The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann
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Feb 29, 2024 • 6min

Daily Take: Will the Most Corrupt Supreme Court in History Assist the Trump Coup?

SCOTUS introduced what will be at least a 130-day delay in Trump’s trial. They won’t even hear arguments until April 22. Democracy be damned...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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Feb 28, 2024 • 58min

Forget the 'Deep State'- meet the 'GOP State'

Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 is recruiting young conservatives to replace thousands of government workers they hope to fire should Trump get elected. Will Donald 2.0's presidential power not have to deal with pesky government workers insisting on following the law this time?Plus - Biden outperformed Trump in Michigan yesterday- why does the media have a double-standard for Democrats?And - Thom reads from "In Defense of Public Service: How 22 Million Government Workers Will Save our Republic" by Cedric Alexander.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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Feb 28, 2024 • 10min

Daily Take: Why Won’t Our Media Say Donald Trump is America's Modern-Day Benedict Arnold?

How much more damage are we willing to take? Garland and the DOJ need to get some answers and share them with the American people soon…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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Feb 27, 2024 • 58min

The Dark and Destructive Vision of Putin's GOP

Author and reporter Heidi Siegmund Cuda has the dirt that ties Mike Johnson to President Putin. Does Mr Johnson want to follow Russia's example and become an authoritarian pseudo-theocracy?Also, radio host Dean Obeidallah joins Thom- Should Republicans start taking campaign contributions in rubles?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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Feb 27, 2024 • 22min

Daily Take: Have We Reached the Point Where Corporatism is Triumphing Over Democracy?

Economic crises represent social and political transition points, times of great difficulty but also times of great opportunity: We now stand at the edge of one those rare windows in time...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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Feb 26, 2024 • 58min

The Sleepwalk into Fascism Continues

Will the schemes of billionaires to consolidate their power succeed? Also- new evidence proves Thom's hypothesis was right about ADHD!Plus- Thom reads from "Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country" by E. J. Dionne.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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Feb 26, 2024 • 8min

Daily Take: The New "Over the Top" Secret Plan on How Fascists Could Win in 2024

Here’s what I’m hearing Republicans are planning in the event Joe Biden wins re-election & Democrats hold the Senate and take the House this November…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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Feb 25, 2024 • 57min

Make Sex in America Dangerous Again?

Today, a look at the wacky science-denying right wing crap the GOP is foisting on red states. Will Florida's Surgeon-General's belief in witchcraft help him overcome the damage done by discouraging measles vaccination? Will Alabama's Chief Justice save us from the transhumanist horrors of fast 5G cellular service? And will they try to ban birth control so there can be more white babies?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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Feb 24, 2024 • 58min

The Two Jimmies and Moscow Mike

Some conservatives are talking openly about the end of American Democracy. Meanwhile, their pal Putin has a huge nuclear plant in Ukraine dangerously close to losing the power that keeps it from melting down. Are we at a dangerous moment?Plus- Thom read from "Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution" by Mike Duncan.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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Feb 23, 2024 • 58min

How to Pull Off 48 Million Dollars of Tax Fraud

As the Trump organization approaches possible receivership, shady moves between Donald's many shell corporations are coming to light.Meanwhile, Texas has to keep taxes low for the billionaires, so sorry poor kids, no more free summer lunches! Also- author Matthew Cunningham-Cook on how Joe Namath ended up as the face of a particularly scammy Medicare Advantage broker.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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