The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann
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May 20, 2022 • 57min

WHAT THE HELL IS A POPULIST ANYWAY?

The GOP hates on young parents & babies just to make Dems look bad & they're fine with terrorism...Are Republicans starting to see through the perpetual election lies & extremism? Crazy Alert! DeSantis' press secretary ‘duped’ by fake story about ‘homophobic dog’ on International Day Against Homophobia. Host of the "Mueller, She Wrote Podcast" and Navy vet Allison Gill explains how overturning Roe would be disastrous for the US Military. Geeky Science! Scientists finally did a study to see if taking 10,000 steps a day actually matters & here’s what they found. Jan 6th committee Now Investigating Capitol "Reconnaissance" Tour By GOP Lawmaker - Treason? Domestic Terrorism? Has Conservative Charlie Sykes found the "Achilles Heel" for the GOP.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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May 19, 2022 • 58min

WHAT IS THE ENDPOINT FOR REPUBLICAN TERRORISM?

The poison that is racism has never made a nation better. Every time it has been used for profit or power. The white supremacy industry in America with a healthy fundraising and publishing arm stood right beside the Buffalo terrorist giving him talking points and a twisted history to justify his rage. Professor Richard Wolff examines if inflation leads directly to authoritarianism. President of People For the American Way, Ben Jealous reasons that the horror in Buffalo should make the GOP change its 'Great Replacement Theory' rhetoric. 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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May 18, 2022 • 58min

ELECTION TAKE-AWAY? PROGRESSIVES CONTINUE THEIR STEADY TAKEOVER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Dem voters flip off party leaders and their big donors. Pennsylvania and Oregon election results show voters rejecting the demands of oligarchs and corporate Dems. Is the GOP focusing most of their efforts to put Trump in position to steal the 2024 Election? Also author and co-founder of the media collaborative Study Hall, P.E. Moskowitz asks: Is the antidepressant industry about to hit a reckoning? 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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May 17, 2022 • 58min

HOW WOULD AMERICA REACT IF EXTRATERRESTRIALS MADE CONTACT?

Congress holds first UFO hearing in half a century with the Pentagon task force at US House Intelligence subcommittee. Also is coronavirus going to be like a bad common cold we live with or like Malaria in Central Africa?  Geeky Science: Is Long Haul Covid caused by coronavirus "Ghosts" in the gut? Also, on this day in history segregationist George Wallace won the Michigan Democratic Presidential Primary. What was the impact?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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May 16, 2022 • 58min

WHY DEMOCRACY'S RELENTLESS ENEMIES ALWAYS TRY TO DESTROY TRUST FIRST

Even when a shooter acts alone, their ideology is often shared. The myth of the ‘Lone Wolf’ shooter. Republican Caucus chairwoman Elise Stefanik’s and many other Republicans pushed 'Replacement Theory' that inspired the Buffalo shooter.  Why democracy's relentless enemies always try to destroy trust first. The crisis with the Supreme Court; the racist mass shooter in Buffalo; Republican primary candidates trying to one-up each other on how they will refuse to count all the ballots in the 2024 election; and our hitting 1 million deaths from Covid all derive from the same thing: the destruction of trust.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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May 15, 2022 • 1h 3min

WERE ABORTION RIGHTS GERRYMANDERED AWAY?

Republicans rule from the minority in some states because they've rigged the system. Dave Daley from FairVote.org joins Thom with the details. Also- why do right-wingers tend to become petty tyrants when they gain power- and then take away women's bodily autonomy?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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May 14, 2022 • 60min

HOW THE RADICAL RIGHT HIJACKED RELIGION AND BECAME THE BIGGEST THREAT TO INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY

Former fundamentalist Frank Schaeffer explains how the radical right hijacked religion and become the biggest threat to individual rights & democracy. Senior Fellow at FairVote, David Daley writing for the Boston Globe writes the thought provoking article "Your Vote Won't Help restore abortion rights" WHAT!? How Republican led efforts to disenfranchise voters, gerrymander voting districts and more all make it so that your vote, can hardly stop the overturning of Roe v Wade, abortion rights. 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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May 13, 2022 • 58min

HOW MINORITY RULE IS KILLING AMERICA

Republicans not only cling to minority rule, they now want to impose a neofascist government in America. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse comments on the future of Roe & the Supreme Court. National Affairs Correspondent from The Nation Magazine, John Nichols reports that operatives Manafort and Davis efforts on Putin’s decades long influence on GOP. Also Thom Hartmann staffer and author, Joyce Nance explores The Romancification of Crime…Inside the Mind of Vicky White. 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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May 12, 2022 • 58min

WHY ARE AMERICANS SUBSIDIZING OUR OWN EXTINCTION?

To stop our climate-change-driven suicide, Congress must stop allowing oil exports, end subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, and promote clean American energy. A simple question for Justice Clarence Thomas: Why are you such a hater? Senior Campaign Specialist for 350 dot org, Clayton Thomas-Muller joins Thom to discuss Witigo: A Battle Against the Winter Spirit. Also are the oceans developing amnesia and what will be the impact of hitting the 1.5C of warming by 2026? Plus, Question of the Day: If Elon Musk lets Trump back on Twitter - How will it affect America? 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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May 11, 2022 • 58min

IS THE SUPREME COURT SERIOUSLY ABOVE THE LAW?

It’s time to establish an ethics standard for the Court, as well as passing a law that legalizes abortion nationwide that can’t be struck down by 5 handpicked religious fanatics. Republicans are whining that Biden could help inflation. Professor Richard Wolff explains why. Crazy Alert! Trump kept asking if China was shooting us with a ‘hurricane gun.' How are the murders, bombings and arson acts committed by anti-choice pro-lifers? Michelangelo Signorile posits that after abortion is struck down women’s rights, marriage equality & LGBTQ rights are under attack too?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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