The Hartmann Report

The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom’s podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. Catch Thom’s live show Monday through Friday noon ET / 9am PT- www.thomhartmann.com. ... Show More

Episodes

Trump stiffing cities for the cost of protecting his campaign rallies... What favors does Trump owe foreign nationals?... Bernie Sanders on protecting our economic rights... The massive divide between Democratic and Republican states... Professor Richard Wolff on the recent history of cutting taxes on the very rich... Luke Vargas watches Pope Francis meet with oil executives- why... Dean Obeidallah sues a Nazi newspaper- and wins... And fascist Trump stuffs refugees in 'the dog pound' as his border tactics get more brutal.

June 14, 2019 • 61 min

Why has Trump still not paid cities for police protection of his campaign rallies in 2016? What does Trump owe foreign nationals for helping his campaign? And Bernie Sanders joins Thom to discuss his latest push towards legally protecting American's economic freedoms and rights. ~~~ Thom on America's growing division as the Republican and Democratic majority states move in radically different directions. ~~~ Michael in California w... Read more

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Thom digests the news today of Iranian oil tankers attacked and burning in the gulf, of Jared Kushner getting yet another big foreign bribe (this one laundered through the Caymans), and of Trump's outright admissions that he has/was supported by multiple foreign governments in the last election- how can we wake the public up to the presidential crime family's high crimes and misdemeanors

June 13, 2019 • 61 min

Bob Ney, Thom Hartmann

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As Trump goes full-fascist - putting tens of thousands of more refugee children in rapidly growing prisons- how can Progressives hope to respond?

June 12, 2019 • 61 min

Mark Pocan, Bob Ney, Thom Hartmann

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When Hillary Clinton sounds the alarm about fascism - is it time to be very worried? And social security warrior Alex Lawson on the struggle to preserve or expand Social Security.. listeners' pick for Democratic presidential candidate 2019.. and finally- our government insults Mexican diplomats at the NAFTA negotiation table.

June 11, 2019 • 61 min

When establishment Dems like Hillary Clinton start sounding the alarm about Fascism - is it time to be very worried? ~~~ And then, in an in-depth interview Social Security warrior Alex Lawson clearly describes what is at stake should we lose social insurance to the many underhanded and relentless attacks by the conservatives on behalf of the rich. ~~~ Thom reads from 'Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes: The Unstoppable Gr... Read more

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What we should do if the Justice Department continues to defy congress and legal court orders? Professor Lawrence Tribe and Thom consider our situation. And congressman Ro Khanna gives his perspective from inside of the House. And finally, an interview with Leila Conners, the producer of the new HBO climate crisis film Thom recently contributed to: 'Ice on Fire'.

June 10, 2019 • 61 min

Bob Barr continues to ignore legal orders by congress and the courts- what to do?- and meanwhile, Ro Khanna with what congress -is- doing... and even more meanwhile, as the earth slowly heats up, a new movie on HBO (that has Thom in it!) tells the story of climate change in 2019.

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Where is the fundamental break in values between the billionaire-right wing machine and the Progressive left taking us? Thom looks back to FDR's answer, and forward to the possibility of 'justice for all'.

June 7, 2019 • 60 min

William vanden Heuvel, Julio Rivera, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Luke Vargas, Thom Hartmann

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Today, guest host Jefferson Smith asks listeners what they are looking for in a candidate for president, adding his deep philosophical undertones to the discussion.

June 6, 2019 • 69 min

Alex Shephard, Bob Ney, Jefferson Smith

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Today, guest host Jefferson Smith mulls over the role of inherited privilege in American society, as he takes a swing at the British royals. And Caroline Fredrickson, author of 'The Democracy Fix' connects this to the way the Republicans is making government serve our own aristocrats.

June 5, 2019 • 59 min

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Is authoritarianism coming to America courtesy of Trump? Will enemies of the president be facing incarceration? Reporter Victoria Jones reveals the latest concerns on Brexit, EU elections and Trump in the UK.

June 4, 2019 • 60 min

Victoria Jones, Bob Ney, Thom Hartmann

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Today, Thom takes an unflinching look at the state of climate disruption with authors and activists, including Dahr Jamail, author of 'The End of Ice'

June 3, 2019 • 61 min

Dahr Jamail, Suzanne York, Stephanie Felstein, Thom Hartmann

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Thom says Trump will run on immigration and trade policies that appeal to his working class base- better get ready! Laurie Wallach talks China and NAFTA while Jamal Abdi briefs Thom on the situation with Iran. Plus- Common Cause on Trump's plan to undercount Latinos on the census.

