The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann
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Jan 14, 2025 • 11min

Daily Take: The Grievance Machine: How Republicans Weaponize Fear to Win

Why Democrats must build their own outrage machine now: it’s time for a coordinated attack on Trump’s grievance empire…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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Jan 13, 2025 • 58min

Publish Jack Smith's Report? Do it!

Trump's BFF- corrupted federal judge Aileen Cannon- has ordered Biden not to make public Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's report on Trump's many crimes, and his attempt to cheat the 2020 election. Should Biden use his newly minted presidential immunity to make the report public anyway?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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Jan 13, 2025 • 12min

Daily Take: The Memo That Hijacked American Democracy — And How Democrats Can Take It Back

A single memo launched a strategy to control media, courts, and public opinion, reshaping American democracy. To reclaim it, Democrats must build a powerful media and policy network.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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Jan 12, 2025 • 59min

Republicanism Lives and Breathes Lies

The GOP relies on lies, because what they are really selling is making the rich richer. This is why the right wing always opposes fact checking and even real news that deals in facts at all.Plus- Thom reads from "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family" by David Cay Johnston.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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Jan 11, 2025 • 58min

Remembering Jimmy Carter

Carter was the absolute antithesis of the ugliness of Donald Trump. Today we remember a great American president, a man of principle who made the world better by his many good works.Plus- Thom reads from "October Surprise" by Barbara Honegger.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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Jan 10, 2025 • 58min

Phil Ittner Predicts a Rough 2025

As Russia approaches a million of their soldiers dead to turn the tide in Ukraine, can Putin escape Russia's war footing without crashing his economy?- or will he feel his only option is to keep cranking out the killing machine? 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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Jan 10, 2025 • 7min

Daily Take: Killer CEOs: How Climate Change Became Big Oil’s Biggest Crime

Why the fossil fuel billionaires are more dangerous than any serial killer…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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Jan 9, 2025 • 58min

Democratic Party Strategy in Trumpworld

What can the Democrats do with their minority status in both the House and the Senate? Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan answers listener calls.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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Jan 9, 2025 • 4min

Daily Take: The Rise of Trump’s Thugs?

Trump has long admired dictators who weaponize civilian gangs to crush dissent. Will his next chapter involve unleashing his own militias to terrorize the American public?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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Jan 8, 2025 • 58min

Techocratic Rule of "The Elon"?

Is Musk inspired by (and named after) Werner Von Brahn's science fiction dreams? Author and activist Jim Stewartson joins Thom for a deep dive. 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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