The Hartmann Report

Is America the victim of its own hubris? Can we solve our problems together again, or will the assault of the billionaires succeed in taking power? Guest host Jefferson Smith asks the key questions and ponders listeners' answers.Plus - Thom reads from "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America" by Nancy MacLean See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump's Trial is more important and historic than already-televised state court drama. Congress should act to let us watch the most important trial of the century live and in real time. Plus - why is FBI agent Kendra Kingsbury going to jail for the same crime Trump is likely to get away with?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive leader Mark Pocan takes an interesting variety of calls from listeners across the nation.Also - Thom reads from "A Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good" by Jonathan Wilson-HartgroveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The GOP & the billionaires who fund them learned their lesson. Never again would they allow a rightwing justice to stray beyond the rigid ideological boundaries set at that justices’ confirmation…Plus - Billionaire in a submersible versus 500 shipwrecked migrants- guess which one gets covered in the media?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

They’ve read their history: if they can embed fascism deeply at every level of American government, business, and civic life, it will take generations to rip it out…Plus - Thom reads from "A Field Guide to White Supremacy" by Kathleen Belew and Ramon A. Gutierrez See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Watergate prosecutor says Congress could act to put cameras in Trump courtroom. Thom's listeners from across America weigh in. Plus- Thom reads from 'It Came from Something Awful: How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump into Office, by Dale Beran.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did 'We, The People' suffer irreparable harm due to the Justice Department delaying two years in prosecuting Donald Trump for his crimes? Also- Is Trump really running to avoid going to jail? Plus, Thom reads from 'Tyranny from Plato to Trump: Fools, Sycophants, and Citizens' by Andrew Fiala.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Emily Scarr is the Maryland PIRG Director & Co-Author of a new report on industrial substances known as PFAS. How are these very common chemicals potentially harming our health?Plus Thom reads from 'The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed by Robin Broad and John Cavanagh.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will Republicans succeed in their attacks on Jack Smith and Joe Biden? Also- Thom sets the record straight on the Presidential Records Act.Plus - Thom reads from the book "Our Man" by George Packer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pacifica radio host Sonali Kolhatkar joins Thom. As America becomes more diverse, how can alternative media tell stories that legitimize people of color?Plus - Thom reads from 'The Fight For the Soul of the Democratic Party' by John Nichols.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.