May 31, 2019 • 61 min

Thom says Trump will run on immigration and trade policies that appeal to his working class base- better get ready!

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Will Trump's crimes slip between the cracks because the meaning of Mueller's lawyer-talk is lost on the common person?- meanwhile, the evidence of the Trump Crime Family's shenanigans continue to come to light.

May 30, 2019 • 61 min

Greg Palast, Bob Ney, Thom Hartmann

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On the 102nd birthday of JFK, author Lamar Waldron ties strings to pushpins that connect "The Coverup King" Federal A.G. William Barr to CIA-ers including Herbert Walker Bush. Details delved into include coverups from Russiagate through Iran-Contra, and to the rationale for hiding who killed president Kennedy.

May 29, 2019 • 61 min

Author Lamar Waldron, who wrote 'The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination' among other books, considers the evidence surrounding the likely murderers of president Kennedy, and the 1970s congressional investigations that resulted in the murders of those who chose to testify to Congress. Lamar Waldron, traces Attorney General Bill Barr's days covering up the crimes of the CIA in the 1970s, through Iran Contra, and on up to Trump's... Read more

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Is Trump trying to get one of our spies inside the Kremlin outed as a favor to Putin? And what details are emerging from the continued analysis of the Mueller report?.. Plus Luke Vargas on corporate tax evasion. and Cole Stangler with the results of the European Parliamentary elections.

May 28, 2019 • 64 min

Cole Stangler, Luke Vargas, Thom Hartmann

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Hosting for Thom, Jefferson Smith goes on an emotional journey with survivors of families who suffered from illegal abortion, and the tormented tales of adults who were unwanted as children. Planned Parenthood president Dr. Leana Wen analyses the current threat to reproductive rights.

May 27, 2019 • 61 min

Dr. Leana Wen, Jefferson Smith

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A look at economics in the broadest sense, Dr. Richard Wolff dives deep in an hour long conversation on Democratic Socialism, its history, theory and possibility for closing the yawning gap of inequality.

May 24, 2019 • 61 min

Dr. Richard Wolf, Thom Hartmann

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Senator Bernie checks in with Thom, and so does congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus. Former Republican Congressman Bob Ney chimes in with the most interesting headlines. Plus, further reading from the Mueller report, followed by a look at the criminals associated with Trump who are already in prison: how can we overcome this corruption?

May 23, 2019 • 60 min

Bernie has proposed a transaction tax on financial transactions to pay for Medicare for All, and help minimize the chance of crashes from rapid trading. And Bernie puts his support behind McDonald employees fighting for a $15 minimum wage. ~~~~ Thom welcomes Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, leader of the Progressives in the House as the co-chair of the House Progressive caucus. Her view on Medicare for All, and the strategy behind th... Read more

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China's president has announced that they will not negotiate trade, and they are hunkering down for a new 'Long March' to overcome American dominance. Thom agrees with Trump on tariffs to protect U.S. industry, but thinks Trump is doing it stupidly.

May 22, 2019 • 61 min

China's president has announced that they will not negotiate trade, and they are hunkering down for a new 'Long March' to overcome American dominance, and Thom agrees with Trump on tariffs to protect U.S. industry, but thinks Trump is doing it stupidly.

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As William Barr and Don McGahn have now both defied the constitutional power of Congress to hear witnesses to possible crimes, are we another step closer to a strongman form of government, and the end of American democracy?

May 21, 2019 • 61 min

Thom considers a scenario in which Trump refuses to honor the traditions of our nation; will Trump follow the oath he took to faithfully enforce the laws of the United States? If not, then what then?- or what now? ~~~~ Thom fact-checks his scenario with Talk Media News' Luke Vargas. And why is Iran talking about uranium? ~~~~ Thom asks his listeners what we should do if we are watching a slow-motion coup leading to a strongman form... Read more

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What would the G.O.P. bring to American women with their hypocritical abortion stand in 'Talibama'? Plus- Congressman Mark Pocan on what the House really is accomplishing. Plus plus- carbon-fuel companies lobbying for climate change legislation- what gives?

May 20, 2019 • 61 min

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