Where the Hell Is the Money? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Trump’s Fed chair defies him Taxpayers buy Israel 40,000 bombs Johnson flees a Hegseth vote Oil shock riots worldwide Paxton sued over a death Kaepernick calls collusion See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Reporter from ProPublica, Heather Vogell explains that Trump stooge Thomas Dans has backed taking over Greenland and advocated reestablishing ties with Russia, where he has business. Bad behavior rewarded with becoming Donald's "Arctic Adviser." And is anyone surprised that Trump is considered dangerous and corrupt by majority in new poll? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Trump’s Iran war hits $38 billion Democrats kill the crypto bill Sanders and Bannon torch AI oligarchs Fetterman parties with Murdoch Massie moves to impeach Hegseth Premiums soar See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump boasts about billions from Venezuelan oil, but lawmakers are still fighting to learn where the money is, who controls it, and who’s getting paid… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom breaks down the alarming precedent set by deporting lawful permanent residents without due process, drawing chilling parallels to Franz Kafka’s The Trial and authoritarian secret police states. For the first time in American history, the Trump DOJ has activated the Alien Terrorist Removal Court—a secret tribunal created under 8 U.S.C. § 1534 where the accused and their defense attorneys are b...