The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann
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Jan 25, 2024 • 57min

The Rise & Fall of the Second Trump Reich: Tick Tock…

A dystopian tale that conforms to Trump's many campaign promises...Plus guest interviews: Dean Obeidallah - Is Trump's mental decline a national security issue? Federal trial attorney Sabrina Haake explains why not to fall for trumped up charges against Fina Willis. Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Phil Ittner with Ukraine Update - The right wing takeover plot for the EU exposed. And developments in the E. Jean Carrol defamation case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 58min

What Happened to 'Limited Government'?

Republicans seem intent on putting a self-declared dictator in the White House. Has the right forgotten what is meant by 'limited government'? From outlawing abortion to plans to attack the free press.. from establishing a state religion to dreaming of arresting and executing his domestic enemies- Trump wants to be the first King of the United States.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 23, 2024 • 58min

Can The World Survive Billionaire’s Woodstock?

America fought back America’s oligarchs twice; will we succeed this third time with an actual oligarch (Trump) running for president as a neofascist populist?Plus - a Kentucky law makes it easier to shoot people camping on your property. What is this really about?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 22, 2024 • 58min

Build Back Green.. in Ukraine!

When the bombs stop falling, will the west help Ukraine rebuild with green energy? And, what is stopping us from permanently banning Russian oil from world markets?Meanwhile, Republicans continue to block action on protecting us from micro plastics.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 21, 2024 • 59min

Another Day, Another Bat-guano Crazy Abortion Law

Will some Republicans succeed in using the Supreme Court to ban birth control as well as abortion? Also- Thom's thoughts on learning how to handle criticism and self doubt...And, a reading from "Trump You!- My Battle with Trump University" by Art Cohen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 20, 2024 • 57min

Want to Cut Social Security? Do it in the Daylight.

Republicans and corporate Democrats are about to craft a plan to cut SS in a closed committee. Will they get it through Congress so the Wall Street billionaires can keep their taxes low? Alex Lawson of Social Security Works has the details.Also, Thom reads from "Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime" by Jennifer Taub.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 19, 2024 • 59min

What Would the “Christian America” Trump & Speaker Johnson are Calling for Look Like?

It’s gotten so absurd that a reporter spoke with a woman at a Trump rally sporting a crucifix & tee-shirt that said “Hang Joe Biden For Treason.” She essentially said Jesus would watch the execution. Also who profited from J-6? Guest Interview: Dan Friedman, Senior Reporter - DC Bureau, Mother Jones. Crazy Alert! Oklahoma GOP files a bill to ban the very very scary "furries" from schools. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 18, 2024 • 58min

Does the EPA Die Today?

The Supreme Court, it appears, is planning to gut most of America’s regulatory agencies in what could be the most consequential re-write of the protective “deep state” since the New Deal. Plus, are we on government shutdown watch again? Is the shutdown feeling like groundhog day? Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update. Crazy Alert! Did Carville just say this about Trump, "This man has the clap" and why? And what happens when the anti-abortion people take over?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 17, 2024 • 58min

Does Marjorie Taylor Greene Want to Make America White Again?

What is the opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion? Is the MAGA right is fighting for a return to 'whites only' spaces?Plus - Thom reads from "The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study" by Fred Moten and Stefano Harney.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 16, 2024 • 58min

Can Democracy Survive the Morbidly Rich?

So, Donald Trump won Iowa. A crazed billionaire who wants to “suspend the constitution“ and claims the right to a murder his political enemies. It doesn’t have to be this way. Also the GOP immigration/border scam revealed. Is Greg Abbott's humanity nonexistent? From fantasizing about shooting people on the border to allowing children and their mom to drown. Wait a minute. Judge Eileen Cannon‘s husband works for a New York mob boss who is a Trump donor in front of Trump? Wisdom School Alert! Is sauna therapy built into our genes? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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