The Hartmann Report

Is Bolivia's recent coup another example of right wing billionaires supporting right wing populists to the exclusion of popular leaders closer to the people like Evo Morales? Policy analyst Guillaume Long checks in with Thom on the details- what is really going on in Bolivia? It's obvious that Trump is using the fear of the other, especially of Latin American immigrants to scare people into imagin...

Juli Briskman made headlines when she gave the finger to Trump as she cycled alongside the presidents motorcade in Virginia. After losing her job when the image became famous, Juli won a local election and started a new phase of her life. Plus, guest host Jefferson Smith speaks with Sanjeev K. Sriram, who has crunched the numbers and discovered the Medicaid has saved at least 19,000 lives. And, Th...

The rest of the world has resolved the provision of healthcare and wealth taxes, but not in the US. Health in the whole of Europe is provided by the state, yet the US seems incapable (or unwilling?) to respond to the demands of the population for quality a free health service. And how many people are employed to prevent your payments being made and others who argue with them. Imagine the savings i...

Today, a long talk with investigative reporter Judd Legum- who publishes the political newsletter Popular. INFO- on a donation scam he's been researching where Trump donors are promised a chance to have breakfast with the president- but nobody ever really does. And- how did the American media this week miss Trump getting busted in federal court for running a tax fraud charity- does it just disappe...

Can Trump keep goosing the economy until he gets re-elected? Thom considers the dilemmas of our current economic moment in the context of the larger history of government economic policies. Can we escape the influence of Big Money and instead operate our government in the interests of the common person? Morris Perl, one of the leaders of the Patriotic Millionaires joins Thom on why he's askin...

Amee Vanderpool exposes the real story behind Trump's high-pressure firing of American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Who was threatening her, and why? And as the impeachment hearings roll on, what are we learning about Trump's crimes- or attempted crimes? And a consideration of Erdogan and Putin's hardball machinations. What game are all of these autocrats playing? What has Erdogan got...

In the wake of the off-year voting day we just had, a wide consideration on the state of the American democratic experiment, with callers from across the country. How are Republicans working to fix the elections, and what can we do about it? Book Club reading from The Embattled Vote in America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Thom conducts a brief straw poll on Democratic candidates while reflecting on the history of Guy Fawkes Day. - The reasons we should kill Daylight Savings Time before it kills us. - Book Club reading from "The Case For Impeaching Trump" by Elizabeth Holtzman. - Kymone Freeman, Co-Founder and host of We Act Radio shares a public thank you to Sean Doolittle for his rebuff of Trump's h...

Congressman Ro Khanna, a leader of the Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives, takes listener calls, including challenging questions on what Progressives are really doing to overcome Republican moves to cheat Americans out of their votes. And what can we all be doing about it? And meanwhile, what other scams and hustles are Republicans running in the shade of their propaganda...

Donald Trump moving to Florida is just one more rich man's scam. Why do Republicans oppose Elizabeth Warren's health care plan to tax- and especially to audit- the very rich? The same very rich who hugely benefited from Trump's trillion dollar tax cut own the Republican legislators who make sure the interests of the wealthy are always at the forefront. If Trump is re-elected, and we never get...

Open enrollment for Medicare and Obamacare plans started November 1st. In this program Thom and Medicare expert Alex Lawson take us through the history, politics, and practicality of the system that both Republicans who are quietly trying to undermine Medicare... and insurance companies looking to make a buck don't want you to know. To this we add the wisdom, experience, and opinions of Thom's lis...

What will happen if the economy crashes? Dr. Richard Wolff asks whether the credit rating agencies should have lowered the credit ratings of corporations due to their level of debt. Judd Wanniski's Two Santa Clause Theory has been a Republican tactic since the 1980s and it looks like they are up to their old tricks again. Ronald Reagan lit a match of deregulation and privatization that set ou...

In the wake of the House vote, impeachment in the House moves forward. But what power does Congress really have to enforce their subpoenas now that Trump is telling federal employees to ignore them? In the Senate, is Trump putting his thumb on the scale of justice by raising money for the potential jurors in his impeachment trial? And did Senate Republicans just vote to end health insurance protec...

From the real cause of the wildfires, the truth about the killing of Baghdadi, a witness to Trump's Ukraine call who says the released notes cut out part of the conversation, and the endless Republican campaign to starve Social Security, Thom surveys the news of the day and what it means for the common person. First Thom is joined by Wisconsin Congressman and co-chair of the House Progressive Cauc...

Ever since 1980 our government has stopped reflecting the will of the people. And yet at every level the Republicans continue to push their neo-conservative agenda that in reality serves to bring ever greater wealth to the already wealthy. Bottom line: will we lose our democracy, or is there a chance Progressive Democrats could take back our government for the people in 2020? Thom checks in with i...

Thom reflects on the passing of retired U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr., Donald Trump getting Boos and “Lock Him Up” chants at World Series Game 5, and studies the many reported deaths of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before last weekend's announcement. Judd Legum at Popular Information speaks with Thom about new news about facebook. Book Club reading, "Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot...

Ernst & Young corporate called out for requiring women to dress to not overstimulate men and behave deferentially to the male sex. ~ Planned Parenthood loses federal funding after Trump administration's abortion rule. Rural women most impacted. ~ Book Club reading from "No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us" by Rachel Louise Snyder. ~ Women callers sha...

Today - the chaos Republicans are creating to hide Trump's crimes and his impeachment. Does Bill Barr really believe the Democrats hacked their own servers on the orders of Obama, or is this an example of 'the noble lie' that Barr- a Roman Catholic activist- has stated he believes in. Can the disinformation campaign distract enough people from the damage Trump is doing to America to get him re-ele...

Thom faces off with conservative group Job Creator Network's Dr. Scott Barbour on whether Medicare for All, or for-profit health care is most likely to bring Americans the medical care they need to live long, healthy lives. And then, Progressive congressman Mark Pocan updates us on the current status of legislation that could affect the who gets- and doesn't get- care. See Privacy Policy at https:...

Thom considers theories on how Trump might handle impeachment, and where the battle lines are being drawn. Can our democracy survive this level of corruption and denial of reality? Is Trump throwing caution to the wind, committing crimes including treason to get re-elected in 2020? Is it because he fears what will happen to his crime family if he does not? Is Pelosi delaying impeachment until afte...

Why Do The Wealthy Want to Throw Children Off Food Stamps & Medicaid? ~ Seattle Council member Kshama Sawant is angered by Amazon trying to buy the election on Seattle City Council with $1.45m spent to swing the election. She claims that Amazon and Jeff Bezos are using Seattle as a test-bed to see how they can influence moving politics to the right. Big corporations vs socialism are becom...

Thom delves deep into the implications of 'Democratic Peace Theory' for our times. How do the thoughts of Kant, Paine, and Franklin shine light on our present political moment? For what reason did the framers give the power to declare war *exclusively* to the House of Representatives? And is the soul of religion entangled with the decline of democracy? What should our priorities be for restor...

In a 5-4 decision, conservatives on the Supreme Court have said gerrymandering in Michigan is A-OK! Is this a sign that our democracy is unraveling and becoming a corrupt insider's game? And speaking of corruption, someone appears to be making massive billion dollar bets on stock market moves that anticipate Donald Trump's major announcements. Economist Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss what thi...

Today, we hear from Progressives in the thick of it, with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Representative Ro Khanna, both leaders of the House Progressive Caucus, put on the spot by Thom's thoughtful callers on the issues of today, and what tomorrow's next thing may be. Congresswoman Jayapal gives her views- how do members of Congress plan to respond to a lawless president who is convicting himse...

Thom's recap on current topics. ~ Radio talk-show host and activist, Joe Madison of Urban View on Sirius, remembers his long-time friend recently passed Congressman Elijah Cummings.~ Book club reading from "The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis" by Martha Nussbaum. ~ Patty Lockard executive producer of Nurse Talk Radio explains why nurses are politically passionate abou...