The Hartmann Report

Nasreen Sheikh tells her story, and how her group- 'The Empowerment Collective' is saving young women in Nepal from poverty and cruelty by providing a fair price for women's handicrafts, available through their website at LocalWomensHandicrafts.com. Plus Andrew Behar, CEO of 'As You Sow', joins Thom to discuss share-holder activism and the dark side of Facebook. Thom reads from 'The Entrepreneuria...

Just in time for Xmas- the true origin of Santa Claus! And, have you lost a loved one to the war on Christmas?? Thom asks whether James Madison's nightmare coming true?- the fusion of church and state... What did the founders believe in and how did they come to a compromise in the founding documents of our nation? Will the rise of the 'spirtual, not religious' and those who identify with paganism...

Thom chats with other progressives while visiting New York, John Fugelsang, Michelangelo Signorile, Philip Proctor, Sam Joseph and Jonathan Alter. Michelangelo Signorile, Editor-at-large of Huffington Post Gay Voices, joins Thom to analyze the recent debates and the threat of Trump. Authors Samuel Joseph, and Firesign Theater's Phil Proctor, join Thom to chat about their new book "What t...

Listeners call in for a discussion on the continuing experience of and effects of white privilege while Thom considers the impacts of Trump's impeachment. Book Club reading "How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide" by Crystal Marie Fleming. Does Trump plan to detain Liberals as mentally ill? Caller Amelia from Seattle shares successful ways to...

Professor Cass Sunstein joins guest host Jefferson Smith to discuss the options available to the House on Donald Trump’s impeachment. Does Nancy Pelosi have the opportunity or right to delay the Trump impeachment papers and not pass them to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unless confirmation that he will respect the process? John Dean has said the papers to impeach could be held until after...

Jefferson Smith leads a collective meditation on what it means that Donald Trump has been impeached in the House of Representatives- what can happen next? Will Nancy be able to hold on to the articles since the Senate has said they will not have a fair trial? In a Senate trial, would any Republicans cross the line? What do their constituents really want?  And in a bigger frame, what do w...

Thom unwinds the latest Dem debate with fellow radio host Dean Obeidallah, 'The Dean of Radio on SXM Progress Radio, channel 127. Could the Progressive candidates win the presidency without taking big donor money? And Progressive House leader Mark Pocan drops by to answer the people on many questions- What to do about 'alternative facts'?.. Tax changes in the latest spending bill... Splitting...

Listeners call in with insights on the meaning and impact of the historic impeachment of Donald Trump. For the Book Club Thom reads portions from "Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny" by Edward Watts and "Treason & Betrayal: The Rise and Fall of Individual - 1" by Kenneth F. McCallion. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

As the US House of Representatives debates and votes on the historic impeachment of Donald Trump, Thom listens to select portions of the Congressional hearings and gives commentary and reports astonishing new news, while callers for and against weigh in with their thoughts. For the Book Club, Thom reads portions from "The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Co...

Thom speaks with Judd Legum at Popular Information on the Republican efforts to purge the vote and Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to allow political falsehoods on Facebook ads. Former Congressman Alan Grayson, author of 'HIGH CRIMES: The Impeachment of Donald Trump' joins the conversation to make sense of the proceedings in Congress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

ARE TRUMP FOLLOWERS GOOD PEOPLE? Are Trump Republicans just misinformed, or do they have an authoritarian- or even a sadistic authoritarian streak? Or is fear clogging up their reasoning abilities? Is it even possible for us to reach each other anymore? Will the next step be the rise of more competent successors to Trump that use his playbook to strip out our democratic institutions? See Privacy P...

Do the polls show a declining support for impeaching Trump, or the opposite? What powers will Mitch McConnell have over the impeachment trial?.. Wait, no witnesses?.. What would Tim Russert say?.. Will the next Democratic president be hounded too?.. Can Trump win with the Big Lie strategy? Is Trump setting up Lebanon to be a flash point to start a war with Iran? Milk toast Democrats.. The brillian...

Today: Victoria Jones on what really happened in the UK vote this week that put Boris Johnson in control of parliament?... What's the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's loss have to do with Bernie?... Will support for immigration sink the left here like it may have in the UK?... Do voters today not care about the truth in any case?... Facebook propaganda in the disinformation age, and solutions.....

Was President Eisenhower's warning coming true as defense contractors lead us down the path to fascism? Are Americans ready to embrace socialism? Economics Professor Richard Wolff think so. For the book club, Thom reads selections from "Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence" by Kristen Ghodsee and also a fascinating reading from "The Age of Eisenh...

As another day of impeachment in the house is broadcast, what do the American people think of congressional Republicans who knowingly lie, interrupt, tie things up with endless process objections, and especially love to shout down and interrupt women? Will the Democrats ever learn how to get past GOP BS and get their message heard? Will so-called Fox News viewers ever figure out they are being man...

Today, Thom engages directly with Republicans' propagandistic attempts to defend Trump from his impeachment. First, a debate with libertarian Republican Julio Rivera, followed by a civil discussion with Republican insider and Kansas candidate Bryan Pruitt, both battles covering the territory of impeachment and the facts on the ground in the Ukraine. Then, as Thom engages with his callers- how...

THE PAST AND PRECEDENTS Thom puts the Articles of Impeachment announced by House leadership into both deep and immediate historical context. Then, Thom's brilliant callers take time to digest the implications of this whole situation. What kind of people can knowingly defend Trump's blatant crimes? What are the chances of a secret ballot in the Senate? Will any of the brats end up doing the right t...

As the lying Republicans try to muddy the waters of the impeachment hearings with their relentless disinformation campaign, will the truth of what happened reach the American public? And as Trump is at least fulfilling his promise to be the only American president who made money while in office, with his kids, Bill Barr's kids, and Giuliani's kids all on the government payroll and working various...

Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener phone questions on topics from impeachment to immigration. Thom reads selections for the Book Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom engages his callers on a wide range of topics, from impeachment strategy, to corrupt Republican Senators, to what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago. For the Book Club Thom reads from "The Case for Impeaching Trump" by Elizabeth Holtzman and from his own work "ADD Success Stories." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Professor Richard Wolff posits that it is time to get rid of Capitalism rather than try to reform it. ~ For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable" by Jeffrey D. Sachs with Foreword by Bernie Sanders. A perfect storm of economic and world geopolitical indicators are coming together to put a potential disaster in our future. Do you think that...

Michael Lewis, author of 'The Fifth Risk' joins Thom- What is up with Donald Trump's civil service? With political appointees with questionable experience at the helm of the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce, how are they taking care of business with so many mid-level positions simply left vacant? Why does Trump and the public at large have so litt...

Today, Thom tackles the testimony and cuts through Republican lies, misdirection and bull with his sharp knife of truth. But are the Democrats making a mistake by not including Donald Trump's many other huge and blatant crimes in the impeachment process? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom wonders if neoliberal Democrats may be blindsided because they have no idea their voters are about to dump them... Can Progressive democrats recapture the love that presidents like FDR, JFK, and LBJ inspired by making sure the American system really works for the common person? And the latest poll shows a dead heat between Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, and Warren for the Democratic primary. Can...

Thom debates Charles Sauer, libertarian economist & president of The Market Institute, on Kamala Harris' plan to regulate prescription drug prices, followed by a hearty discussion of health care policy in this country with Thom's callers. Plus, Thom reads from 'No Visible Bruises' by Rachel Louise Synder. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...