The Hartmann Report

Progressive Congressional leader Ro Khanna recounts his experience the day the Capitol building was overrun by Trump rioters- and how does he respond to callers that emphatically want to see Trump rapidly removed from office for his crimes? And what happened to the Progressive request for a House floor vote on Medicare for All? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Impeachment and the 25th Amendment are two ways we can stop Trump. But what about his violent supporters?  Can prosecutors be lobbied to put would be insurrectionists behind bars? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mike Pence has said he will not invoke the 25th amendment, so will Congress get it together to impeach Mr. Crazy while he has his finger on the nuclear button? How can we be protected from the actions of this man who Dr. Justin Frank has predicted is likely to be a danger to himself and others as the reality of his election loss sets in? Was the attack on the capitol a dress rehearsal for violence...

How much damage can Trump do in 13 days? Can he and will he be restrained by either impeachment or the 25th amendment?  Will Trump behave like other authoritarian leaders on the past and try to take the rest of us with him as he goes out?  Should we expect Republicans to stick with Trump to the bitter end? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

During official vote certification hearing, pandemonium breaks out in the US capitol as Trump protestors storm congressional chambers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Pundits across the American political spectrum are wringing their hands about the fate and future of the "dirty dozen" Republican senators challenging Biden's election. One of the most widespread stories about their motivation is that they're "afraid of Trump" or are "worried about being primaried." Both ideas are wrong. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Donald Trump never would have been president if the Supreme Court had not effectively made political bribery illegal. Can we get the money out of politics or are we likely to end up with an authoritarian takeover? Is it time to stop thinking about Trump but instead of the future fascist movement he has given voice and life to? Plus, investigative journalist Greg Palast reports from on the ground i...

Over the last four years we've watched with horror as Trump has brought in an unprecedented level of regulatory capture- putting lobbyists, billionaires, and grifters directly in charge of their industries. Is this part of the reason for Trump's massive failure at protecting Americans from Covid-19?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

Thom Hartmann examines the strategies for mitigating climate change and reviews some of the most significant scientific reports of 2020. Conversations with Ingrid Newkirk President of PETA, Bill Freese from the Center for Food Safety and Thomas Linzey, Senior Legal Counsel for the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

As the science piles up showing meat consumption has a devastating impact on our planet, can the meat industry hide the damage it is causing to the earth and to our health? Dr. Michel Gregor joins Thom with the science that shows how eating animals created the Covid pandemic and many others, including HIV. Plus Roger Hallam, founder of the worldwide movement Extinction Rebellion is here. Can we po...

As immigrant-born California Secretary of State Alex Padilla rises to fill Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris' former Senate seat, the influence of the Democrats is strengthening across the country. Will the Georgia special election swing blue and give Democrats all three houses of government in Washington? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Beri Bonglim of the Global Crop Diversity Trust has been working with a team of seed collectors trying to rescue the genetic diversity of edible plants- can they help us survive global warming?.. Dr David Reichmuth from the Clean Vehicles Project has been crunching the numbers on the carbon impact of electric cars- he joins Thom with the details... And Dr Andrew Glikson from the Australian Nationa...

Though the Democrats have had a challenge creating effective messaging. they are making more and more gains as the Biden inauguration approaches. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

14 million Americans have lost their health care coverage since the start of the pandemic. How have Republicans worked to enrich their big donors by rigging the system on their behalf? Why does big pharma work to stop the importation of cheap drugs from other countries? What are the pitfalls Republicans built into Medicare to shovel cash to the insurance industry, and what pitfalls should the...

If conservatives aren't stupid, what are they? How could they be taken in by the insanity of Trump's lies? Democrats must restore the protective function of government and heal the nation from the damage Trump has done- but how should they respond to sedition on the right? What will become of the Republican party? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Trump has massively mishandled Covid-19. As nurses and doctors struggle heroically with the workload and risk of infection- why have Mitch McConnell and the Trump-Humpers set back and let the crisis grow out of control? Will Republicans like Joe Wilson learn anything when they themselves contract the disease? Plus- should we be promoting the fact that the Pfizer vaccine technology was invented by...

Just in time for Xmas- the true origin of Santa Claus! And, have you lost a loved one to the war on Christmas?? Thom asks whether James Madison's nightmare is coming true of the fusion of church and state?.. What did the founders believe in and how did they come to a compromise in the founding documents of our nation? Will the rise of the 'spirtual, not religious' and those who identify with pagan...

Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works joins Thom to caution that the Trump administration has made several last ditch efforts to hobble social security and that Joe Biden needs to thououghly clean house when he comes into office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ralph on his new family cookbook- and how what's on the table is connected to corporate and monopoly corruption. From private information being used to manipulate the vulnerable to endless robo-calls, corporations are learning to manipulate your behavior with surveillance capitalism.  And Evan Greer of 'Fight For the Future' wants us to roll back Trump's elimination of Net Neutrality and rein...

THIS IS BEYOND GRIFT T.S. Eliot famously said that the world will end "not with a bang, but a whimper." It's also how strongman dictator reigns typically end, and Trump is no exception. He's having his "Downfall bunker moment," and it could be very dangerous. In the next month, Trump could start a war to try to provoke an emergency that might keep him in office. He could order the military to occu...

The soulless, sellout GOP must either reform itself or die. Investigative journalist Greg Palast reports that despite desperate suppression attempts, Georgia voters are more enthusiastic than ever to show up to the polls and for mail in balloting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan joins Thom to answer listener questions. What are the chances for Progressive policies under the upcoming Biden administration? Will the common person see any relief from the Covid crisis before the year is out? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why do countries depreciate their currencies over time?  Prices are set by the final seller, but there are limits. The seller works out through economics, the maximum price they can change for the item. Dr. Richard Wolff joins Thom for a deep dive on the impact of economics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Republicans have taken over Talk Radio. If Democrats want to win the American people, they need to get on the air. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Calvinistic worldview and the massive inequality it’s brought America over the last 40 years is a cancer destroying our republic. America once had the world’s strongest middle class and widespread social stability. While it didn’t extend to all Americans, we had a formula that worked and needed to be extended. We must drive a stake through its heart and this poisonous ideology altogether....