The Hartmann Report

When even the Financial Times recognizes that Reaganism and neoliberalism has been shown to be a failure, how will we dig ourselves out of this economic crisis? Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom with his analysis. Can we trust the Federal Reserve and the rest of the government to keep the economy going- for all of us? And why did Trump fire the Inspector General? As Biden proposes to drop th...

Today a lively discussion of legal ways that Democratic-leaning states could possibly band together to do things like provide universal health care, create community banks, or take action on climate change.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As we rapidly approach tens of thousands of dead, is there a word for the lies of Trump and Pence that have led to losing so many Americans? When we know that military intelligence knew about the virus in Wuhan as far back as last November, how can Republicans justify delaying testing and failing to prepare to protect our front line health care workers, many of whom now have the virus? Is Pence tr...

Has the Supreme Court made a partisan decision by not allowing Wisconsin to extent the deadline for absentee ballots?- even when many citizens haven't even received their ballot yet?; The Republican War on Voting rolls on! And with nearly all the urban polling places closed in Wisconsin's primary- but not the rural ones- is this the test run for massive voter suppression in November? And now it co...

Can Fox News be sued for endangering people's lives with their entertainment product they pass of as news? Thom is joined by Washington State citizen Arthur West- his group WASHLITE - Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics has Fox News in court over their months-long insistence that Covid was some kind of 'Democrat Hoax', and urging people to take plane flights and otherwise endan...

The good news is that kind-hearted Samaritans are thinking of ingenious ways to help senior citizens in isolation. The bad news is that when red states start being heavily impacted by Covid-19, watch for the Trump machine to start slinging blame at the Left as a scapegoat.  And - Jared Kushner, America's 'blunderkind' knows better than the experts!- or not...How to swipe your credit card...

We now know that Trump was warned by the military early February in an unclassified briefing that as many as 150,000 Americans were likely to die- and in fact he probably knew much earlier- so why didn't he do anything? And now that thousands of Americans are dead- and counting- from what Trump called a month ago 'A Democrat Hoax', will the Fox News crowd finally realize what kind of man they are...

Economics professor, Dr. Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss why the Coronavirus Crash could be worse than the Great Depression. A normal person as president would anguish over telling his nation that a quarter million people were going to have to die because he listened to Fox News hosts and spent two months holding rallies and playing golf when he could have been ordering test kits, ventila...

Thom welcomes Amit Narang, Regulatory Policy Advocate with Public Citizen on Trump's accelerating destruction of environmental law and the EPA, including the rollback of fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks. Is Trump cynically using the pandemic as cover to gift his corporate buddies everything they ever wanted? And, unlike every other developed country which are supporting their citizens...

Thom convenes his 'support group for WE THE PEOPLE'- and asks his listeners what they are grieving the loss of in this time of crisis?... And what positive steps can we take to stay strong? Meanwhile, does Trump have blood on his hands for his long irresponsible dithering? A major Freedom of Information act release shows White House Officials knew about this crisis for months during which Trump st...

Why did George Washington's contracting smallpox in his youth make him more employable? Are American corporate policies creating a workforce of corona virus survivors? And Alex Lawson of Social Security Works joins Thom to raise the alarm of a dirty trick Republicans slipped into the latest stimulus bill they might use to undermine Social Security later on. Plus- what happened to the $3000 ventila...

As a virus- which he not so long ago called 'a democrat hoax'- stills the business of mankind across the planet, has Trump moved his insane and lying ego-boosting rhetoric from his rallies to his press conferences? As sycophantic Republican governors are slow to take safety orders, is Trump favoring red states with federal support? And can we all possibly come to admit the madness of neo-liberalis...

Is Trump such a sociopath that he's willing to let people die in states he doesn't like? Trump told Hannity he 'has a feeling' we won't need that many ventilators even as infection numbers arc sharply upward and thousands of Americans are already dead. The first American teen to die from Covid suffered a related heart attack after being turned away from treatment because he didn't have health...

As we pass 1000 Americans dead from the pandemic, why is Donald Trump choosing now to prioritize plans to cut many of our basic environmental protections on behalf of his corporate buddies? Did Jared Kushner put a monkey wrench in negotiations to retool a GM plant to make ventilators?- is this what happens when a family of grifters takes over the White House? And with Mississippi's governor revers...

Economist Richard Wolff says the carona virus bailout that just passed is 'too little, too late', and does not address the fundamental weakness of 'an economy on life support' of an unprecedented level of debt. And what is it about the structure of our country that we are seemingly helpless to prepare for and combat this virus? Progressive leader and Congresswoman Primala Jayapal joins Thom with a...

How will the economic stimulus plan protect the most vulnerable self-employed workers and those in the gig economy who can't file unemployment because they never officially had a job? Will this stimulus plan be enough to save the economy? Progressive leader Mark Pocan answers challenging questions as to what is really going on in the halls of Congress. And, Thom debates the conservative thinktank...

Didn't Dan Patrick get the memo that millions of Americans getting sick all at once are likely to overwhelm our hospitals? Are returning Spring breakers from Florida spreading the pandemic across the nation? And should we worry that some Amazon warehouse workers are testing positive for Covid? And why did the New York Times editorial board recommend that the entire country shelter-in-place? Katrin...

Why in the world did Trump delay for so long getting ready for the pandemic that he knew was coming? Is it anything like GW Bush sending troops into battle with unarmored Humvees? As medical shortages loom due to our lack of preparation, does Donald Trump care about the lives of the nurses and doctors on the front line who are saving lives from this new disease? And what fascist totalitarian...

Trump is willing to let Americans die and to let this virus rage out of control, as long as there’s a bail out for his own businesses and the Fed can get the stock market back up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As the Covid shutdown deepens- could Trump's administration be handling the pandemic any worse?.. from not testing potentially infected cruise ship passengers and not testing nearly enough in general.. pushing for bailout of the rich once again... and now increasing the sanctions blocking Iran from getting critical medical supplies, do we have a sadist in the White House? With a grifter at th...

Ken Klippenstein of The Nation, joins Thom Hartmann to talk about the autocratic powers presidents are granted in times of national distress and how someone like Donald Trump could use them against the American people. Will Donald Trump Abuse Immense Power from COVID-19 national Emergency?  Congressman Mark Pocan joins Thom to review coping strategies learned from the Great Republican Depress...

Today Richard Wolff and other experts help Thom get a handle on where our economy might be heading as unemployment increases precipitously. The last few years the rich have used stock buybacks and other schemes to get richer, while the gig economy and poverty have increasingly been the experience for many at the other end of the pay scale- how will the Covid shutdown bring these problems to a head...

As Trump sidelines experts from the CDC and even Mike Pence to grab the limelight as pandemic reality TV show host, is New York's Andrew Cuomo the real leadership in the country right now? And why won't Trump require our factories to start manufacturing ventilators, masks, and gloves to prepare for the accelerating crisis? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Latest Corona Virus Updates. It appears that we are 11 days behind Italy in our experience of the Covid-19 virus. What we need to know. Thom Hartmann listens to Truckers who are navigating the dangerous responses to the Corona virus state by state exposing the need for a national response but will Washington be able to come up with one while Trump is at the wheel? Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is p...

With the surprisingly good performance of Joe Biden at the recent debate, Thom muses that Biden has shifted more to the left than the Democratic Party has been just a few months ago. So Bernie has left his mark even if he may or may not get the nomination. Plus the latest on the Corona Virus and listener calls. For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to H...