The Hartmann Report

Is Ron DeSantis adopting the language of populist dictators as a part of his drive to power? In November will the Democratic agenda of affordable housing, food, and good-paying jobs be able to overcome Republican fear tactics? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As the GOP cranks up the propaganda around voting, will the lie that Democrats cheat grow larger than the truth that Republicans are going beyond gerrymandering and throwing out voters- to maybe throw out entire votes that don't go their way? Will the interests of billionaire donors and corporations beat out the common good from now on? Plus- Poor People's Campaign Reverend William Barber joins Th...

Clarence Thomas thinks you should be able to sue anyone who criticizes a public figure. Will he get what he wants? How far will the slide towards a fascist America go before We The People stop it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Clarence Thomas thinks you should be able to sue anyone who criticizes a public figure. Will he get what he wants? How far will the slide towards a fascist America go before We The People stop it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

National Progressive Townhall Meeting with Congressman Mark Pocan. Also Professor Richard Wolff explains how the bond yield has inverted and when that happens Wall Street freaks out. What does it mean and why? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Civil society requires that its citizens feel safe in public spaces; destroy that generalized sense of safety and you will radically warp public opinion to the right. Also why is the media down-playing the gun terrorist was a mean Trumpster? Child rapist awarded joint custody - how was this kind of injustice even possible in America? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

What will be the unexpected- or predictable- consequences be of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade? Are plan B, birth control, or even menopause drugs on the chopping block? Plus- is America a Christian nation? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming received a warm welcome while speaking as part of the "A Time for Choosing" speakers series held by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. After praising Cassidy Hutchinson, Cheney trotted out what sounded like a 2024 campaign line. "And I want to speak to every young girl watching tonight: the power is yours and so is the responsibility. In our great n...

Economist Richard Wolff joins Thom on the real reasons advanced nations have moved away from backing their currency with gold. Plus - what might be the future consequences of the recent string of Supreme Court decisions?.. and of the many other ways the wealthy are getting more of what they want? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Tucker Carlson is hosting his Fox News show from Brazil this week and on Wednesday he teased his interview with President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is something of an authoritarian figure who is up for reelection this year. He has tried to rewrite Brazil’s election laws to improve his prospects at the ballot box. He has stated that if he loses, the election will have been rigged against him....

Long time listeners to my program know that the Supreme Court has seized for itself extraordinary powers that the Framers of the Constitution never intended for it to have. The SCOTUS has used its ill-gotten power on behalf of the fossil fuel industry to cripple America’s ability to meet the challenge of climate change. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

The hearings are exposing Trump's playbook- what have we learned, and will it help save us from a slide towards fascism? Plus - The right wing crazies like Tucker Carlson have always been with us- but is the threat of their causing stochastic terrorism greater than ever before? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

The Jan 6 Select Committee held a surprise public hearing on the 2021 Capitol Attack with Mark Meadows' aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Thom Hartmann interprets the new findings with callers and identifies the former disgraced president's "Mussolini Moment." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As we see the Supreme Court hand out even more partisan rulings, are we in dire risk of losing our democracy to minority rule? How did this come about? If we lose the midterms in November to authoritarians will we ever regain a representative government? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As the stock market goes nuts, media investment pundits have been telling us to "diversify your portfolio with bonds." Economist Professor Richard Wolff explains the difference between treasury bonds, ETF bond funds, corporate bonds, and how people can interact with them? Are they actually inherently safer than stocks? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

After the supremely corrupted court overturned Roe v. Wade, can abortion rights be saved? Thom Hartmann explains how women's bodily autonomy and other critical rights can be resurrected. The big difference between 2000 and 2020 is that in 2000 Roger Stone’s plan worked. He stopped the vote count and cemented Bush’s ascent to the White House, even though Bush lost the election. See P...

Callers respond with outrage and opposition. The ruling, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by three appointees of former President Donald Trump. Justice Clarence Thomas, part of the majority, urged colleagues to overturn other high court rulings protecting same-sex marriage, gay sex and the use of contraceptives. S...

The media continues to largely ignore those frequent moments when fascist-infiltrated police — the only group within our society who are legally authorized to use violence without consequence — overlook or overtly encourage the violence that breaks out when Americans dare stand up to fascist militias. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

How did a corrupt senator even find himself in a position where he could’ve handed two pieces of paper to the VP that would have changed the outcome of our presidential election? It’s about the Electoral College. How the GOP plans to impeach Biden. Anti-Abortionists have a very bad plan for women. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Today we hear powerful testimony from the January 6th committee on Donald Trump's illegal efforts to hold on to power by bullying and begging election officials to break our democratic systems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Was Trump one step away from declaring martial law on January 6th? Will budding proto-fascist Republicans find a way to finish the job? Or will honorable Republicans that still believe in elections hold the line? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ro Khanna takes calls in his weekly Progressive town hall on many topics- from the January 6th committee to tax relief for working parents to federal elections regulations. Can 'We The People' triumph over the rich and powerful? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Lamar Waldron joins Thom for a look at the roots of the Watergate scandal in Nixon's relations with organized crime. As more of the sources of Lamar's book "Watergate: The Hidden History: Nixon, The Mafia, and The CIA" pass away, the true story can be fully told. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Investigator Greg Palast reports in from Georgia-- are we already watching Trumpian Republicans rig the system in their favor? Was Trump's plan to repeat the stolen election of 1876? And what is going on in New Mexico?? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Why do we let bribery corrupt our government so that we have to pay way more for health care and get worse outcomes than in every other developed nation? Bernie Sanders is out there fighting the good fight. And Alex Lawson is on the show with the latest Republican plans to dismantle social security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...