The Hartmann Report

DEBATE! Thom Vs Julio Rivera - Why Do Republican's Support Trump's and His Cronies White Supremacists Opposition to Immigration Reform? Professor John A. Powell - Chauvin trial and the roots of systemic racism in America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

"Trumpism" Is Simply White Supremacy - Donald Trump is the man George Wallace hoped he could one day become. He rode the train of white supremacy all the way to the White House, something Wallace only dreamed of. Trial Attorney Debbie Hines reports on the Chauvin Trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will America Hold Trump & His Enablers Accountable for 400,000 Unnecessary Deaths? Is this manslaughter, now that Trump brags that he actively ignored the scientific advice? And what of justice for slain George Floyd as his murder trial begins? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is Donald Trump planning on overthrowing the United States government, committing real treason or is it just a scheme to make money? Originally his run for president was just a publicity stunt, what happens when this scheme succeeds? Greg Palast - Exxon Valdez disaster (33 years ago) Don’t buy Exxon’s fable Of the drunken captain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Topic: Dear Republicans: What Did You Expect? Did you really think turning America over to billionaire oligarchs and giant corporations would make a better world? DEBATE: Larry Klayman Vs Thom - Why do you want American families to live in poverty in the richest country in the world? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Georgians Are Waking Up To Governor Kemp’s Authoritarian Takeover - This naked assault on democracy sets the stage for other GOP-controlled states to do the same. DC Statehood Advocate Jamal Holtz weighs in on the record high support for DC Statehood. Former border agent (now whistleblower) Jenn Budd - "New allegations that Customs and Border Patrol set up an illegal border crossing just so CNN co...

Prof. Richard Wolff breaks down the economics of mass shootings or police shootings... Aunna Dennis, Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia, lays out the strategy for defeating voter suppression.. Trial lawyer and former prosecutor Debbie Hines gives insight into the Chauvin trial with her new essay "The innocence of whiteness" versus justice for a black man in America. See Privacy Policy at h...

Americans are disconnected from the real carnage these weapons of war produce. It is time to show the graphic real images to shock the public into realizing the horror of mass shootings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

American mass murders are a remnant of our slave patrols. RBG was right that Heller was wrongly decided and needs to be overturned. Is it finally time to get rid of the Second Amendment? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will Rand Paul and his buddies bring America a whole new round of Covid? Thom looks at the science. And more evidence comes to light of Russian interference in our elections- and other crimes that helped Republicans like Ron Johnson gets elected; how will Democrats respond? How can we reach family members trapped in right wing cult views and unable to see reality? Will Trump ever be liable fo...

Progressive Congressmen Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan field listener questions on the most urgent issues facing Biden's administration despite Republican resistance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Will a new policy see some retirees getting their Medicare coverage swapped out for a PPO, perhaps even against their will? The executive director of Social Security Works, Alex Lawson, joins Thom with a look at the continuing Republican assault on public health care. Also, are we past the downturn in the economic boom/bust cycle or not? What will the economic consequences of so much new money in...

Dr. Justin Frank joins Thom to answer listener questions on how to deal with the trauma of the pandemic and 4 years of Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A young man has killed eight Asian women in an act of sexual violence.  When incels attack our community what do we do? While many are trying to figure out the motivation of these self proclaimed "involuntary celibates'" today, families and friends of his victims are mourning. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

Culture Has Changed About Sexism - When Will It Change About Greedy Billionaire-ism? How does culture decide which changes are acceptable & which are not? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Can the Republicans' latest fake freakouts distract from the popularity of the Democratic party's agenda- including Covid relief and making voting a legal right. Will the dominoes begin to fall as we reverse the failure s of neoliberalism? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is it time to reverse the tax increases on working people- like taxing social security- that Ronald Reagan got passed in the 80s? Is the Reagan Revolution's scheme to gut the middle class finally coming to an end? Is Joe Biden the man who will pull this off?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is about to start after many delays.  Karissa Lewis, National Field director of the Movement for Black Lives expounds on the stakes.  Rep. Ro Khanna joins Thom for a progressive town hall, answering listener questions on the new developments in Biden's administration and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

The GOP is bringing back medieval gender politics in the latest attack on women's rights. Their target, the supreme court! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Politics goes in cycles, and we may well be at the end of a 40 or 50 year cycle of conservative domination, flipping into a new progressive era. Does the American Rescue Plan Signal the End of the Reagan Revolution? The British Monarchy & the Royal Trumps Remind Us All of the Importance of Democracy - The world is getting tired of overdressed cranky billionaire families. See Privacy Policy at...

Patrick Hedger vs Thom - Why are Republicans hysterical about the debt when it comes to helping people - but not when it comes to tax cuts for billionaires? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

America needs a constitutional right to vote, as Georgia proves that Jim Crow never completely ended.  Is Trump's move to take over the Republican Party about power or money? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Are the Republicans of today really fighting to create oligarchic capitalism in this country? Is it possible Andrew Cuomo is being torpedoed for a reason? What is the purpose of the smokescreens right wing media are busily creating? Give out pizza and go to jail. Greg Palast joins Thom to expose the latest tactics of voter suppression in Georgia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

Compared to other nations, we've done a terrible job at protecting our citizens. Why isn't this failure being talked about? And why are Republican governors are already ending mask mandates after an incredible mishandling of the virus? Media Matters' Parker Malloy joins Thom- how can Democrats fight the smokescreen the right is throwing up with their lies about so-called 'cancel culture'? Why are...

Republicans are engaging in culture war with Potato Head & Dr Seuss... so you won't notice their embrace of Gangster Capitalism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .