The Hartmann Report

The right wing attack on mainstream media continues, as a rapidly expanding Spanish-language radio network aims to be the Fox News of Latino radio. Will it be enough to win Republican majorities in future elections? Plus- Ken and Daryl Weber are telling Democrats to stop whining and start winning! They join Thom to talk about their new book "Branding Democrats".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mass shooters and child-killers are celebrating. Meanwhile Republican politicians vow to protect us and our kids from — wait for it — librarians and history teachers! Also, Deschutes County District Attorney, John Hummel joins Thom to share the result of the ballot last month on gun control in Oregon. Crazy Alert! Gun show is featuring a kid's rifle inspired by the AR-15. Plus, is the anti-woke campaign of Ron DeSantos just all about getting white men angry? And is it working? Also, investigative journalist and staff writer for the Daily Kos, Dave Neiwert reports about the right wing attacks on the power grid. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom dives deep on why brinkmanship over the debt ceiling is terrible for the economy. And then, the Market Institute's Charles Sauer squares off with Thom over the economics- and the politics- of government deficits.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

House Republicans hope to use the deficit created by Republican tax cuts to defund Medicare and other social programs. Do Republicans actually care about the health of Americans?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom's listeners engage with Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan to get a feel for how things stand in Washington this week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CNN columnist, attorney and radio host, Dean Obeidallah joins Thom Hartmann to discuss why Jim Jordan shouldn’t chair the House Judiciary committee. The House GOP is giving critical congressional committee assignments to its most crazed and criminal members including Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene and insurrection implicated Jim Jordan. Plus veteran war correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports from the tip of the frontline, talking to soldiers. If they lose the war in Ukraine, Russia may begin nuclear war with the West. Is this threat serious or is Putin bluffing? Should we give in to nuclear threats or will that lead to a world of ‘Russia Gone Wild?’ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the morbidly wealthy meet once again in Davos, Switzerland, the interests of the very rich continue to be fought for by the billionaire-funded right wing ecosystem and by Republican lawmakers. Is this just the way things should be?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Heating our houses and places of business, for example, represents our biggest use of fossil fuels. Yet in Urbana Illinois, Vancouver Canada, and across Germany they’re building homes that are so efficient they can be… wait for it… heated with a single hairdryer. A new and better world is possible, if we can only overcome the money of the fossil fuel industry, the corruption of a political party, and stop squandering the little remaining time we have before, if we don’t act, climate disasters overwhelm civilization. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For some people in our society the economic crisis never ends. What solutions did MLK promote in his activism, and where do we stand today? Thom is joined by Algernon Austin- Director for Race and Economic Justice at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we honor Dr King, did he forsee the threat to Democracy from the Republican party's direct appeal to white people? Is Trump the real story, or should we be paying attention to the racist Christo-fascist movement he inspired?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.