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Listeners call in with memories and sentiments on the lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. Also radio talk-show host and activist Joe Madison shares his thoughts on the significance on the civil rights movement and personal sacrifice. For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Jailbreak Out of History: The Re-biography of Harriet Tubman" by Butch Lee, and "The Embattled Vote in America: From the Foun...

Does Trump "Tweet" When His Staff Says No? Lev Parnas tells the story of how Donald Trump fired ambassador Marie Yovanovitch at least “four or five times,“ and that they were afraid that he would “fire her with a tweet.“ Congressman Ro Khanna addresses the impeachment trial with callers around the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

Today - what is the real difference between Republicans and Democrats? What do they actually have a record of doing when they get power?- Who are the Republicans and the Democrats when it comes down to it?- and what are the current crop of candidates pledging to do?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Today- who are modern 'conservatives' really?- Does the damning evidence that continues to emerge around the Ukraine scandal display out in the open the level of corruption that modern Republicans have been practicing for a while now? What does it mean when Rush Limbaugh talks about the vonservative movement?.. Does it really mean the rich should get what they want?.. Does it mean someone who disl...

Economist Richard Wolff joins Thom to make the case that the strength of the economy is really a mirage since the underlying wages of most people are stagnant or falling, so why does the stock market appear to be doing so well? If we're in a good economy why is the Federal Reserve creating so much debt, and how dangerous will the next economic downturn be with so much money owed throughout the sys...

As the articles of impeachment head to the Senate, news comes that the Senate Republicans will not allow reporters at the trial- is this just the start of tactics that will be used to protect Trump?.. Meanwhile, as fresh evidence emerges around Trump's shakedown of the Ukraine, which Trump-connected operatives appear to have been considering having an American ambassador killed by the mob?- what w...

Now that Bernie and Elizabeth Warren are both starting to pull really well, the two of them combined well ahead of Joe Biden, the knives are coming out in the media. Thom revisits the tensions in Iran and Trump's screw-up. For the Book Club Thom reads portions from "Why You Should Be a Socialist" and "Guns For Hire: How The CIA & US Army Recruit Mercenaries For White Rhodesia." See Privac...

Thom Hartmann is joined by Katrina Vanden Huevel discussing how Donald Trump is ratcheting up American imperialism during his presidency. For the Book Club, Thom reads from "In Putin's Footsteps" by Nina L. Khrushcheva and "The Age of Eisenhower" by William I. Hitchcock. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Rep. Mark Pocan explains new efforts of Congress to limit and redefine war powers after Trump's strike against Soliemani. Listeners call in with concern after Trump's proactive escalation with Iran.  For the Book Club, Thom reads from "The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis and "The Embattled Vote in America" by Allan Lichtman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Today, an interview with author and former Congressman Alan Grayson starts out an hour-long think about impeachment. We must not forget the catalog of Trump's crimes- and why is Trump moving to hide how much his frequent golfing on his own courses costs the nation and profits himself? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

Did Trump order the hit on Iran's general because both Pompeo and Republican Senators leaned on Trump to create a distraction from impeachment? And, Progressive House Rep Ro Khanna explains what's going on with the resolution on the President's war powers- and what might be the next steps towards putting Trump on trial in the Senate. Will Congress be able to keep Trump from taking us to war, much...

Trump's impetuous killing of a senior Iranian administration official led to a military crisis that apparently led to an airliner with hundreds of people aboard being shot out of the sky 10 miles from Tehran. It’s increasingly looking like the Ukrainian International Airlines jet that went down within hours of the Iranian missile strike after taking off from Tehran was shot down by a missile itsel...

The entire crisis in the Middle East that seems to be resolving itself right now started when Donald Trump ordered the assassination of the number three official in the Iranian government. He has no legal authority to do that, under the Constitution and under US law, unless he can prove that he did so to stop a far more destructive and imminent attack against Americans or American interests. Decla...

Thom says we must get the message out right now- before any attacks happen- that this is all on Donald Trump, this is not on us. Trump is deliberately picking this fight as a useful crisis to cover up his crimes and grab totalitarian power, as many have done before him- most recently Victor Orban of Hungary. We must speak out now, we must act now, because as soon as Iran retaliates militarily Trum...

As Trump risks World War III, will the media defend the fig leaf of excuses offered by the likes of Mike Pence, who once helped sell our disastrous invasion of Iraq- and now can't keep the facts straight? Why did we kill a man who defended the US embassy from ISIS, and who was just instrumental in destroying the rebel Islamic state?.. and was Soleimani assassinated on his way to peace talks with S...

Television host Chuck Todd of Meet the Press admitted that he has now, finally, after all these years, realized that Republicans come on his show and others specifically to tell lies and spread disinformation. How can you trust TV news and chat today? For the book club, Thom reads from "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts" by David E. McCraw. Cong...

Economist Richard Wolff joins Thom with a look at the propping up of the American economy on the brink of a war Donald Trump has deliberately cultivated. As thousands of troops are deployed to the Persian Gulf, are we watching another Archduke Ferdinand situation unfolding? Thom thinks we are heading towards a bi-polar world, with Iran, Russian, and China on one side, and America, Saudi Arabia, an...

All bets are off. The thin veneer of civilization is coming unraveled. How long will it be before Iran retaliates?-, and after that will there be any possibility for anyone to point out the truth that Trump has deliberately created this conflict? Does the evidence of his billion-dollar loan to the Russians coming out this week have anything to do with it? Or further proof of his shakedown of the U...

David Swanson, author of 'War is a Lie' is working to build support for gun laws- what can you do to help?... And as tension simmers abroad, will Trump's need for negative attention get us into a war?.. How many Americans know that Iran made a deal with Reagan to hold the 1979 embassy hostages until Reagan was sworn in?.. For that matter, how many Americans really can see that Trump is a relentles...

Should we get rid of drug patents since the government does most of the drug research anyway?.. Why do we have NASA to thank for LASIC eye surgery?.. Jimmy Carter v. Reagan on Medicare For All... If everybody got healthcare, wouldn't that benefit employers and employees both?.. How Republican policies have led to disposable employees... Do we have a health care system, or a health insurance indust...

What we could gain from socializing healthcare and improving education-- and why Republicans spread fear of Socialism and encourage Americans to vote against their own best interests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How deep does Trump's racism go, and will it ultimately win him the next election?.. How does Fox News play up the fears of white people at becoming a minority?.. Are racists opposed to Medicare for All because they don't want people of color to benefit?.. How can we unlearn racism?..  Should we all get our DNA tested or are we all just humans here?.. See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Guest-host Jefferson Smith considers the consequences of Alabama's legislative abortion ban and callers share concerns of abortion becoming illegal once again. For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Handbook for a Post-Roe America" by Robin Marty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bolivia's democratically elected government has been taken over by oligarchs, police forces are bribed and the media is suppressed. Code Pink's Medea Benjamin joins Thom to discuss the recent coup. When people forget history, it repeats itself and the Trump administration could be the result of forgetting what fascism really is! For the book club, Thom reads from "Paul Revere & The World...

What could we afford for the common person if we weren't subsidizing billionaires' extreme wealth in this country? And for that matter, can we afford the real cost to society that 'conservatism' (really oligarchy and corporatism) is bringing us? Thom plays recordings of Ronald Reagan opposing Medicare in the 1960s, and in contrast, the words of Harry Truman and LBJ- and the warning of Ei...