The Hartmann Report

Elon Musk's controversial endorsement of a far-right group in Germany raises international concerns. The podcast dives into the potential impacts of this on European stability and U.S. politics. It also highlights the ongoing student debt relief efforts and the need for corporate accountability. Discussions on immigration emphasize the struggles faced by workers and the importance of language skills in fostering cultural understanding. Moreover, the influence of billionaires on democracy is scrutinized, alongside the challenges of changing minds in a polarized landscape.

 A fascinating article in the New York Times this week by Kurt Gray, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, gives us the beginnings of an understanding of how and why social media is so destructive to society.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom Hartmann explores the Psychology of Fear with Dr. Justin Frank M.D., Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington University Medical Center, and the co-director of the Metropolitan Center for Object Relations in New York for a deep dive Conversation with Great Minds.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The GOP-caused fiscal disaster and government shutdown has been postponed until March, but in the meantime, House Republicans have laid out their vision for the future of America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Irwin Redlener founder of the Ukraine Children's Action Project explains how to help to support children in the country and those kids who have left for safer places, such as Poland. Veteran War correspondent Phil Ittner reveals how victims of war cling to celebrations during the holidays in Ukraine. Plus, What you Need to Know About Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Thom Hartmann talks with Michael Schaffer, Editorial Director-The New Republic. Also a new view of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During these short, dark days let’s remember this ancient Christmas knowledge that illumination always follows darkness & that with love and compassion we will re-light our nations & lives...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will this Christmas hold the promise of light after dark? Today is Christmas Eve, a connection to some of the most ancient of all-known Northern European shamanic traditions. Like people living in the North for millennia, we continue to embrace them with regional, national, and religious tweaks.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Heidi Siegmund Cuda, AKA Bette Dangerous, has been keeping up with Russian propaganda operations- are we in a kind of hybrid war being waged by Russia to set us against each other and detach us from reality? Can they succeed in fatally weakening our nation?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Using the Tea Party’s playbook to reclaim the Democratic Party and advance real progressive changeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How are Trump's appointees planning to dismantle the federal government so as to make the rich richer?Also- Do we care more when a CEO is shot and less when it's just a bunch of children? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.