The Hartmann Report

Listeners call in with insights on the meaning and impact of the historic impeachment of Donald Trump. For the Book Club Thom reads portions from "Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny" by Edward Watts and "Treason & Betrayal: The Rise and Fall of Individual - 1" by Kenneth F. McCallion. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

As the US House of Representatives debates and votes on the historic impeachment of Donald Trump, Thom listens to select portions of the Congressional hearings and gives commentary and reports astonishing new news, while callers for and against weigh in with their thoughts. For the Book Club, Thom reads portions from "The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Co...

Thom speaks with Judd Legum at Popular Information on the Republican efforts to purge the vote and Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to allow political falsehoods on Facebook ads. Former Congressman Alan Grayson, author of 'HIGH CRIMES: The Impeachment of Donald Trump' joins the conversation to make sense of the proceedings in Congress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

ARE TRUMP FOLLOWERS GOOD PEOPLE? Are Trump Republicans just misinformed, or do they have an authoritarian- or even a sadistic authoritarian streak? Or is fear clogging up their reasoning abilities? Is it even possible for us to reach each other anymore? Will the next step be the rise of more competent successors to Trump that use his playbook to strip out our democratic institutions? See Privacy P...

Do the polls show a declining support for impeaching Trump, or the opposite? What powers will Mitch McConnell have over the impeachment trial?.. Wait, no witnesses?.. What would Tim Russert say?.. Will the next Democratic president be hounded too?.. Can Trump win with the Big Lie strategy? Is Trump setting up Lebanon to be a flash point to start a war with Iran? Milk toast Democrats.. The brillian...

Today: Victoria Jones on what really happened in the UK vote this week that put Boris Johnson in control of parliament?... What's the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's loss have to do with Bernie?... Will support for immigration sink the left here like it may have in the UK?... Do voters today not care about the truth in any case?... Facebook propaganda in the disinformation age, and solutions.....

Was President Eisenhower's warning coming true as defense contractors lead us down the path to fascism? Are Americans ready to embrace socialism? Economics Professor Richard Wolff think so. For the book club, Thom reads selections from "Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence" by Kristen Ghodsee and also a fascinating reading from "The Age of Eisenh...

As another day of impeachment in the house is broadcast, what do the American people think of congressional Republicans who knowingly lie, interrupt, tie things up with endless process objections, and especially love to shout down and interrupt women? Will the Democrats ever learn how to get past GOP BS and get their message heard? Will so-called Fox News viewers ever figure out they are being man...

Today, Thom engages directly with Republicans' propagandistic attempts to defend Trump from his impeachment. First, a debate with libertarian Republican Julio Rivera, followed by a civil discussion with Republican insider and Kansas candidate Bryan Pruitt, both battles covering the territory of impeachment and the facts on the ground in the Ukraine. Then, as Thom engages with his callers- how...

THE PAST AND PRECEDENTS Thom puts the Articles of Impeachment announced by House leadership into both deep and immediate historical context. Then, Thom's brilliant callers take time to digest the implications of this whole situation. What kind of people can knowingly defend Trump's blatant crimes? What are the chances of a secret ballot in the Senate? Will any of the brats end up doing the right t...

As the lying Republicans try to muddy the waters of the impeachment hearings with their relentless disinformation campaign, will the truth of what happened reach the American public? And as Trump is at least fulfilling his promise to be the only American president who made money while in office, with his kids, Bill Barr's kids, and Giuliani's kids all on the government payroll and working various...

Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener phone questions on topics from impeachment to immigration. Thom reads selections for the Book Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom engages his callers on a wide range of topics, from impeachment strategy, to corrupt Republican Senators, to what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago. For the Book Club Thom reads from "The Case for Impeaching Trump" by Elizabeth Holtzman and from his own work "ADD Success Stories." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Professor Richard Wolff posits that it is time to get rid of Capitalism rather than try to reform it. ~ For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable" by Jeffrey D. Sachs with Foreword by Bernie Sanders. A perfect storm of economic and world geopolitical indicators are coming together to put a potential disaster in our future. Do you think that...

Michael Lewis, author of 'The Fifth Risk' joins Thom- What is up with Donald Trump's civil service? With political appointees with questionable experience at the helm of the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce, how are they taking care of business with so many mid-level positions simply left vacant? Why does Trump and the public at large have so litt...

Today, Thom tackles the testimony and cuts through Republican lies, misdirection and bull with his sharp knife of truth. But are the Democrats making a mistake by not including Donald Trump's many other huge and blatant crimes in the impeachment process? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom wonders if neoliberal Democrats may be blindsided because they have no idea their voters are about to dump them... Can Progressive democrats recapture the love that presidents like FDR, JFK, and LBJ inspired by making sure the American system really works for the common person? And the latest poll shows a dead heat between Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, and Warren for the Democratic primary. Can...

Thom debates Charles Sauer, libertarian economist & president of The Market Institute, on Kamala Harris' plan to regulate prescription drug prices, followed by a hearty discussion of health care policy in this country with Thom's callers. Plus, Thom reads from 'No Visible Bruises' by Rachel Louise Synder. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Greg Palast talks about support from Stacey Abrams and how to reverse 14 million voters from removal on the electoral roll in the past year. And you could be one of them. Ending voter suppression and preventing your name from being purged is really important as the 2020 election draws closer. Callers respond. Book Club : Minority Leader and Frederick Douglas. See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Mark Pocan joins Thom for a fascinating town hall on what New Progressives in Congress are doing to push back against the billionaire-led takeover of our nation. Topics include - How many articles of impeachment? Why were the tactics of the Patriot Act activists poorly planned? What is the best strategy to influence your representatives? What's the real deal with Russia? Plus Thom reads from 'Revo...

As of this year, new data shows that for the first time since World War II middle class Americans are no longer a majority. We are a majority-poor country now. Death rates for young working people have increased substantially- for the first time in the modern era- because of poverty in general and lack of access to health care in particular. Why is it so expensive for working people to merely live...

Donald Trump is following an old script, lie to the people to stay in power. How Far Will It Go? Callers respond. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom makes the case that American oligarchs already control much of the media, can legally bribe elected officials, and are taking control of the courts -- so will a police state marked by selective prosecution of political enemies be the next step down this road that many other societies have traveled before us? How is billionaire propaganda dividing us deeply as a nation? Is there an analogy to...

How do we reclaim an independent press so we can actually learn what our candidates will do and our elected officials are doing? By only talking about horse-races and scandals, the press is letting the GOP get away with murder, while keeping people ignorant about Democratic Party solutions to our problems. David Brock from Media Matters for America joins Thom to discuss why our media is broke...

Today - Thom's tips on talking impeachment at Thanksgiving Dinner- the latest on the impeachment inquiry- and with Guiliani's buddy Lev in custody, will we get to hear what recordings he may have of Trump? And then we once again get the straight scoop from House Progressive Democrat Mark Pocan. Plus- Thom reads from Michael Lewis's fascinating new book 'The Fifth Risk'. See Privacy Policy at https...