The Hartmann Report

A movement, being about ideas, has specific, achievable goals. A cult, on the other hand, is mainly about devotion and faithfulness to one person… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast, Phil Ittner reports on Ukraine. Putin warns of 'serious consequences' if Ukraine uses western arms in Russia while unleashing fuel-air bombs on Ukrainian villages. Plus Rep. Jamie Raskin predicts how to deal with Alito and Thomas? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

How did America end up with a far right Supreme Court hellbent on dismantling Democracy one case at a time? Alex Aronson joins Thom Hartmann to discuss. Alex Aronson is former chief counsel to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. Whoa...Alito's neighbors called the cops after an "ugly" run-in (it includes spitting!) with justice's wife. Fascist Alert! RFK condemns the removal of Confederate mon...

Can Democrats stand up to the corruption and extremism that the fascist right has brought to our Supreme Court and elsewhere? Plus- Thom reads from "Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison" by Chris Hedges. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How did America reach this point where about half our country thinks up is down, black is white, and Republicans are best trusted with our money and national security? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author and attorney Sabrina Haake says excessive sensory stimulation is making us less intelligent. Are we slumbering towards idiocracy?- and does it show in Trump's baffling popularity? Plus - the surprising mental upside to practicing gratitude. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Such an action could swing our election toward Trump, but also risks provoking a third world war... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Alex Lawson from Social Security Works joins Thom- what does the latest trustee report say about the financials behind Social Security's future? Plus- Thom reads from "The Truth About Social Security- Zombie Lies and Common Misunderstandings" by Nancy J Altman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A fascinating conversation with MSNBC host Ali Velshi on his new book, which details the immigrant experiences of his family as they fight for social justice alongside Gandhi in South Africa-- and straight through to protecting America from Fascism today.. Plus - Thom reads from "The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Phill Itter is in Kiev watching Putin rattle his nuclear sabre. Is he afraid US aid is about to turn the tide of war? Plus - Democrats need to be taking names and kicking ass. So why aren't they? And, Thom read from "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery" by Mark Charles, and Soong-Chan Rah. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Thus, today’s Republicans are finally close to fulfilling Hammond’s and Reagan’s vision (while ironically repudiating America’s first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln)… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump's collusion with Russia is well-documented and well known- several of Trump's associates have even gone to jail for it. So how can the right wing credibly try to pin Russian election interference on Hilary Clinton? Plus- Thom reads from "Defying Hitler: A Memoir" by Sebastian Haffner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

Trump's political Teflon coating is at least a hundred times more effective than Reagan’s was in his wildest dreams. Why? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Michael Tomasky of the The New Republic is not afraid to use the f-word. When Trump talks about 'the vermin within' and building concentration camps, can we see the modern G.O.P. primarily as anything other than a fascist party? Also - Why is Trump's treason trial lawyer dragging her feet to protect the former president from his involvement with foreign agents? See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Money-as-speech has metastasized so extensively it threatens to kill its host, ending democracy here and turning America into another Putin- or Orbán-style autocracy run by Trump... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As much as 20 percent of the American economy is in the grips of Wall Street's bloodsuckers. How does "private equity" get away with pillaging everything from old people's homes, veterinarians, and every other kind of business, loading them up with debt, abandoning retirees, and firing workers just to make a dirty dollar? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

America’s billionaires — along with the rest of us — should be every bit as frightened of the avatars of fascism like Trump, Bannon, and Orbán as they are of the ghosts of the long-dead USSR... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why do more Americans have a favorable view of Trump even though Biden's policies are objectively more successful? The economy is growing rapidly, wages are up, factories are being built- why doesn't this translate to support for the Democrats? Plus- Thom reads from 'After Trump' by Bob Bower and Jack Goldsmith. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Why both Thomas — whose bribe-taking in exchange for his votes on Citizens United and other cases is well documented — and his rightwing buddy Sam Alito must resign or face impeachment... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As we begin another boiling summer, big oil is buying politicians like there's no tomorrow- and if they get their way, there might not be. Can we change paths to a green energy future before we make earth largely uninhabitable? Plus- Thom reads from Climate Chaos: Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors by Brian Fagan See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Thom speaks with the so-far less famous Jayapal, who is running for Congress from her hometown of Portland. But will massive amounts of money from a foreign government put a corporate Democrat in her place? Also, is there a growing backlash around the world against right-wing governments? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...

Scrooge McDuck Republicans are going out of their way to screw working-class people. Will enough wake up to what is being done to them to prevent full-blown fascism? Plus- Thom reads from 'The Lords of Easy Money' by Christopher Leonard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Phil Ittner is on the ground in the Ukraine. What will the consequences be of a third round of military conscription in Russia? As a series of almost contradictory polls try to forecast Trump v. Biden, how can Biden have a serious debate with a professional liar? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

“Both Texas and Georgia are actually Blue states; the only reason Republicans have as much power as they do in each is because of massive voter roll purges and voter suppression laws.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .