The Hartmann Report

A Georgia pilot is giving 650 women in poverty $850 a month for two years- no strings attached– and it seems to be working! Plus - fascism hits a small town newspaper. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

There is an all-out assault on democracy being fought in America by multiple dictatorial regimes that have an interest both financial & political in our country. Plus - Will Jamie Raskin finally report on the millions Trump and the fam pocketed when he was president? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Are the teachings of Jesus himself subversive to the conservative movement? Also, Thom checks in with war correspondent Phil Ittner in Ukraine, and Covid expert Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Congressman Matt Gates is hosting shows on Newsmax -is that ethical? Is media corruption part of the oligarchic tail that wags the tail of Democracy? Plus - Thom reads from "The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" by Michiko Kakutani. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

No former president in American history has encouraged so much violence or tried to inspire stochastic terrorism. Outside of the Confederacy, no politician has worked so hard to tear America apart. A European lawmaker is calling Trump "a serious threat to democracy in the world". Also, the Ex-Trumpster speaking out about the plot to have the military turn their guns on civilians to facilitate a lo...

Giant tech firms are meeting secretly to deregulate Artificial Intelligence technologies in the most undemocratic ways possible. Can profit really take over and corrupt progress? Thom is joined by Lori Wallach, Director-Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Trump cultists are already calling for death to people who oppose his efforts to capture the White House in 2024... And why is DeSantis approving classroom videos comparing climate activists to Nazis? Plus - Thom reads from 'Sideswiped: Lessons Learned from the Hitmen of Capitol Hill' by Bob Ney. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

This truly is a climate emergency, and every day that goes by without significant action further endangers the future of almost all life on Earth, including us. Trump gets rally crowds to boo electric vehicles and blast high gas prices... as the world is heating up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The simple reality, dear Trump-lover, is that you’ve been suckered and now might be a good time to change the channel. Will Judge Chutkan call Trump's bluff? 400,000 Americans are sitting in jail awaiting trial because they violated the terms of their release - Trump should join the ranks. Gag order? Guest: Dean Obeidallah - Trump committed treason and a threat to America. See Privacy Po...

Primila Jayapal and the Progressive Caucus are still on the ground pushing for the needs of the common person- raising the minimum wage, protecting Social Security, immigration reform, and slowing climate change. Can we save the faith of the people in our government? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) urged United Healthcare to halt its plans to implement prior authorization for procedures. Also why is Florida is banning advanced placement psychology? FATCAT Alert! The morbidly rich pay less tax on jet fuel than you and me when we fly; why is that??? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Very simply, a corporation is organized money and the only way to balance that power is through organized labor. Unions are literally democracy in the workplace. Who should play Jack Smith when the movie is made? Someone who could stare you down like Anthony Hopkins? Clint Eastwood only 20 years younger? Keanu Reeves? Guest: Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine,...

The bottom line here is that Trump and his co-conspirators — a group that clearly extends far beyond the six named in Jack Smith’s indictment — were not only willing but planning to recreate Reagan’s and Nixon’s Kent State slaughter, should anybody protest their takeover of the nation. If nothing else, that is something we all must remember, and history must record. See Privacy Policy at http...

Thom Hartmann analyses the historic third indictment of disgraced former POTUS, Donald Trump who is charged with attempting to overturn the election and grasp authoritarian power for himself. Congressman Mark Pocan joins the show for a National Progressive Town Hall meeting. Callers weigh in.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Is it to distract us from the actual Republican agenda, which bears a much closer resemblance to fascist states like Russia and Hungary than communism in Cuba? What do Trump, Putin, Orban and all other authoritarians understand about your brain? Are teenage boys trending conservative? Crazy Alert! Whoa! Hannity flat-out asks Comer "Will you be able to prove Biden took bribe" Comer said, "I su...

When Barbie has more integrity than six Republican members of the US Supreme Court, you know American democracy is in a crisis. It’s time for Congress and the Department of Justice to do their jobs and force the “corrupt six” Supreme Court justices to follow the law. It looks like the clan has been writing Florida’s curriculum. Cultist Trump new threats over impeaching Biden. Russia's ne...

War is peace, ignorance is strength and slavery was good for Black people according to Florida’s Education system. America has never told the true horror of the “peculiar institution” that built its cities and allowed America to industrialize. Florida wants to make sure the TRUE history is NEVER told. Also, Unions are winning! Plus, giant health insurer Cigna turns down hundreds of thousands of cl...

Abortion rights advocates submitted more than 710,000 signatures earlier this month to place their measure on the November ballot, well above the 413,000 required by law. Also what crimes WON’T Greg Abbot commit to get elected? Is Greg Abbott torturing women & children just so racists will vote for him? What if Governor Greg "Abbort" actually enjoys the cruelty he inflicts? See...

It looks like the billionaires who control the MAGA movement have learned from January 6th and won’t make the mistake of having an independent military, FBI, press, or Department of Justice again. More lies and fraud in the Supreme Court Gutfeld: Disgusted Fox staff, "at any other place, his career would be over" Is Gen Z about to take the 2024 electoral baton? And - what that means. Do dems...

It follows a fairly ancient pattern of destructive Big Lies that goes back to Renaissance Italy and even the Roman republic and ancient Greece... Is Mitt Romney the last decent man who's a Republican? Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Texas A&M professor is suspended for criticizing the Governor - say what?  We were warned - the ocean current...

He’s already using the language of narcissistic collapse, priming his cult followers to experience rage and act out revenge fantasies on his behalf in a clear call to stochastic terrorism... Is the US government hiding alien spacecraft? Or not?  Is it a sign of how lost the GOP is that they are floating impeaching Biden? Rudy Giuliani has conceded he participated in the "big li...

A deadly serious group of powerful men are fighting to make birth control a death penalty offense. Women are already in jail right now for breaking draconian fetal personhood laws, will we see the GOP execute a woman because she refused to give birth? Plus, health insurance companies are ripping off Medicaid now, as well as Medicare advantage, The science of how highly dominant men get endors...

Does the G.O.P. really think we can plant our way out of climate change, or is this another craven propaganda move to keep the fossil fuel money rolling in? Plus- Thom reads from "Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social Collapse" by Roger Hallam See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Rightwing billionaires (who pay an average income tax of 3.4 percent) think the world is made up of “makers” and “takers." They see us voters as an impediment to their oligarchic plans, so every Red state in the country is working today to make it harder to vote and, since five Republicans on the Supreme Court legalized it in 2018, they’re also working to throw people in largely Democratic precinc...

Without free and fair elections and widespread voter participation, you can’t have a functioning democratic republic. Republicans know this: that’s why they’re trying to end free and fair elections. Also a black man was elected mayor in rural Alabama, but the white town leaders REFUSE to let him serve…WTF?? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...