The Hartmann Report

Guest-host Jefferson Smith fills in for Thom Hartmann, on a special dedicated to mental self defense and fitness. Today Jeff airs a new segment "debunking dumb stuff" deconstructing short clips from republican trolls Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and explores the real meaning of populism. Joining the show for tips on coping in the Trump age is Anthony Alvarado. He is the author...

Scott Hayes is leading by example. Inspired by Thom, he became the Secretary of the Clackamas Democratic Party in Oregon. How has his group been able to foster an exceptional level of involvement- and voter turnout- in his community? Plus- what are some winning strategies for supporters of the Democratic Party? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Today, thoughts on the hidden consequences of corporate consolidation, the declining dollar, and labor unions with rail industry union organizer Dennis Pierce. How is the supply chain being impacted by corporate greed? Plus- economist Richard Wolff and Thom's insightful guests shed some light on the subject. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Jefferson Smith guest-hosts today while Thom is recovering from surgery. Topics include: Continued activism for Hot Democracy Summer and a contemplation and exploration of gratitude. What are you thankful for? Callers engage in the possible future of American democracy and the outlandish ploys of Republicans. Dr. Oz and his infamous "Crudités" video makes an appearance while Jeff analyze...

No matter how hard Republicans try to reinvent the Founders & Framers in the image of their libertarian billionaire patrons, the reality is that America was history’s first great liberal experiment...Is there a right-wing war against children? A Florida appellate court affirmed an order prohibiting a “parentless” 16-year-old from getting an abortion on the grounds that she is not mature enough...

We must not let right-wing Redcoat/Redhat terrorists " who have openly proclaimed their goal of Americans killing Americans in an ideological and racialized war " prevail at this critical time. Also Afghanistan a year later: Can we finally speak honestly about Bush & Cheney's "little war"? Does Oregon need to panic about the Governor's Race? Elections Analyst Rachel Bitecofer, Ph. D. explains....

Have the documents collected from Mar-a-Lago, already been copied, and sold to a foreign government? Speculation? Perhaps. Reality? Perhaps. The big question is, “WHY did Trump have the documents at Mar-a-Lago”. That remains unexplained, as of today. Former covert CIA ops officer Valerie Plame joins the program to explain. What happens when a psychopath and narcissist like Donald Trump has a...

Climate scientist Dr Michael Mann joins Thom. Why are we seeing some of the predicted consequences of global warming sixty years earlier than expected? Will the growing number of climate disasters convince our politicians to do enough, or will the fossil fuel corporations succeed at corrupting our politics? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Donald Trump has proposed forcing the homeless and others to live in camps in the countryside. Is this a frightening echo of some of the worst acts of fascist governments in the past? Will the garden variety sociopaths in the Republican Party go along with the dismantling of our democracy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

This Democ-RATTT slur is no small matter, and every time a TV host or reporter lets it slide, it digs the knife deeper into the side of our nation’s body politic. Plus a five year old child is expelled from Christian school for having gay parents. Can so-called-Christianity get any more cruel? Also Winter is coming: Vladimir Putin faces his "Hitler moment." The Ukrainian summer is almost...

So, how should America deal with media that purports to be news but, in fact, is offering a healthy serving of spin, misdirection, and outright lies? Jessica Valenti Host of the "Abortion, Every Day" reports on Nebraska getting away with charging a teenager for an illegal abortion. Radioactive Waste Specialist from Beyond Nuclear, Kevin Kamps why the Ukraine nuclear plant under fire show off the d...

It’s time that these “persons,” when they become egregious & recidivist criminals (particularly when they kill people), be treated the same as human criminals: remove them from society permanently. The GOP slams Dems for “Defund the police” now they want to defund the FBI & DOJ. Is Trump issuing a rallying cry to QANON scary or crazy land? Are death threats the norm for GOPers now? Se...

Investigative Journalist for Daily Kos, David Neiwert reports: Will Idaho Become the First Aryan Nation? How Do We Stop Them? Also we need a probe of the GOP-led effort to break into voting machines in MI - Will it happen? Professor Richard Wolff examines if right-wingers are threatening a 2nd Civil War - What role will economics play in an American coup? See Privacy Policy at https...

So what is it that Republicans actually do love? It appears they love illegal wars, tax cuts for billionaires, subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, white supremacist racists and raking in millions to their super pacs -- Is that it? Oh btw - Dear Media, Biden actually got Mexico to pay for The Wall! Now we know the going price/bribe of one vote in the Congress. Sinema received over $50...

Guest-host Jefferson Smith reviews the recent super gain in Congress with the Democrats' sweeping health care and climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act.  Author of Democracy in Chains, Nancy MacLean joins the show to explain how the radical right played and won the long game and what is at stake for the next election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

So many of the challenges we face are nobody’s job. In a market sense, what big company benefits from fundamentally improving our health system? Whose job is it to save the climate? Whose job is it to redeem ourselves from the oppression of black slavery and the genocide of Native Americans? Whose job is it to restore the middle class? So many of the most daunting challenges and exc...

Key Republican Senate candidates called the Dobbs decision a 'huge victory.' Kansas has given us undisputed proof that abortion is now a Democratic vote-driving single issue. National Progressive Townhall Meeting - Pramila Jayapal U.S. Rep (D-WA, Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus, Senior Whip-Democratic Caucus. Topic: Did Kansas send a message to Republicans? See Privacy Policy...

Let’s take the first small step rolling back Reagan’s neoliberalism by making “income” from Social Security, unemployment benefits, and tips tax-free once again! Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh shares a warning from the MAGA world: If Trump is indicted, expect "major violence." Also the GOP plan to purge un-loyal civil servants Is going to be YUGE in 2024. Was the Pentagon corrupted by Trump...

How CEOs pulled off their coup, ending the golden age of growth for the middle class while beginning the current era of the CEO as modern-day superyacht-owning emperor. Also, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Mark Weisbrot postulates if the Fed may cause a recession. Professor Richard Wolff examines if capitalism should be regulated or changed.    See...

If the GOP plan works, they’ll rewrite our Constitution and state governors, the US Congress, and the President will have no say whatsoever in the process to halt it. President Roosevelt and Vice President Wallace’s warnings have come full circle. It’s critical that we call out these economic royalists for what they’re doing, and not let them and their minions rewrite our Constitution. A...

As Pelosi visits China, why do some Republicans parrot Chinese and Russian talking points? And will right wing propaganda be able to stop even the skinny version of the Biden agenda? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The libertarians have had 40 years to make their project work, we’re hitting peak libertarianism and it’s tearing our country apart, pitting Americans against each other, and killing people every day. Crazy Alert! Trump grimly reaps tax benefits from Ivana's paltry cheap grave - Is there anything sacred to Trump? The GOP wants to ban child support because they say it incentivizes abortio...

Are these the three things Democrats should run on this Fall? The abortion ban is already endangering the lives of women. Will the uproar across the country against the Dobbs decision make a difference come election day? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will the inflation reduction act provide some relief to the middle class? Will efforts to reduce drug prices make a real difference? Thom's listeners share how they're surviving rising costs. 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 become a rotting corpse, politically... infested with maggots and defended by wealthy vultures. It has only one true principle- greed, and is determined to reinvent America in greed’s image. Can we take our country back? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .