The Hartmann Report

This election may well seal or determine the fate and future of democracy in the United States and, by extension, most of the rest of the world. Did the coup chain go from John Eastman to Ginni to Clarence Thomas? Dark money and why this election is important with Jamie McCleod Skinner, Oregon candidate for Congress. MSNBC's Ali Velshi reports on the election deniers running for secretaries o...

A new film about Republican voter suppression is available online from investigative reporter Greg Palast. Can it make a difference with the midterms less than a week away? Plus, Progressive leader Mark Pocan joins Thom to answer listener questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

When did Republicans start flooding the zone with lies about voter fraud, and why does it work so well for them? Will Fox-funded GOP-friendly polls be used to falsely claim Democrats are voting illegally 'by the busload'? And what can we learn from the example of Ecuador? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

They're betting no one will notice the GOP is increasing their wealth & lowering their taxes while manipulating white male anger and violence against women, immigrants, liberals, and people of color... Author Robert Draper describes his new book and explains when the Republican Party lost its mind. The Paul Pelosi attack shows how the GOP's limitless lying endangers Americans. Writer, cur...

Economic crises represent social and political transition points, times of great difficulty but also times of great opportunity - We now stand at the edge of one those rare windows in time. Is the Fed Chair driving workers into poverty? Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss how even owning a car, could become a luxury American workers can't afford. Author Larry Beinhart on his rec...

The presidents of the U.S. and Russia gave major speeches on Wednesday, but the media is distracted by Elon Musk’s forced purchase of Twitter, so neither presidential speech got the coverage it deserved. Putin’s was second-page news in much of the media, but Biden’s speech was effectively ignored. We now know Trump-humper FBI chief blew the Portland protest all out of proportion. Federal agen...

If Democrats had run all the Red States in 2019, then 171,030 fewer Americans would have died that year; if the GOP ran the Blue states, there would have been an additional 217,635 dead Americans. Plus The new Medicare Advantage plot exposed with Alex Lawson, Executive Director-Social Security Works. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

America is capable of energy independence and we don’t need to dance to the tune of Saudi Arabia and Russia. Rep Mark Pocan joins the show for a National Progressive Town Hall. Plus Geeky Science! A new hybrid virus is in town and we need to pay attention. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Simply put, the elections are “tightening” because right wing billionaires and giant corporations are pouring billions of dollars into advertising. And advertising works. Why are the house progressives joining the #MAGA cult on Ukraine? Journalist and founder- of Popular.info Judd Legum explains what happens when you put right-wingers in charge of college. QAnon is ramping up to control elections....

When you compare Trump’s cons with the $50 trillion that the GOP has swindled out of the American working class and given to the top 1 percent since 1980, Trump looks like a piker. Lever News' Julia Rock reports that North Carolina senate candidate Ted Budd helped donors attempting to bypass predatory lending laws? Economist Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss how an internation...

Authoritarianism has been interwoven into the fabric of our republic since its inception and the Republican Party is today fighting what will hopefully be a losing battle to hang onto and expand it. Also why are American Generals selling out to the Saudis? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why couldn't the "For The People Act' get passed past Joe Manchins roadblock? Is it the same reason we can't prevent our industries and economy from being corrupted? Are election deniers preparing a push to deconstruct our democracy in favor of fascism? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will we finally learn to have responsibility for the damage we are doing to the climate of our life-giving planet? Will the Anthropocene be an age of humans coming into balance with the earth, or will we sink deeper into an era of catastrophic planetary chaos? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Instead of putting the Supreme Court in charge of US laws, the Framers of the Constitution did the opposite: they put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court. Why isn't congress regulating them? Senator Sheldon Whitehouse opines on how the Right Wing used dark money to capture the Supreme Court and how we can get it back. Chief Washington Analyst-The DC Radio Company, Victoria Jones expl...

It’s all in the message and it’s repetition, but if you don’t engage a topic, put it at the top of your 3-item list, and relentlessly pound on it - it’s as if it doesn’t exist. Radio host Dean Obeidallah joins Thom to consider Kari Lake’s real opponent in Arizona’s Governor’s Race. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

With a rising China, how are geopolitics changing the value of money? Professor Richard Wolff shares his thoughts on the gold standard- can it make any difference for a currency to be backed by gold in a modern capitalist economy? Plus - is the GOP deliberately shrinking the middle class?    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Thom Hartmann is joined by Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter, Maggie Haberman who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist. Her new book, Confidence Man shares a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that chronicles his life and its meaning from his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Strong-men dictatorships like Putin's have a long history of starting wars. So if Trump or some other right wing nutcase takes power in this country what would be the result? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

With midterm elections coming, what issues are Democrats confronting in Congress and on the campaign trail? Representative and Progressive leader Ro Khanna shares his thoughts and answers listener's questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mark Pocan joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the Medicare advantage scam, promote the new bill, The Save Medicare Act and more. People are going broke and even dying after a scam called Medicare Advantage is tricking people into thinking they have real Medicare. Rep. Mark Pocan and Rep. Ro Khanna are joining forces to stop scammers from being able to trick you into thinking that the inferior product...

Don't mess with Nancy Pelosi! Dr. Peter Navarro returns to the show. How Trump's election lie is ripping America apart - why is he supporting this? Dr. Justin Frank - Medical health professionals are saying Trump is a sociopath with an erotic attraction to violence and mayhem - What does that mean? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Today we listen to the Congressional hearings on Trump's attempt to overturn a democratic election. And Thom wonders why we didn't hear more about Bill Barr and Roger Stone's long history of subverting the will of the people? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The GOP has no unifying philosophy other than hate, fear, and kowtowing to billionaires and their giant corporations; the people who make up its governing class are similarly fractured. Plus the Kanye West that Tucker Carlson didn’t want his audience to see. Professor Richard Wolff explains what is the Consumer Price Index and what does it mean? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

Polio is back and, with it, fears over the outbreak of the childhood killer spreading in New York and London. In a world still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic, news that a 20th-century scourge -- one we’d thought we’d vanquished -- is resurgent is a grim reminder of the age we live in. Thom is joined by Middle East correspondent, Patrick Cockburn. Plus Geeky Science: Can Hugs heal you...

Trump's former attorney has a new book, and he's ready to tell the real story about Trump's criminal past. Plus- why does Tucker Carlson parrot Russian talking points? Will Trump and his supporters succeed in dismantling our Republic as Putin cheers him on? Is corruption the norm for the GOP now? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...