The Hartmann Report

Trump and Mark Meadows are openly blocking that legislation because it contains funding for the Post Office, and Trump has now explicitly threatened to veto any legislation that increases funding for the Post Office. Now he is actively sabotaging the Post Office to steal an election. And Republicans, facing electoral defeat in overwhelming numbers, apparently agree with him that this is a good ide...

History and the intrinsic goodness of human nature have moved beyond the Republican Party’s century-long opposition to working people, voting rights and a strong social safety net. On the one hand, if the Republican Party doesn’t reinvent itself it will go the way of the Whigs. On the other hand, it appears the best the party has to offer for the future are billionaire Mitt Romney or fascist Tom C...

The single most consistent defining characteristic of an emerging dictatorship in a country that started as a democracy is that the dictator regularly holds elections and always wins, because he uses the instruments of government to make sure he wins. It will take tens of millions of us showing up, speaking out, and making sure that our votes are counted to stop this train-wreck before it utterly...

Trump says he is going to boost unemployment payments by $400, stop evictions, cut payroll taxes, and extend student loan relief. In fact, these are all lies. As usual, it’s a new con job, a grift from our grifter-in-chief. Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan answers listener questions for a national Town Hall meeting, addressing frequently asked queries on mail-in ballots and the deliber...

Judd Legum of Popular Info has been tracking the scams Trump has been using to raise money for his campaign. Will people learn to see through the fake contests that nobody ever wins and other ways Trump is ripping people off? Can the Republican party succeed at embracing black voters while at once trashing black people? Who is really rigging the election and what can we do about it? And- why are c...

Author Leah Stokes has been watching what should be a major bribery scandal over keeping unprofitable Ohio coal plants burning. What is Trump's involvement? Why won't the Republicans call a vote on the HEROES act passed weeks ago by the House of Representatives? And why doesn't the excuse Trump-humpers give for denying the unemployed the continued $600 per week apply to the very wealthy who don't...

Given the damage doctors are discovering Covid may cause to the heart and other parts of the body, is this disease more dangerous than we realized? As Arizona governor Mike DeWine tests positive test for Covid-19- joining a growing list of red state politicians with the virus- will we come together as a nation to fight the spread?.. and what can we learn from the approaches of other countries...

America needs to talk about Trump-proofing democracy for 2024 and beyond. The billionaires with strong fascistic tendencies are carefully watching Trump and his administration to see what works and what doesn’t as he pushes to tear apart our institutions of governance and divide America as a political strategy. 2020 Election Is Not About Trump Vs. Biden... Jeff Cohen joins Thom to discuss the #Vot...

The Trump administration is trying to take away protection for endangered species. Critical habitat should be provided for these species of suitable sizes. The new rules are starting to prevent this provision. Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity joins Thom to discuss the crisis due to the protection of the fossil fuel industry and logging. For the Book Club, Thom reads from "On F...

Is there a move towards fascism in the US? The Democrats are split, but it is the Republicans have gone way off the spectrum toward neo-fascism. Professor Noam Chomsky explains why... Congress appears disinclined at this time to enact a payroll tax holiday, a move that would give working Americans an immediate 7.5% raise. But can President Trump suspend the payroll tax on his own?  With...

Ken Klippenstein of the Nation, dove deep into the situation in Portland and found that the Department of Homeland Security still effectively has the power to arrest journalists. How can democracy survive this? And Justin Frank, psychoanalyst and author has some fascinating insights into Trump's psychology- why does Trump want to destroy the work of the Fathers of this country? What desperate move...

Donald Trump and the Republicans are working hard to rig the 2020 election, but the DNC is prepared. Lily Adams of the DNC War Room joins Thom to tell us how the DNC is going to stop Trump and the Republican party-- or will grifter Donald's schemes succeed and take America into Fascism? Plus - Who can energize the base as Biden's VP?.. How to vote when homeless... The chances Republican governors...

Why did Trump delay? It’s going to cost tens of thousands of lives, deaths that were completely unnecessary, and wreak massive damage to our healthcare system and the people who work in it. Why did he decide to do that, when he could see other countries getting this thing under control at the same time that Italy failed to because they followed policies similar to his? Why? America deserves an ans...

Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan answers callers' questions on the urgency of the overdue relief bill and queries if the defense budget can successfully be altered to benefit citizens over contractors. Dr. Richard Wolff wonders if we're about to see a massive dislocation that will require us to question all of our basic assumptions- and denial- about the American economy. See Privacy P...

Former President Barack Obama praises the late Rep. John Lewis during his eulogy speech. Jacob Soboroff, author of Inside an American Tragedy and MSNBC correspondent, joins Thom to discuss the children held by the Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What happens when Trump's most devoted followers see their families and friends suffer and die from COVID-19? Such a tragedy already happened to Tony Green, who now regrets his vote for Trump. Will it take tragedies like what Tony is experiencing to break up Trump's cult or will Trump's followers start to wake up from hearing Tony's story? Also Mark Taylor-Canfield Independent Journalist of D...

The extrajudicial killing of African American George Floyd has sparked massive unending protests, and Trump's response has been to send in the Feds.., who are using weapons of war on the streets, including rubber bullets, tear gas and more! What can protesters do to stop the Feds, Trump's secret police and others from attacking the city? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

Thom asks Tom Perez- chair of the DNC- what contingency they have planned if the Republicans try to throw the election. Will Democrats be able to wake people up and vote in overwhelming numbers? Are the Republicans planning to not certify the November presidential election because they know they'll win if the vote goes to the House of Representatives? And what scams are Jared Kushner and Trump run...

After This... Can You Trust Your Government? Donald Trump is eroding your trust in government day by day... and now he has DHS lying for him! Will you ever trust the government again, even when Trump is out of power? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

David Sirota brings Thom a look a recent Harvard study that showed the top 1% are cheating their taxes every year on the order of 1/4 trillion dollars. And, Professor Richard Wolff is keeping a close watch on the Covid economy. Should we respond to Covid exploiters the way we handled war profiteers in World War II? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Most of our politics problems, all come from.... men. Is it time to ban men from politics? Callers debate the controversy with Thom. Republicans are not just attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because of her progressive ideals, but because she is a woman! But AOC is fighting back and you have to hear how she responds. Also how much longer will Americans allow themselves to be abused by Republicans...

Reporters and news organizations are citing the First Amendment protection of the press, but the Trump administration is basically saying that it doesn’t give a damn about the press or the Constitution. They’ll simply shoot at, gas or violently beat with billy clubs, whoever they want, they are arguing in court. If the Trump administration prevails here in Portland, and if this goes up through the...

Does Trump think that fanning the flames of disaster will help him stay in power? This is a path many other dictators, including Adolf Hitler, have used to destroy Democracy. Have the conservatives dropped their principles and their concern over 'jack-booted thugs' when the Constitutional rights of left-wingers are being taken? Ken Klippenstein of The Nation magazine joins Thom with his research i...

Is Trump's Postmaster General trying to starve the Post Office as a part of the Republican war on government and unions? Or are the steps he's taken to slow mail delivery meant to undermine vote by mail? Mark Dimondstein of the American Postal Workers Union joins Thom for the view from the inside. And meanwhile- is what is going on in Portland a trial run for a much bigger crisis Trump hopes to pr...

Because Bush got away with torture, Trump thinks he can get away with secret police. Florida is in a mess with COVID-19. It is a complete disaster. Ron De Santos needs to answer some serious questions, and according to Thomas Kennedy, resign from office, do you agree? Thomas Kennedy from United We Dream, joined Thom to share why he was walked out of a meeting with De Santos, where he clearly had a...