The Hartmann Report

Today we hear powerful testimony from the January 6th committee on Donald Trump's illegal efforts to hold on to power by bullying and begging election officials to break our democratic systems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Was Trump one step away from declaring martial law on January 6th? Will budding proto-fascist Republicans find a way to finish the job? Or will honorable Republicans that still believe in elections hold the line? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ro Khanna takes calls in his weekly Progressive town hall on many topics- from the January 6th committee to tax relief for working parents to federal elections regulations. Can 'We The People' triumph over the rich and powerful? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Lamar Waldron joins Thom for a look at the roots of the Watergate scandal in Nixon's relations with organized crime. As more of the sources of Lamar's book "Watergate: The Hidden History: Nixon, The Mafia, and The CIA" pass away, the true story can be fully told. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Investigator Greg Palast reports in from Georgia-- are we already watching Trumpian Republicans rig the system in their favor? Was Trump's plan to repeat the stolen election of 1876? And what is going on in New Mexico?? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why do we let bribery corrupt our government so that we have to pay way more for health care and get worse outcomes than in every other developed nation? Bernie Sanders is out there fighting the good fight. And Alex Lawson is on the show with the latest Republican plans to dismantle social security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan catches us up with what's going on in Washington. How might who we elect in November break the deadlock in Congress? Dr Chris Jones, a Democratic Congressional candidate from Arkansas shares his ideas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As we watch the depth of Trump's corruption unfold in the Congressional hearings, will the Republican party finally reckon with the consequences of embracing racists and extremists? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

If a strong man comes to power in the USA and all power of the state becomes his own authority- what will life be like? As we've seen in the hearings- are we already dangerously heading down this road today? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Supreme Court unleashed unlimited political bribery on America. Is this why Republicans won't end the sale of weapons of war? Also- was the Uvalde shooter a male supremacist? Alex DiBranco dives deep with Thom on the understudied causes of male violence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sam Lawrence is a young activist running for the Ohio state legislature. Should we all be getting more involved in democracy? Meanwhile, Michigan Republicans are working to to empower voter intimidation at the polls with a new app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sedition, attempted murder, manslaughter, destruction of property, assault of police officers, smearing poop on the walls- how can anybody not be taking January 6th seriously? Is Fox News a part of the coverup? Plus - How serious a problem is Monkeypox? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Supreme Court legalized bribery for only one very narrow and very specific group of people in the United States: politicians. If America is to survive as a republic, we must end legal political bribery. Plus- Professor Richard Wolff on the outlook for stagflation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will Democrats get ahead of increased crime before Republicans can use the issue against them? And will justice ever be done for Trump's crimes, or is he above the law? Plus- Progressive Congressional leader Pramila Jayapal takes listener questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is the Republican Party the greatest threat ever to the United States? Will they ever return to the norms of a Democratic society? Greg Palast joins Thom with his investigation into the latest voter-suppression tactics in Georgia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why are conservatives backing the gun nuts to the hilt? Florida's Ron DeSantis wants to put together a military force that answers only to Florida's governor. What could go wrong? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How does the right-wing messaging machine use vile exaggerations to manipulate white people into voting Republican? Will their fake crusade again so-called Critical Race Theory succeed? 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 shares his insights with Thom. Also, author and activist Troy Miller explains why Joe Manchin is talking about lowering prescription drug prices. Does he mean it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why can't congress do something to slow the endless parade of mass shootings? Thom's listeners ask Congressman Pocan to catch us up with where things stand in Washington. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

America must prepare For a decades-long war over guns. Right now we’re at the point where advocates for gay marriage were in the 1990s when changing the law seemed impossible. How have recent events moved the needle? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bought-off Republican stooges in Congress and state legislatures — along with their allies on the Supreme Court — are openly trying to bring our country down, to destroy a 240-year-old democracy. Are Canadians right to be concerned? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Gregg Barak's new book 'Criminology on Trump' looks at a lifetime of deviance. Is there any category of law that Trump hasn't broken? Is he the most successful crook in American history? Will justice ever be served? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Progressive Townhall Meeting U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) Vice Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus. Also COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America? Geeky Science! The Doomsday Glacier Has Bad News For the World. The Doomsday Galcier Set To Cause Global Catastrophe - A ticking time-bomb In the Antarctic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Mr. Perdue, as he ends a lackluster campaign in the Republican primary for governor, accused Ms. Abrams of “demeaning her own race” in describing the state’s problems. Why now let his ugly racist quiet parts come out into the open? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Harvard epidemiologist Dr. Feigl-Ding joins Thom- will the elite move past Covid while the harm it does still haunts the less privileged? And how seriously should we be taking the threat of Monkeypox? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .