The Hartmann Report

While the battle for House Speaker appears to be about personality, it’s really about ideology. It’s about the future of “big government” and the American middle class. Also, What happens if they never pick a speaker?Interview: Nate Gowdy - Photo-Journalist attacked by the J-6 mob while on assignment for Rolling Stone Magazine.Plus, how the senate could fill more federal court seats.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As of last week, Republican efforts to ban birth control in America have officially started, and teenagers in Texas are its first victims. Also, should Dems strike a deal for House Speaker? Perhaps retired Rep Fred Upton? America needs to stop talking about Russian "red lines" with regard to Ukraine. And has Pete Buttigieg declared an end to neoliberalism?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Somehow the “conservative” base voters never seem to figure it out. Why? Will Kevin McCarthy's disastrous day cause a blue wave to the democratic party? Do they have the balls? Also where will Trump flee to? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are extreme weather events growing worse and more frequent? Thom gets to the bottom of the latest climate science with Dr Michael Mann . Plus- Thom's listeners diverse ideas on solving the crisis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we look back at America's respond to Covid, did Trump's policies change when he came to believe it was mainly people of color who were dying? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Covid conspiracy misinformation contribute to the most deadly flu season in years? Plus discussions including.. the real dangers of table sugar.. why Republicans don't back basic science.. and remembering the dangerous drugs federal regulation took off the market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom is joined by Keisha Deonarin- Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice with the NAACP. Hate crimes and racial terrorism are on the rise. So why is the Supreme Court moving in the wrong direction?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are attention-hungry algorithms online programmed to make money by steering all of us towards believing in a false- and probably scary- version of reality? And what are the other unexpected consequences of putting our lives on social media?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran US trade negotiator Clyde Prestowitz joins Thom- is China working to undermine the free world economically? What steps has the Biden administration taken to protect American interests abroad, and what are the economic consequences likely to be?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Johann Hari joins Thom to consider why our attention span continues to collapse- or was it stolen? Plus - do we really want our appliances to spy on us?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.