The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann
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Aug 30, 2023 • 58min

What Would a Government Shutdown Do to Distract From Prosecuting Trump?

How far will Republicans go to protect their felony-indicted leader? Will they seek to defund prosecutors or limit law enforcement investigating Donald's crimes? Plus, Idalia's dreaded rapid intensification is becoming the norm for gulf storms because they're getting rocket fuel from climate change.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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Aug 29, 2023 • 59min

US Declassifies Documents Related to Chile Coup - Thank You Progressives!

Did Secretary of State Frank LaRose & the Ohio Ballot Board approved language crafted to deliberately confuse and scare voters?And speaking of abortion - so much for DeSantis‘s bizarre abortion story. Two documents were made public late last week following renewed calls for transparency by U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Greg Casar (D-Texas), and other progressive lawmakers who visited Chile earlier this month as part of a broader Latin America trip. 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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Aug 28, 2023 • 58min

What's America To Do With the Chaos Agents?

Unless and until we understand the genesis of the chaos sweeping our nation, we’ll be helpless to stop it and its consequences… Jacksonville Shooting: Does DeSantis have blood on his hands? There is no such thing as a pro-life Republican. Is the conservative call to disqualify Trump a trap? Dean Obeidallah - I filed a complaint to disqualify Trump from the ballot and so should you!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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Aug 27, 2023 • 57min

Will the Maui Fires be a Wake-Up Call on Public Power?

Hawaii needs to move on this quick, before other for-profit utilities get into the act. The corporate raiders will soon be circling, even as Lahaina buries its dead. Is Geoengineering a quick climate change fix? 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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Aug 26, 2023 • 58min

Can Governor Brian Kemp Stop the Trump Prosecution?

Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis’s RICO indictment of Donald Trump can still be stopped but the fighting factions of the right wing would have to work together. Thom Hartmann reveals this and other complications to the prosecution of Donald Trump. 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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Aug 25, 2023 • 58min

This is Not Just About an Election

12 million Americans believe violence would be justified to return Trump to the White House. His authoritarian followers are itching for a war on democracy in America and all around the world. Will threatening prosecutors and judges with personal harm become the new normal?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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Aug 24, 2023 • 58min

Did the Debate Prove the G.O.P. is Trump's Zombie?

Is Trump to the GOP like a parasitic wasp to a caterpillar? They put an egg into a victim, and when the wasp larvae hatches it eats its host- leaving behind only a husk. Plus - Phill Ittner reports from Ukraine on the Wagner Group leader's untimely death.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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Aug 23, 2023 • 58min

The Most Dangerous Cult in American History

Are the Trumpers contagious? Thom welcomes Dr Seth D. Norrholm, Ph.D. from Wayne State University to explore the dangers of extremism.Also - Why don't the uber-wealthy and famous- like Trump- get mug shots just like everyone else?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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Aug 22, 2023 • 58min

How to Bring Trump Cultists Back From the Brink

Have you noticed the Trump cult is starting to look a lot like Scientology or Jim Jones……and is Trump joking about fleeing to Russia? How to bring Trump cultists back from the brink. DeSantis just screwed himself, trying to be too slick by half. Plus Nora Neus - 24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy. 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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Aug 21, 2023 • 56min

Can America Move from a “Me Society” to a “We Society?”

If we want America to become the “we society” that represents the highest outcome of democratic governance, we must get a large enough progressive majority in Congress to actually pull it off. Also can you imagine how Republicans would respond if a Democrat had shot a store owner for having a Trump flag out front? It would be the top story on every right wing website for two solid week... Corporate Democrats are almost as corrupt and hypocritical as Republicans - Golden Blasted for 'Tantrum' Attacking Student Borrowers After Taking Sallie Mae Donation. Oh the hypocrisy, Texas Republicans: Do you believe a fetus is a person or not? Turns out Trump judge, James Ho, in the Mifepristone case is corrupt too. 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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