The Hartmann Report

National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with California's Rep Ro Khanna answering listener questions. Also the French vs American fight about Social Security. President Emmanuel Macron is focusing on cutting costs in France’s pension system, but labor unions, which fiercely oppose the measure, have promised a showdown. 'This Is Corruption': Joe Manchin's Chief of Staff is now the chief lobbyist for Big Oil- "'Shocking!' said absolutely no one," responded one climate advocate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

These are the two primary strategies we all use to motivate ourselves and others every day. We use them in our internal self-talk, we use them with our children, and politicians use them constantly.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran War Correspondent in Kiev, Ukraine, Phil Ittner joins Thom Hartmann to examine the latest military shake-up and its meaning. The city of Soledar, Ukraine, isn’t considered as a strategic target, so why is Russia hitting it so hard? Is it just because Putin is desperate for a win – or, is it something personal between Vlad and one of his generals? Crazy Alert: Fox network's Martha MacCallum claims that female M and M candy characters embrace our enemies, ‘Makes China Say, Oh Good’ ...really? Plus a National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with US Congressman Mark Pocan answering listener questions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new house rules continue to embrace Reaganomics that will further destroy the middle class and poor. Geeky Science! A new study has found a drug free cure for depression and anxiety... and it will surprise you. How can we say George Santos won when everything was a lie? What's more important: integrity or power?  Crazy Alert: Trump wanted to use a nuclear weapon on N Korea and blame it on someone else? Also a Brazil judge orders arrests of top security officials in the Brasília riot, and the GOP turns their back on Katie Hobbs' request for collaboration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've entered the new McCarthy era, and Kevin is doing everything he can to empower Jordan as the new Joe M. Will we find out all about the promises "and threats" McCarthy made to get his hands on the gavel? House Republicans focus on abortion rights and putting women in jail. Geeky Science! Everything is getting hotter.....and what that means for our weather. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The last successful effort to provide government funded, single-payer healthcare insurance was when Lyndon Johnson passed Medicare and Medicaid (both single-payer systems) in the 1960s. Interview: Alex Lawson, Executive Director-Social Security Works. Will this next year be all about the privatization of medicare and social security?Debate: Charles Sauer, Libertarian, Economist, President of The Market Institute. Plus Geeky Science! How kids get asthma.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

And it is damn well past time that the people who conceived, ordered and facilitated the execution of this crime against all the rest of us are held to account in a meaningful way. Plus it looks like DeSantis is all in on fascism and Putin too... The secret history of a riot, with investigative journalist Greg Palast whose most recent film is Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bitcoin’s future is looking grim. If Bitcoin crashes, will that lead to the end of crypto currency? Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann for an update on the future of Bitcoin. Economist and Co-founder of Democracy At Work Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss his views on the future, if any, of Bitcoin and other similar ‘currencies’. Also what did Trump know and when did he lie about it? Thom Hartmann summarizes the events of January 6th when Donald Trump led a failed coup to overthrow America’s Democracy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Canada is banning foreign home ownership to stop foreign investors from raising housing prices. Should the United States do the same? Plus what is the real story of what the Secret Service agents were doing in the Biden's private quarters? And can dogs really perceive artifice in humans?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is this all a continuation of Trump’s January 6th coup attempt and his desire to convert America from a democracy into a despotic strongman-ruleg nation aligned with Russia?Veteran War Correspondent, Phil Ittner, on the New Years Eve attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Is Using PGA Suit to Get Data on 9/11 Families. World Could Lose Half of Glaciers This Century Even If Warming Is Kept to 1.5°See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.