The Hartmann Report

Democrats must play hardball; the future of our republic is at risk. When your opponents are deeply corrupt, using the word corruption isn’t just a strategy, it’s an imperative. In our Progressive Town Hall, Michigan Rep. Andy Levin discusses his EV Freedom Act, a key chunk of the Green New Deal that would create a nationwide network of electric vehicle chargers along the US highway syst...

We have to ask if the bullies have won, after all? Or is the Biden administration going to finally start setting limits and imposing logical consequences? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Homelessness is an epidemic in America. Time to repudiate the failed Reaganomics experiment and take ending poverty seriously again here in America. Thom takes down a confused GOP caller who blames the Democrats for institutional racism, wondering why African Americans vote blue? When a political party is more obsessed with identity than issues - America is in trouble. Can Amer...

America has always had a weird attitude about prosecuting the rich and powerful. But the newly revealed crimes of Trump are his highest offenses against our nation and democracy itself. Also Professor Richard Wolff explains why there's so much hysteria about inflation right now, and if it is justified. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

With a fascist, the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Angelo Carusone from Media Matters joins Thom to share what he's learned tracking qAnon- how has the group metastasized since Q himself stopped posting? And then- Reaganism resulted in record numbers of people living on the streets of America. And at the same time, new data shows that the very rich are setting their own records for how little tax they are paying. Could taxing the morbidly wealthy...

Can America become a functional multi-ethnic Democracy? Or will both parties effectively choose to support a male-dominated white ethno-state? How corrupt are the right-wing Democratic Senators currently holding up legislation that could help the common man? Also, activist and author Wendell Potter has a fascinating book out on the health insurance industry. How do high deductibles keep many Ameri...

Veteran activist Medea Benjamin reports to Thom live on the ground from Peru, where a presidential election showdown is underway between a political heiress and a humble common man representing the ordinary people. Then- former Progressive Congressman Dennis Kucinich on what he learned fighting corporate power in Cleveland Ohio- and he's not afraid to give away the spoiler of his new book... he wo...

Was there a plan to claim Antifa was attacking on the Jan 6th insurrection? Providing the chance for Trump to declare martial law? Democratic-leaning communities are getting vaccinated. Republican communities aren't.  Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan joins Thom for a progressive national town hall meeting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

The “Philosophers,” “Thieving Scoundrels” and “Foreign Enemies” are having a collective moment that could take down America. If Democrats can't use reconciliation or reform the filibuster - Is it too late for democracy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Peter Aldhous, science reporter for Buzzfeed, joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the political and monetary motivations that lied to America about the Texas size death toll.    Dangerous weather can kill but when conditions are made worse by profiteering and poorly maintained infrastructure, deadly storms become far more deadly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

The Grand Dragon of today’s Ku Klux Kaucus is Donald Trump. He dumped his blog because he has nothing to say that anyone wants to hear beyond one single message. He’s not thinking deep thoughts about the economy, or the state of the nation’s infrastructure, or offering insights into the Middle East. There’s literally no philosophy Trump holds — other than one single idea — that truly matters...

When government is poisoned and paralyzed by billionaire money and libertarian ideology, it’s time for GOP elected officials to party...and suppress the vote!  Lisa Graves of True North Research joins Thom to discuss the Supreme Court, the Koch Brothers and big money. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

What's it going to take for Americans to abandon the macho fantasy of a good guy with a gun? When Is American going to realize that Trump buddies are still working to destroy America? Apparently Michael Flynn is still working for foreign governments. He was working for at least one, and probably two foreign governments when he was Trump’s national security advisor; he confessed to it when he was c...

Presented with a clear chance to move on from Trumpism after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the GOP has instead continued its drift toward anti-democratic action and white grievance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How many times will Democrats play Charlie Brown to the Lucy's Republican football? What is Joe Manchin doing? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump's paramilitaries have turned GOPers into bullies or left them "scared sh**less" What happens when the Democrats take on the corned animals in the GOP now? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Joi Lewis, CEO & Founder-The Healing Justice Foundation asks if now is the time of reckoning for communities of color? Kymone Freeman with Black Lives Matter, talks about the impact of George Floyd's murder on America after one year of reflection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thom debates Carrie Lukas from the Independent Women's Forum- What would be the consequences of requiring employers to give women 90 days off to have a child... with her pay covered by the federal government? Plus - what are the functions of sexual taboos and sexual politics, and why are they so often used politically by Republicans? Also, Richard Wolff shares his insights, and Thom reads fro...

America's Cops are Having Their Harvey Weinstein Moment - The casting couch is now largely a relic of the past. If we keep pushing hard, soon the same will be true of murderous and corrupt cops.   If Trump is actually indicted, how do you think that will play out? Will MAGAts be in the streets?  Will it strengthen him or destroy him? What happens when they also indict his kids? Will...

Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way joins Thom to discuss solutions for police accountability, filibuster of the 1/6 Commission and national voting rights legislation. Author and talk radio host, Egberto Willies considers if America can generate the seeds of racial harmony? Joe Madison reflects with Thom one year after George Floyd's murder if our country can embrace a...

Was Jan 6th Was Worse Than 9/11? Politicians, corporations and billionaires who funded Trumpism and continue to support GOP efforts at outright sedition should face serious consequences, including expulsion from office and prison. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As this nation recovers from a deadly pandemic and right-wing hate groups that are trying to provoke a second Civil War, let’s remember how this all came about. And all for a few extra pieces of gold. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today- where we are with Covid-19, the variants, and wearing masks. Will Republicans sink or slow our chances of controlling this virus- and is that their intention? What's with the deadly fungus some Covid patients in India are catching? Plus... to laminate or not to laminate? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

The Center for Economic and Policy Research's Dean Baker joins Thom- how has the Federal Reserve chosen to balance price stability and full employment under past presidents, and will Biden decide to shake things up? Plus- Dr Richard Wolff considers the consequence of the Fed pursuing a weak dollar policy as opposed to a strong dollar policy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...