The Hartmann Report

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 .

If a Ukraine proposal was shaped to benefit a foreign power tied to Kushner’s money, that’s not diplomacy: it’s corruption… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Donald Trump may have fantasized about maiming civilians and now he is doing it. Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor joins Thom Hartmann to discuss Trump's war crime fantasy. Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional. Crazy Alert! ‘Is this real?’ Did Pete Hegseth do an open ‘wink at Nazis’ during the cabinet meeting?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

A government that celebrates cruelty, weaponizes culture, and mocks due process is telling you exactly what it plans to become... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is This What the Oval Office Has Become, a Conspiracy Content Farm? The shocking reason why Trump pardoned the former Honduran president. Malcolm Nance - Venezuela, Russia and Ukraine, Oh My. The War always comes home, and that's what happened in DC the day before Thanksgiving. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill.... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Did Hegseth send the order to murder the helpless shipwrecked men clinging to the remains of their boat destroyed by American Navy? Will Republicans ever suffer consequences for flagrantly breaking US law, military law, and the laws of war? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What elite isolation reveals about the fragility of modern democracy and the cost of unchecked billionaire power… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

According to political scientist Steven Levitsky, America is lingering in an in-between state between democracy and authoritarianism. Institutions have been hijacked, the truth has been vandalized, and our democratic norms are being destroyed or even ignored. But- is Trump weaker than we think? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

What's really in your food? If MAGA or MAHA the so-called health initiative of Bob Kennedy, RFK Jr prevails you may have a difficult time avoiding forever chemicals when getting your groceries and dining out. Trump’s Food Policy Bombshell: Are Toxic Chemicals About to Hit Every American Meal? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

Wisdom School Lesson: In Defense of Dirt: Rewilding Our Children Before Their Bodies Forget. Investigative reporter Greg Palast joins Thom Hartmann for a shocking revelation detailing how the banking sector took over almost every world government. With scrutiny of Larry Summers, Epstein and the “End Game” Memo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

From Jefferson’s era to today, history proves democracy’s defenders can still win… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Legal and political writer, litigation consultant and trial lawyer Sabrina Haake joins the show to explain the delicious Bondi-Halligan smackdown. Is Kristi Noem next for a smackdown? War in Venezuela will be a field day for Big Oil and they know it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will Trump and the GOP face a healthcare backlash? Swift Boating a War Hero? Whiskey Pete’s cheap shot at Mark Kelly explodes on the launchpad. Veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner - Was Ukraine sold out and being forced to give up land? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

When this bubble bursts, the collapse won’t hit Google’s coders — it’ll hit the electricians, nurses, teachers, retirees, renters, and low-income families who never got a penny from the boom… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Upon returning from a two week sabbatical, Thom Hartmann brings us up to date on the latest news and analysis. What is the demarcation point of the waning Trump machine, "Whiskey" Pete Hegseth's unconstitutional threats against hero and astronaut Mark Kelly and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

How a small nation’s pragmatic, humane approach exposes the lie behind America’s manufactured “crisis” and offers a roadmap for defeating the racist strongmen weaponizing immigration for power… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will Marjorie Taylor Greene lead the MAGA rebellion against a feeble-minded Trump as right-wing Americans realize they've been the marks of a life-long hustler and con-man? Plus- Thom reads from "Dead in the Water" by Kit Chellel and Matthew Campbell See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump has attacked the American Way and Congress MUST proceed with investigations and impeachment; rightwingers on SCOTUS notwithstanding, no one is above the law in a functioning democracy... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast, attorney and former Oregon State legislator and political activist. Despite the unfortunate heel turn from Elon Musk and his vehicles now considered nazi-cars, what is the future of Green Energy? And how do we get there? Jeff also thanks all the callers and crew for the past two weeks and&...

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast. Attorney and former Oregon state legislator, Jeff grounds the ideas from recent politics and explores the impact of the words we choose in understanding public affairs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast. Former Chief Technology Officer for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Susannah Fox explains her new book, "Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast. Jeff's dad Joe Smith joins the show for the popular segment "News With My Dad" with the latest headlines and insights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .