The Hartmann Report

It's probably a coincidence, but why did Donald ask government officials to be ready to declare martial law before Adolf's birthday on April 20th? Is ignoring the legal system of the United States just the start for these guys? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

National Progressive Town Hall with US Rep Mark Pocan of Wisconsin taking listener questions. We must flood the streets in protest. We must call our representatives and demand accountability. We must challenge this in the courts, in the media, and at the ballot box. Silence is complicity. The time to resist is now, before Trump’s America becomes a full-fledged police state. See Privacy P...

The astonishing report that should have stopped Russia and Donald Trump but it was covered up. Investigative Raconteur Heidi Siegmund Cuda of the Bette Dangerous Substack joins Thom Hartmann with the story. Also as Putin delays actual commitments to end his aggression, veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner reports from Kiev, Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

Trump, Musk, and their tech-bro overlords are engineering America’s authoritarian future... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The incompetent power grab roles along, as doped-up Donald destroys the Department of Education to pay for the massive tax cut Republicans are about to gift their billionaires employers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

If Trump can destroy America’s biggest law firms, who will be left to stand against him? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Who does shutting down the Voice of America benefit? Hint: Not Democracy. Also- Trump moves to kneecap the Social Security Administration through mass layoffs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

First, they came for the immigrants. Now, they’re coming for legal residents, tourists, and even citizens. Are you paying attention now? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Putin puts Trump on hold while he talks to Russian oligarchs and makes him wait - I guess we know who the real boss of Trump is. Is Putin our boss now too? Who broke into the US Institute of Peace? And why? Also David Pakman joins the show to discuss his new book, The Echo Machine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

History warns us: Once the government starts rounding people up, it doesn’t stop... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As Trump-Musk target Social Security, seniors share stories of benefit cutoffs. Also is Trump rolling back the Biden pardons? We are now in a Constitutional Crisis. It is time again to impeach this lawless president! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

History will remember him as the man who let fascism rise without a fight… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

DJT openly defies the Hatch Act as he showcases Tesla vehicles on the White House lawn next to Elon Musk. Also the Republicans lure Senator John Fetterman into their camp to follow the pattern they established with Kyrsten Sinema. GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma defies Senate dress code rules by sporting a cowboy hat in defense of Fetterman's sloppy attire. See Privacy Policy...

Women are NOW having trouble registering to vote in NH because they've done the SAVE Act on a state level. Also It looks like the US Postal Service has cut a deal with DOGE and it's not good. Could RFK Jr. be implicated in the hunt for the perpetrator of the decapitated California sea lion? And Substack columnist Rohn Kenyatta discusses with Thom the national PTSD caused by DJT...

Musk lists the programs he wants to destroy, including unemployment insurance...Wow! Also Crazy alert! Did you hear about Dr Oz's new blond Trump hairstyle? Bizarre! Bernie shows how to say NO to the GOP spending scam. And did Chuck Schumer play us all for fools? It is time for some ineffective leaders to wake up or get out? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

From Polk to Putin, Trump’s picking the worst role models in history... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Russia’s cyber attack on Ukraine and subsequent invasion, it turns out, may just have been a dress rehearsal. Is it possible that Russia might be planning something like this? Is it possible that Trump could be setting us up? Plus veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner reports from Kiev, Ukraine.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Their diabolical and racist plan, for purely political purposes, to intentionally allow a half-million Americans to die has been largely ignored by the American mainstream media… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Buying Influence or Breaking Democracy? Why is protester Khalil seized by Trump being kept in a notorious violent ICE facility? Also why was Mark Kelly accused of being a traitor by Musk? Was is because he did the unthinkable? Visiting and supporting Ukraine? For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Free Trade Doesn't Work" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

While working families struggle, Trump and his billionaire cronies are cashing in big time… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Crowdfunding Cancer Care While Billionaires Hoard Billions. This guy says that he can murder the FBI and police who investigated him for his rioting on January 6 because Trump‘s pardon covers it. The judge isn’t buying it, but it hasn’t made its way to the Supreme Court yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Who’s next? Trump’s ICE is snatching student protesters off the streets! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The morbidly rich are waging a neverending war on Democracy. So who are these people, and how do they get what they want? Plus- Thom reads from "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Wall Street landlords, foreign buyers, and the GOP’s war on affordable housing... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Start building! Guest host Jefferson Smith emphasizes what we CAN do amid the destructive rule of Presidents Trump and Musk. Plus- Thom reads from 'Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America' by Nancy MacLean. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .