The Hartmann Report

The presidents of the U.S. and Russia gave major speeches on Wednesday, but the media is distracted by Elon Musk’s forced purchase of Twitter, so neither presidential speech got the coverage it deserved. Putin’s was second-page news in much of the media, but Biden’s speech was effectively ignored. We now know Trump-humper FBI chief blew the Portland protest all out of proportion. Federal agents labeled Portland protesters ‘violent antifa anarchists,’ improperly gathered intel, report says.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If Democrats had run all the Red States in 2019, then 171,030 fewer Americans would have died that year; if the GOP ran the Blue states, there would have been an additional 217,635 dead Americans. Plus The new Medicare Advantage plot exposed with Alex Lawson, Executive Director-Social Security Works.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America is capable of energy independence and we don’t need to dance to the tune of Saudi Arabia and Russia. Rep Mark Pocan joins the show for a National Progressive Town Hall. Plus Geeky Science! A new hybrid virus is in town and we need to pay attention.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Simply put, the elections are “tightening” because right wing billionaires and giant corporations are pouring billions of dollars into advertising. And advertising works. Why are the house progressives joining the #MAGA cult on Ukraine? Journalist and founder- of Popular.info Judd Legum explains what happens when you put right-wingers in charge of college. QAnon is ramping up to control elections. Crazy Alert!   Tucker Carlson embraces Q-Anon conspiracy and says, Dems are ‘a child sacrifice cult.’ Why hasn't Clarence Thomas recused himself from all 2020 election issues? More Supreme Court corruption? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When you compare Trump’s cons with the $50 trillion that the GOP has swindled out of the American working class and given to the top 1 percent since 1980, Trump looks like a piker. Lever News' Julia Rock reports that North Carolina senate candidate Ted Budd helped donors attempting to bypass predatory lending laws? Economist Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss how an international alliance from America's enemies could lead to a disaster at home.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Authoritarianism has been interwoven into the fabric of our republic since its inception and the Republican Party is today fighting what will hopefully be a losing battle to hang onto and expand it. Also why are American Generals selling out to the Saudis?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why couldn't the "For The People Act' get passed past Joe Manchins roadblock? Is it the same reason we can't prevent our industries and economy from being corrupted? Are election deniers preparing a push to deconstruct our democracy in favor of fascism? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will we finally learn to have responsibility for the damage we are doing to the climate of our life-giving planet? Will the Anthropocene be an age of humans coming into balance with the earth, or will we sink deeper into an era of catastrophic planetary chaos?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Instead of putting the Supreme Court in charge of US laws, the Framers of the Constitution did the opposite: they put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court. Why isn't congress regulating them? Senator Sheldon Whitehouse opines on how the Right Wing used dark money to capture the Supreme Court and how we can get it back. Chief Washington Analyst-The DC Radio Company, Victoria Jones explains the recent Liz Truss debacle.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s all in the message and it’s repetition, but if you don’t engage a topic, put it at the top of your 3-item list, and relentlessly pound on it - it’s as if it doesn’t exist. Radio host Dean Obeidallah joins Thom to consider Kari Lake’s real opponent in Arizona’s Governor’s Race.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.