The Hartmann Report

FCC scrubs "independent agency" language from their website as they decide they're with the dictator. Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update - reality bites...Russia. Trump Turns the White House Into a Petty Propaganda Museum. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A stark look at the speech that blurred the line between leadership and losing control on the world stage… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles may have accidentally revealed Trump's failing mental health in an interview she has since called a 'hit piece' Donald Trump is furious. After the brutal murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Trump responded not with empathy, not with basic human decency, but with venom. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

The progressive Congressman from Washington state takes callers from across the nation. Plus- Thom reads from "The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party" by John Nichols. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

When politicians hand the gun industry a liability shield, they’re not “protecting freedom,” they’re protecting a business model built on body counts… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We're the only country in the world with twice as many guns as people- because the arms industry wanted to make a crapload of money- and now we're living with the consequences. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump calls it “Trump Derangement Syndrome” when we object to cruelty and division. The real story is what that hate is doing to America’s democracy, and when we finally push back… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is the Miami mayoral election a bellwether for the collapse of Republican support among hispanics? Or will the fascists hang on to office even if it takes using masked police to abduct people based on flimsy legal excuses? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is the Supreme Court enabling King Trump to destroy the constitutional structure of our nation? Plus - Thom reads from 'Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer' by Erica Payne and Morris Pearl. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Donald Trump is having a very bad week as even many of his own supporters wake up to the fact that he's not actually working for them. Plus- director Donald Goldmacher joins Thom for a deep dive on his new movie 'Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?'. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In 11 months, we’ll have an opportunity to retrieve our democracy from the clutches of the morbidly rich, the ideologues who deify them (and have for millennia), & their bought-&-paid-for politicians… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Threats to attack not only Venezuela- but maybe Mexico and Columbia as well... requiring social media history from visitors... abandoning and bullying our allies... illegal and random arrests and deportations of foreign nationals- what is this all about? Plus- Phill Ittner on the Ukraine war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

As America slides into recession, this is a struggle over who owns America’s future: a broad middle class—or a locked-in economy run by the richest few… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As Trump knifes democratic Ukraine in the back, and puts down our steadfast European allies, is this the next big step in Putin's plan for the USA? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The convergence of pro-Kremlin policy, tech giveaways to rivals, and rising domestic repression is a five-alarm warning that we ignore at our own peril... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As Trump relentlessly pushes to expand his powers, farmers, the press, and anyone who says 'the King has no clothes' is paying the price. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

If we allow a network of secretive, cruel, detention facilities for one set of powerless people today, tomorrow it will inevitably turn those same systems against anyone who challenges their power. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Well...The FBI is making a list of American extremists. Guess who may be on it? Did Whiskey Pete just throw Trump under the bus or is he saying - if I go down, so do you? A billionaire wants a return to hangings - just like Saudi Arabia....He says it's "Masculine Leadership." How has this happened? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

When dissent becomes an “indicator,” the First Amendment stops being a right and starts being a risk… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Our elections, our media, even our justice system, are all owned by the few. The Powell Memo lit the match; Citizens United poured on the gasoline. The fire of corruption is now a national inferno... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Former Capitol police officer and survivor of the Jan 6th attack, Michael Fanone opines on Donald Trump's illegal war crimes and more. Plus a National Progressive Townhall Meeting with US Congressman Mark Pocan answering listeners questions. Geeky Science. Even one piece of chewing gum is not worth the risk considering most types are now made out of plastic. See Privacy Policy at https:/...

Is Trump’s Christmas Greeting “Daddy’s Home” an Authoritarian Warning? Trump’s attacks on DEI in college admissions are likely to hurt men...Don't tell Trump's "boyz." Further evidence surfaces of the illegal murders off Venezuela and the pipe-bomb suspect turns out to be a Donald Trump supporter.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

US Congressman Ro Khanna (CA Democrat) weighs in on recent congressional actions in a National Progressive Townhall Meeting. Listeners phone-in with compelling questions on unconstitutional actions, violence in International waters, student debt relief, exposure of the Epstein files and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

Expect a fight for healthcare access, debt relief, affordable housing, and a living wage that doesn’t require two full-time jobs… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is the Main Street bust here? Will Whiskey Pete be held to account? Who is the suspect they've arrested for the Jan 6th pipe bombs? Is MAHA now on Monsanto's side? How did that happen? Did RFK Jr ever have any scruples at all? Plus Ukraine war update with Phil Ittner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .