The Hartmann Report

Thom calls out Trump for flagrantly violated the Hatch act by using a photo-op with the troops to trash talk the Democrats' lack of support for building a wall. But is this giant project practical or worth the effort? Callers, including a Texas rancher with waterfront on the Rio Grande respond thoughtfully on what impact this proposed project would really have. And Thom shows how Ronald Reagan's u...

Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann is back with the current science, and also specifics on what we need to do to avoid catastrophe.--------- Thom runs us through the state of the world as climate change has already started to bite into the world economy. - Lisa in Ohio wonders if we are witnessing the fall of our civilization. John in Vancouver wonders if we are capable of shifting enough to save...

Thom speaks with Economics Professor Richard Wolff on whether a worldwide recession or depression is likely. Dr. Wolff points out that the capitalist economy crashes every eight to ten years, and although there have been many proposed solutions over the years. nothing seems to be working. Thom and the professor speculate on what might done to fix it. ------------ After an injury makes Thom spend e...

Thom reviews Thomas Friedman's recent opinion piece in The New York Times, "Time for G.O.P. to Threaten to Fire Trump" and ponders what's worse- Trump's crimes or his temperament? Why aren't Republicans outraged? A Democratic Prez could not get away with behaving the same way. And what happened to "Politics Stops at the Water's Edge?" Is Trump violating the Hatch Act? ----...

What's the Price Americans Pay for Privatization of the Commons? Did Romans "The Fall of the Roman Empire" Pay the Same Price? Thom gives his take on the recent news including the more important impact of Donald debunking Santa to children and a new report which indicates that Trump's bone spurs were a lie all along. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Thom looks carefully at the science and evidence that we are watching a crash of insect populations around the world. But is this part and parcel with the decline of all life on earth? What is the real cause? -------- Climatologist Dr. Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center speaks with Thom about the recent scientific studies on global climate change and the stark choice be...

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Dr Richard Wolff and Thom think the crash made inevitable by the Great Recession bailout may be upon us. Evidence is given. -------- Turkey's dictator says he will delay his planned slaughter of the Kurds. What does this mean for the region? And as Trump is willing to partially shut down the government, supposedly for his border wall dream- Thom thinks this is all distraction from the way Trump's...

Congresswoman and deep thinker Maryann Williamson is with Thom on her possible run for the president. Her view is that we need to have a much wider discussion than just hating on Trump - we need to fight the re-establishment of an economic aristocracy that constantly works against true democracy. And Madison in Portland chimes in. ------- Lisa Graves, author and legal scholar, makes the...

Thom discusses the new bump stock ban with Craig DeLuz, Director of Legislative & Public Affairs at the Firearms Policy Coalition.------Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan joins Thom to answer listener calls about the remaining session of Congress and upcoming transition, the threat of government shut down, health care legislation and more. ------Listeners call-in on subjects including guns an...

Seven year old Jakelin Caal's death was brought about from dehydration after being denied water in ICE custody. Her death brings a human face to Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's inhuman border policies. How Neoliberal Economics are Creating a Financial Freeze. 2018 ends with the first month since November 2008 where not a single company has borrowed money from the United States high yield corpora...

Thom looks at signs that we may be on the verge of a re-run of the 2008 financial crisis. David Dayan, author of 'Fat Cat- The Steve Mnuchin Story' has been studying the scam banker who has become fabulously rich exploiting tricks of the financial industry. A man called 'The Foreclosure King' is now the president's Treasury Secretary as the economy begins to tank. What could go wrong? Thom present...

Professor Richard Wolff analyzes the French yellow vest protests and points out that resentment over financial insecurity is unfairly placed on immigrants. Thom explains the triple threat of the looming financial crisis, the political crisis from criminals in the White House, and the climate crisis which may devastate all. Thom reflects on the news of the day including the economic revelation...

Thom looks at the most interesting stories in the news today, from Trump stealing from his own campaign fund, the stunning rise in scam phone calls, and the latest Russia convictions. Plus- Is Walgreens a Republican supporter? ------- Bernie Sanders stops by as he calls for a debate on the Senate floor about America's support for the murderous blockade and war in Yemen. ------- Talk Medi...

Thom examines Trump's media style through the lens of professional wrestling with insights from a new essay by Matt Taibbi exposing Donald as the classic heel.------ Listeners call in with revelations on Trump's history in pro wrestling, the audience perceptions and reactions to the baby-"face" hero and the villainous "heel" and how Trump manipulates the unsuspecting media with his base pleasing p...

After all the losses in the stock market, Thom postulates that financial signs indicate we may be coming to the crash he wrote about in his book, the inevitable consequence of the way the system was propped up in after the crash of 2007. But this time we don't have room to drop interest rates. What can we do? ------ Green New Deal. And she says there is a way we can pay for it too. ------&nbs...

Frist, briefly: Trump's crimes have now been stated to be fact in federal court. Is this enough to impeach? ------ A long fascinating conversation on The Crimes of George Herbert Walker Bush with historian Lamar Waldron, followed by Thom's callers take on the legacy of the Bush crime family. ------- A reading from 'Winner Take All - The Elite Sharade of Changing the World' by Anand Giridharadas. S...

Thom explains the GOP plans to strip social programs and details a deeper understanding of the student loan debt crisis and its devastating effects. While exposing the scam of Medicare Advantage, Thom answers listener questions about universal health care and Medicare. Life expectancy takes a significant dive from suicide and overdose as a result of the economic ruin caused by conservati...

Why is the stock market tanking? What will be the consequence of arresting a Chinese executive for violating American-made sanctions against Iran? ------ Marxist professor Richard Wolff is watching capitalism hit the fan. How will the lowest under the capitalist pyramid deal with an economic downturn? ------ Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal joins Thom with a deep dive into the benefits of i...

Thom chats with Elizabeth Holtzman, the only remaining member of the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach President Nixon, and author of the new book 'The Case for Impeaching Trump'. ------ Thom reviews some of the probably-impeachable crimes Trump has been shown to have committed. ------ Thom reads from 'The Case for Impeaching Trump' by Elizabeth Holtzman. ------ Co-cha...

How can we keep Democracy if we lose America's free press? Thom speaks with Joe Strupp about his new book "Killing Journalism: How Greed, Laziness (and Donald Trump) Are Destroying News and How We Can Save It" and the emergence of right wing unbalanced media from the presidency of Nixon and why that audience doesn't care about fact-checking. ------- Continuing the conversation on th...

As George HW Bush lies in state, from Nicaragua to North Dakota, has Reaganism come home to roost in the form of massive income inequality? As life expectancy grows shorter in America after 37 years of Reagonomics, the middle class has been devastated for many, but will they figure out they've been had? America is becoming a nation of cartels, says Professor Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor...

Mueller catches Trump in lies about his Russian ties, just the latest in a series of Republican presidents passing off significant lies on the American public. ------ Recently re-elected progressive Senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown has a plan to keep American manufacturing here despite the Republican tax cut incentivizing moving factories out of the U.S.. ------ Senator Bernie Sanders ha...

On today's program, a brainstorming session on Progressive priorities to fix our nation's problems as the House Progressive Caucus has elected a Progressive leader for all the Democrats in the house. Thom thinks we need to have a conversation about immigration and protecting American manufacturing to make clear the contrast between us and the racist policies Trump is enacting. Thom engages with in...

As the American health insurance industry, along with the pharmaceutical cartels, become increasingly greedy, more people are going without needed medicine and treatments because of insane astronomical price hikes. How can Progressives promote Medicare For All when members of the Democratic party are being bought off with all that crazy health insurance industry money? ------- Ellen Rattner of Tal...