The Hartmann Report

Professor of politics and middle east expert Dr. Trita Parsi joins Thom to consider the possibility that Trump has faked attacks on oil tankers to provoke and justify war with Iran. ~~~ Thom reads from 'State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assualt on the American Mind' by Dr. Bryant Welch. ~~~ Thom compares 'swing campaigns' where candidates reach out to 'the middle' against 'base ca...

Why is the American Dream disappearing here, yet due to American policies coming true in China? Housing, health care, education... what happened to the middle class? - Thom reads from The Mueller Report page 94 - Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump's most controversial Supreme Court pick, voted to allow foreign agents to interfere with United States elections by interpreting the law in a way that w...

Why has Trump still not paid cities for police protection of his campaign rallies in 2016? What does Trump owe foreign nationals for helping his campaign? And Bernie Sanders joins Thom to discuss his latest push towards legally protecting American's economic freedoms and rights. ~~~ Thom on America's growing division as the Republican and Democratic majority states move in radically different...

Is this the start of World War III?- Another two tankers have been attacked and are burning in waters near Iran. Who has an interest in starting a fight between US allies and Iranian allies? What does this have to do with the Japanese leader currently meeting with Iranian leaders? And by accepting support and money from foreign interests, Trump has clearly violated the constitution, so why isn't h...

Trump is going full fascist- he has separated over 40,000 children from their refugee families so far this year already. And this is just the tip of the iceberg- what are we going to have to do to make America whole? - Did Jared Kushner change US arms policy in defiance of Congressional orders in exchange for millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia in his pocket? Bob Ney of Talk Media News expl...

When establishment Dems like Hillary Clinton start sounding the alarm about Fascism - is it time to be very worried?   ~~~ And then, in an in-depth interview Social Security warrior Alex Lawson clearly describes what is at stake should we lose social insurance to the many underhanded and relentless attacks by the conservatives on behalf of the rich.    ~~~ Thom reads from...

Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe on the challenge to the constitution posed by A.G. Bill Barr's refusal to obey court or congressional orders. ~~~ House Progressive Caucus leader Ro Khanna on where we stand with the negotiations over the upcoming Defense Appropriations bill and many other issues. ~~~ And finally, a new film on HBO explores the latest in the climate crisis, including the...

Thom sits down with an expert on FDR, author William vanden Heuvel, about his new book 'Hope and History: A Memoir of Tumultuous Times'- Thom responds to commentator Egberto Willies, who asks how we should respond to a 'Plutocrat-driven civil war.' - Much is made of the right to bear arms but what about the right to life saving medical care? Thom Hartmann takes on Julio Rivera on what should be a...

Filling in for Thom, Jefferson Smith inspires callers to share the inner thoughts and yearnings for a better president. - Alex Shephard staff writer for the New Republic joins Jeff to discuss the nefarious ways that Republicans and the right are coming after YOUR right to vote! Wilbur Ross and the Trump administration have been working to fight to add a citizenship question to the United Stat...

Speculating on the potential danger of the massive yet under-reported weekend internet outage and what possible threats it may represent on our web dependent culture, Thom also exposes the scam behind political term limits. A modern re-framing of the famous historical attack of Representative Matthew Lyon of Vermont by Roger Griswold of Connecticut on the House Floor in 1798. - Thom talks with rep...

Thom describes the upcoming stops on his book tour. - Trump is working to wreck climate science by banning federal research to look beyond the year 2040. - Dahr Jamail, author of 'The End of Ice', joins Thom in studio once again. Is it already too late to save human civilization from catastrophic carbon-driven global climate change? - Suzanne York of Transition Earth argues for a balance between h...

Trump is going to run a campaign based on immigration and trade policies that lead to good American jobs for working class people. Thom warns that Democrats need to think how to respond to Trump with policies that support the creation of good jobs for common people.  ~~~ The National Iranian American Council's Jamal Abdhi considers the chances that the Iranian regime will respond po...

Investigative reporter Greg Palast has dug up a truckload of Republican electioneering crime. He brings all the deets behind the Texas Secretary of State's resignation, and Republican strategy to block handicapped people from voting. - Thom reads from Mueller Report page 61 - Thom analyzes the context and meaning of Mueller's press conference statement. Will Trump be prosecuted for his crimes...

Author Lamar Waldron, who wrote 'The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination' among other books, considers the evidence surrounding the likely murderers of president Kennedy, and the 1970s congressional investigations that resulted in the murders of those who chose to testify to Congress. Lamar Waldron, traces Attorney General Bill Barr's days covering up the crimes of the CIA in the 1970s, throug...

Is Trump trying to get one of our spies inside the Kremlin outed as a favor to Putin? And what details are emerging from the continued analysis of the Mueller report?.. Plus Luke Vargas on corporate tax evasion. and Cole Stangler with the results of the European Parliamentary elections. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

Planned Parenthood's dynamic new president Leana Wen, MD describes the threat of Republican extreme legislative challenges to Roe vs Wade.  Then- Stories, fears and insights on abortion are shared from callers including adults recalling their childhood trauma growing up unloved by parents who didn't want them. Listener Christine from California phones in with remembrances of the days whe...

Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom for a deep dive into the often misunderstood definitions critical to our understanding of the world around us- a look at economics in the broadest sense. As democratic socialism grows more popular it is necessary to look at exactly what we are talking about, to have a stronger understanding of it all. What is Capitalism? We live in a capitalistic economy, we have...

Bernie has proposed a transaction tax on financial transactions to pay for Medicare for All, and help minimize the chance of crashes from rapid trading. And Bernie puts his support behind McDonald employees fighting for a $15 minimum wage. ~~~~ Thom welcomes Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, leader of the Progressives in the House as the co-chair of the House Progressive caucus. Her view on...

The Chinese president has just declared a new "Long March" to global dominance in the face of American tariffs- Thom asks if Democrats will get behind majority American opinion, or cling to Clintonian free trade and thereby lose the 2020 election to Donald Trump. ~~~~ Thom reads from the Mueller Report, page 32- the further adventures of the Russian-funded Internet Research Agency and th...

Thom considers a scenario in which Trump refuses to honor the traditions of our nation; will Trump follow the oath he took to faithfully enforce the laws of the United States? If not, then what then?- or what now? ~~~~ Thom fact-checks his scenario with Talk Media News' Luke Vargas. And why is Iran talking about uranium? ~~~~ Thom asks his listeners what we should do if we are watching a slow-moti...

Is the G.O.P. close to creating essentially a 'Commission for Virtue' a la Saudi Arabia? Thom taps into the reality of abortion with some passionate and emotional calls from his listeners. ~~~ House Progressive Caucus co-leader Mark Pocan on what the House is accomplishing that isn't getting the attention it deserves. ~~~ Bob Ney has been on the beat of the 'CEO Climate Dialog'...

Thom reads from the Mueller report, page 32, which covers the activities of the Russian troll farm that helped manipulate the 2016 presidential election. ~~~ Donald Trump, Elliot Abrams, and John Bolton thought that they could overthrow the democratically elected Maduro government of Venezuela. They were wrong. Now they are going after Venezuela with sanctions designed to hurt common people there....

Thom hears from listeners from right across the nation, big city and small town, on their current thoughts and feelings about which candidate they think would be great. Thom keeps it positive, no circular firing squad. ----- Thom continues with the Democratic candidate straw poll. ------ Thom hears more from many different listeners on their current pick for Democratic nominee. ------ Thom rounds...

Jefferson Smith, guest host, analyzes the political and cultural moment in which Alabama Republicans appear to be moving to challenge the legality of abortion in the Supreme Court. ~~~ Are women's fundamental rights on the line in the ongoing national fight over abortion? Women call in from across the nation, and men too. ~~~ Jefferson continues the discussion- does the fact that the Alabama law d...