The Hartmann Report

As we look back at America's respond to Covid, did Trump's policies change when he came to believe it was mainly people of color who were dying? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Did Covid conspiracy misinformation contribute to the most deadly flu season in years? Plus discussions including.. the real dangers of table sugar.. why Republicans don't back basic science.. and remembering the dangerous drugs federal regulation took off the market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom is joined by Keisha Deonarin- Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice with the NAACP. Hate crimes and racial terrorism are on the rise. So why is the Supreme Court moving in the wrong direction? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Are attention-hungry algorithms online programmed to make money by steering all of us towards believing in a false- and probably scary- version of reality? And what are the other unexpected consequences of putting our lives on social media? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Veteran US trade negotiator Clyde Prestowitz joins Thom- is China working to undermine the free world economically? What steps has the Biden administration taken to protect American interests abroad, and what are the economic consequences likely to be? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Johann Hari joins Thom to consider why our attention span continues to collapse- or was it stolen? Plus - do we really want our appliances to spy on us? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why can't America wake up to the fact that many of our social ills are driven by our extreme inequality? Who wants to be a rich man in a poor country? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What is the real origin and meaning of Christmas, and of spiritual holidays in general? Are leftists waging a war on Christmas? Thom's listeners share their profound thoughts and feelings on this special day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is Steven Millers 'America First Legal' part of a trend to try to make white bigotry legitimate? What does the recent Senate report on white extremism say about racially motivated killings in America? And will so-called parental rights continue to be used for right-wing propaganda purposes? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv...

Is our economy here to serve average Americans, or are we here to serve those who own and control most of the money flowing through our economy? Also Professor Richard Wolff explains the (so-called) bipartisan retirement proposals of the new omnibus bill.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Sniff and Natalie Marcotullio from DrawDAO explore the future of carbon capture. Also, despite the war in Ukraine, Ukrainians are preparing for the Christmas break. But how, in a country under siege, do the locals manage to live? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports from the ground in the war-torn country.  Pediatrician and Child Advocate...

As the Russian campaign of murder, rape, and destruction continues, America has both a moral and a legal obligation to defend Ukraine and enforce the Budapest Memorandum of 1994. Let me put Trump’s tax returns in context. Senator Bernie Sanders is dropping by for a few minutes to chat. Also Congressman Mark Pocan joins the show to answer listener questions for a Progressive Town Hall Meeting....

Who on Earth would want to send thousands of desperate people to our Southern border just in time for every midterm facing a Democratic president? Who would be that crass and cynical? Also, News you need to know....omnibus spending, Russia/China joint drills and Jan 6th probe...oh my! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

The Jan. 6 Select Committee holds the final public meeting on 2021 Capitol Attack and makes criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. Thom and callers respond to testimony. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Investigative Journalist, Author and Filmmaker, Greg Palast joins Thom to report on the truth of the GA run-off. Georgia’s Jim Crow tactics cost millions their right to vote in the runoff election while the media told you everything was fine. The Georgia Run-off election was spectacular and had a record turnout – NOT. The real story is there were one million fewer votes this time around....

What will be the consequences of Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans? Also- Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner joins Thom from Kyiv on what we know about the latest wave of missile attacks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today, Thom dives deep with Peter Montgomery- a Senior Fellow for People For the American Way and contributor to their Right Wing Watch blog. What are we learning from congressional hearings about the extremist right in America? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Imposing a judicial code of ethics on SCOTUS like the European Parliament is creating this week is a vital place for Congress and the White House to begin. Powell should think twice about raising interest rates... Plus is Brazil having a Jan 6th dictator moment? Now right-wing extremist Governor Ron DeSantis is calling for a grand jury to investigate Covid vaccines in Florida...really?&n...

The Trump tax breaks in 2017, resulted in over $1 billion going to large profitable businesses. Big corporations are pushing for tax breaks, again, into the new tax laws. Although some tax breaks go away in 2022 and 2023 corporations are now pressing for reversal, to keep their breaks. Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness, Frank Clemente joins Thom Hartmann to explain wh...

Elon Musk sends the far right after Fauci as Fauci blasts cowards harassing his wife and children. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bannon are bragging that had they been in charge of the deadly January 6th insurrection, it would have succeeded- and it would have been armed. Geeky Science: Can a fusion breakthrough boost clean energy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Julio Rivera isn’t done with Trump unless DeSantis runs against him? Will Republicans ever throw Trump out? It seems they only will if Trump becomes an election liability… Trying to overthrow the country on January 6th, apparently wasn’t enough. Julio Rivera, Editorial Director for Reactionary Times and contributor for Newsmax joins Thom to debate about Trump, DeSantis and much more...

From massive tax fraud schemes to conspiring with the Saudis to shake down Qatar for billions, will the Trump crime family ever face justice for their actions? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brittney Griner is back in Texas- but why was she grabbed in the first place? Also, veteran war correspondent Phil Ittner joins Thom from Kyiv, Ukraine for a look at the brutal conditions Russia has inflicted on the people there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What will Kyrsten's latest shenanigans mean for the fight for justice, and what might it mean for her bank account? Plus-- our favorite vote suppression vigilante is back with the latest facts to emerge from the Georgia elections. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Hundreds of Russian missile attacks continue to target electrical supplies in Ukraine, leaving people shivering in temperatures below zero, and freezing electric trains carrying supplies in their tracks. Is it time for the west to airlift food, medicine, and supplies to save lives of people under attack by Russian totalitarianism? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...