The Hartmann Report

Donald Trump could win the 2020 Election through his trade policies and to make it worse, Donald Trump is going about trade in a way that will hurt the economy and Americans in the long run. Can Progressives bring protectionist trade policies back to the left before Donald Trump starts another term as president?  ~~~ Thom reads from 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism' by Kri...

Chickenhawk Bolton is working hard for war with Iran- will war be part of Trump's re-election campaign? ~~~~ Iran watcher and fomer Republican Bob Ney is putting the pieces together on John Bolton's warmongering- and now after strong American threats towards Iran, right on schedule the Saudis are claiming that Iranians sabatoged their ships at sea. Bob makes a strong prediction. ~~~...

Guy Mcpherson, author most recently of 'Only Love Remains', joins Thom in studio to consider if it may be too late to human-caused climate change. Do you think he is right? Is there time to fix the damaging climate change effects or has the Arctic melted too much for us to stop it?  ~~~ Thom's insightful listeners add their ideas to the climate change debate. ~~~ Thom read...

Is Donald Trump a threat to our Republic? Thom powerfully lays out the specifics on how Trump's deliberate defiance of the constitution fits in with his history of a grifter who thinks the law doesn't apply to him. ~~~ Can Donald Trump and Paul Ryan escape justice by delaying the Mueller investigation, Bill Barr's contempt of court charge, and other legal issues until after the 2020 Elec...

Thom reviews the latest evidence of Trump's money laundering services- and the bombshell new reporting by the New York Times on Trump's catastrophic losses. Can distractions like squabbling with China over trade win him the next election? ------- Then-Thom Vs Julio - What Does America Do With the Grifter President Who is Actually Broke? A debate with conservative Julio Rivera of Reactionary Times....

PLEASE NOTE: ---------------------This edition was meant to be published Monday, 6th of May, but was published later in the week by mistake ------------------ Thom probes the evidence that Trump is already trying to start a war to insure his re-election. ------ Remember how GW Bush's team talked us into attacking Iraq, even though Iraq had no WMD's, and nothing to do with 9-11? Now, as Trump sends...

Thom considers that Mitch McConnell is saying the Russia investigation is over as Michael Cohen is incarcerated alone while Individual One remains in the white House. What are Trump and Bill Barr hiding in the redactions of the Mueller Report? -- - Can a conventional Democrat beat Donald Trump's populism or do we need a populist democrat? Listeners phone in. --- Thom reads from the Mueller Report...

Bernie Sanders on Barr, obstruction and Medicare for All. --- Thom reads Mueller Report page 7. --- Dr. Richard Wolff on the failed Fed candidates and Modern Monetary Theory. --- Richard Painter on need to start Impeachment hearings. --- Talk Media News correspondent Luke Vargas cautions rising military musings against Venezuela. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Investigative reporter Greg Palast reveals the mass media misrepresentation in Venezuela as the anti-government forces are dwarfed by supporters of Maduro despite hardships of the US embargo. --- Thom gives a sobering update of civilian causalities in Afghanistan. --- Congressman Mark Pocan takes listener calls from topics ranging from voting machines to the Loch Ness Monster. --- Thom reads from...

Thom follows the Senate Judiciary Hearing and counts Bill Barr's obstruction total so far. Questions from Sen. Amy Klobuchar. -- Thom reads from page four of the Mueller Report on Russian Social Media. -- ICE hires private surveillance to monitor activists. Why? This is how terrible things begin in authoritarian regimes. -- Listeners call-in with question on the Pelosi Trump Infrastructure Deal an...

The far right are utilizing the internet to start a digital civil war. Peter Daou lets us know how we can confront the right wing menace, brought on by Donald Trump. Can progressives stop the far right cyber warfare before they achieve their goal of erasing liberal America? ---- Thom reads from the executive summary of the Mueller Report, on the Russian social media campaign to influence the 2016...

Could Trump's sanctions against Iran spread to a regional or even a worldwide conflict? Dr. Trita Parasi talks to Thom Hartmann to discuss the dangerous actions between John Bolton, Donald Trump, and Iran. Could Trump's actions against Iran lead us into World War III? ------- Thom's callers from Festus, Missouri and Aurora, Illinois have theories on how Trump imagines he might benefit from wa...

Thom's enlightening explanation of the three powers Congress has to enforce a subpoena. But would William Barr cooperate? ----- A long interview with author and historian Alan Lichtman- author of 'The Case for Impeachment', as he joins to Thom to indeed make the case for why we should impeach the criminal in the White House. ----- Thom reads from 'The Case for Impeaching Trump' by Elizabeth Holtzm...

Thom reviews Biden's entry into the race for Democratic candidate- what are his policy ideas? Plus other news of the day, including a real-life crucifixion that the Saudis held over the weekend- was Jared Kushner involved? ----- Hours after entering the race Biden met with Comcast and BlueCross insurance executives. Thom's callers thoroughly consider the implications of Biden's candidacy. Who...

Will Supreme Court endorse wilbur Ross' plans to require census-takers to verify they are citizens? And can census information be used to prosecute immigration laws? Investigative reporter Greg Palast has the story. ------ Thom reads from 'The Embattled Vote in America- From the Founding to the Present' a book published in September 2018 by Allan Lichtman ------- Thom leads a fascinating discussio...

Thom takes a look at the recent televised town halls of Democratic candidates- and considers their surprising statements. Who supports advancing toward an impeachment posture of our obstructionist head of state. And why is the media is not taking a more serious stance on Trump's disregard of Congressional subpoenas? ---------- Talk Media News' Luke Vargas just watched America water down a U.N. res...

Thom confronts the extreme 'massive dislocation of our priorities' that Trump has brought us to- all the while committing numerous crimes. Adlai Stevenson and Hubert Humphrey compared.- Dr. Justin Frank, psychoanalyst and author, considers Trump's twisted psyche- how the kid who got sent to military school for playing with switchblades has become the dangerous leader he is today. - How can we cut...

What Bob Barr didn't tell us about the Mueller Report..Mitch McConnell's Russian payoff...Trump's real crimes.. and Lindsay Graham's opinion on impeachment. ----------- Thom straightens out Craig in North Carolina's Republican talking points. And- the Mooseherder returns! . ----------- Congressman Mark Pocan answers the people's questions on the IRS, Trump, election strategy, and other import...

Thom shows the Mueller report is not an exoneration, but a summary of indictment-ready criminal conspiracy that could not be completed because of the machinations of the Trump crime family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As the Republican party doubles down on its hate strategy for 2020, House Representative Ilhan Omar- who happens to be a Muslim woman- has become their favorite target. Will the Republicans be able to distract American voters from his lies and crimes? --------- Thom reads from 'Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World.' --------- The ERA, Equal Rights Amendm...

Do conservatives 'feed the hungry', 'heal the sick', and 'welcome the stranger'?' - Victoria in L.A. says Europeans have twisted Christianity. - Thom says Trump Republicans have no ideas to run on- he's screwed middle class America on taxes, put kids in cages, and befriended dictators. How is this Christian? - The discussion of Christianity continues- Jesus stance on grifters and taxes. What is re...

Has the Trump tax cut led corporations to raise wages and lower prices? The answer may not surprise you. And, Morris Pearl, leader of the group 'Patriotic Millionaires' and former managing director of Black Rock Inc shares his thoughts on true American patriotism. ----- Thom debates libertarian thinker Charles Sauer on the fairness or lack thereof of the current American tax system- and how is the...

Are the men hiding Trump's tax returns from Congress violating federal law? How often was Trump Jr. in contact with Wikileaks- the facts come out. How will exposing Trump's finances demonstrate his corruption? - Thom reads from 'Kushner Inc: Green, Ambition, Corruption' by Vicki Ward - Jared Kushner's criminal history may now include treason. According to Huffington Post Editor-At-Large Vicky Ward...

The headlines: Bernie's plan to pay for Medicare for All. And, how should we take the news that Wikileak's Julian Assange was just arrested? - John in L.A. says Julian Assange is the Digital Martin Luther King. Thom has doubts. - Close Iran-watcher, expert, speaker of Farsi, and former Republican Congressman Bob Ney is concerned- as both countries have declared each other's military a terrorist or...

Author and activist and leader of non-profit 'Guns Down, America', Igor Volsky joins Thom for a fascinating discussion of gun laws, from the history of the NRA through to modern massacre survivors. --------------- Thom reads from 'Guns Down: How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns' by Igor Volsky. --------------- The discussion on gun control continues and deepens with the d...