The Hartmann Report

Rightwing billionaires have robbed & pillaged America. Sadly, the future Rosenberrys and Stacks won't hear this listening to AM radio or Fox “News.” So we live in increasingly dangerous times...As the GOP continues to push against mask mandates, Texas hospitals may soon deny unvaccinated patients access to ICU beds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jay Famiglietti of the Global Institute for Water Security has been studying what may be the greatest drought in history in the American west. Is it too late to make a difference? Dr Michael Mann is here with the latest data- why is Earth's climate shifting so much faster than predicted? Plus- Author Jimmy Tobias on the collapse of the wild population of red wolves.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan has introduced the Covid Relief Act- he joins Thom to share his plan to redirect one percent of the pentagon budget to vaccinating the poorest nations on earth.Also- the possibly criminal link between Florida's governor and the Covid cure his billionaire patron is heavily invested in. Also, epidemiologist Dr Eric Feigl-Ding gives Thom a look at the latest science. Does the delta variant mean we'll never reach herd immunity?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author David Neiwert shares his insights into why militant and sometimes armed right wingers receive the support of the police and border patrol. How does the paranoid and sociopathic message of right wing propaganda stoke fake conservative outrage? And how can Biden escape being branded with the situation Trump and GW Bush created in Afghanistan?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why did Trump spring the man who is now the claiming to be the Taliban's president out of Pakistani jail in 2019? Did Trump set up Afghanistan to fail in order to get himself re-elected?.. Did the lies of George W. Bush create a corrupt nation that was bound to fall apart anyway? What lessons can we learn from this to become a better country?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why are red state governors being so callous on Covid? How did Ted Cruz stop debate on the For the People Act? What is the real reason the right is pushing for a Republican governor in charge of California? Progressives can't keep living only on a hope and a dream-- Thom and his callers share their thoughts on fighting for what's right.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chuck Collins, scholar with the Center for Policy Studies has had his eye on the wealth of the super rich- how did they add over five trillion dollars to their assets during the pandemic? Why do we continue to allow the massive transfer of wealth to the very rich and away from the American middle class?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will the Democratic party double down on the corrupt neoliberal agenda of previous administrations, or will the very popular Progressive agenda prevail? Also, Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation warns Thom that Democrats must speak to the increase in violent crime before this is used against them politically.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

DeSantis and Abbott : Will they be held responsible for mass dying of adults and children? Their bet is that they’ll get away with letting tens of thousands of their citizens – and thousands of their citizens’ children – die and the people of their states will simply forget and move on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cult Expert and mental health professional, Steven Hassan explains what the Moonies are planning and what was their role on the January 6 capitol attack. Investigative journalist and author, Spencer Ackerman gives a sobering account of how 9/11 produced Trump's Reign of Terror. Psychoanalyst & clinical professor, Dr. Justin A. Frank joins Thom to discuss how to stop Trump death cultists from drinking the kool-aid.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.