The Hartmann Report

Progressive leaders Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan share their views in a weekly national town hall meeting with Thom and his callers. Will we get Progressive representation in Biden's cabinet? How can Democrats stand up powerfully to McConnell's bullying in the Senate? But before we get there- what are the chances of a successful Trump coup, and what are Democrats doing to avert it?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Founders greatest fear, when it came to the president, was that a man would be installed in the office who was in debt to, or loyal to a foreign government. It’s why they put the Foreign Emoluments ban in the Constitution. Now, Trump is about to leave office with debts exceeding $1 billion, over $400 million of them personally guaranteed. So, what does he have or know that a foreign government might be willing to pay him $1 billion for?Clinical Professor, Dr. Justin A. Frank, MD joins the program as Thom asks if the GOP will embrace or throw out the Trump cultists?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Should we accept Trump-Humpers into polite society? How many of Trump's voters are racist, and how should we be treating them? Is there any valid reason to have voted for Trump- or is there no redemption for those who are still working to dismantle our democracy?Is it even possible to reach the people who have been manipulated by the right wing media's fake sense of shared grievance?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Either he is dragging this out so he can raise money to line his own pockets, or he is coordinating with the billionaire donors who largely own a number of Republican state legislatures to steal the election. Or both. Trump has strong reasons to push both: he is hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, and the day he leaves the presidency several states will probably begin prosecuting him for numerous crimes ranging from bank fraud to tax evasion to rape. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump's hiding out scarfing hamburgers, but what's with his announcement to continue fundraising and holding rallies? Once Trump's crimes catch up to him, will his lawyers keep him out of jail? Or is he a flight risk?Also, Thom and his callers express their relief and joy at dodging Trump's fascist bullet! But how much damage could Donald still do in the next two months?Thom reads from "All Politics Is Local: Why Progressives Must Fight for the States" by Meaghan Winter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was just 20 years ago that the IPCC- the intergovernmental climate change group- rolled out the concept of global weather tipping points. And a few years ago they warned we had about 10 years left to drastically reduce emissions. As natural disasters become more frequent, are we approaching that tipping point now? Dr. Ben Strauss joins Thom- he's been studying accurate new information from NASA on the ground height along the coast around the world- it turns out many more areas are at risk from sea level rise than we thought. Can we change to a green economy to save our cities?Plus Thom reads from 'On Fire: The Burning Case for the Green New Deal' by Naomi Klein'.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After voters in California chose to exempt Uber and Lyft drivers from hard-won worker protections, Dr Richard Wolff wonders whether a Biden administration will champion the working person, or support the wealthy who the Democratic party still go to for money. Can Joe Biden overcome this contradiction? If the Democrats had spent a billion campaign dollars promoting the Green New Deal and expanding Medicare, would have this election have been a blowout? Does it still work to be a milk-toast Democrat? And what media should Democrats be spending their money on?Did the horror show of the last four years show us all who the Republicans really are, or will Democrats have to learn how to get their message across? Plus- the religious broadcaster who just died of Covid after endorsing the so-called herd immunity policy of Donald Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr Justin Frank, author and psychologist analyzes Donald Trump's behavior- is it his deep-seated hatred of reality that makes it impossible for Trump to take responsibility? Is this why he always blames other people?Plus.. who made 300 million robo calls on election day warning people to stay home and not vote?.. Also, Thom reviews what brought us up to this point and how Trump may be planning to leave the White House. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Investigative reporter Greg Palast explains why the pollsters were right after all, when you consider the people whose votes were not counted.Meanwhile, are Republicans trying to get armed poll watchers into vote-counting facilities?.. Is it possible that some of the vote tallies were fudged?.. Did the Post Office slow down the mail in swing states?.. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If Democrats don’t get their media and intellectual infrastructure act together, the hard-right narrative being promoted by America’s most toxic media will continue to swing elections across the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.