The Hartmann Report

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.

Does this election prove that we need to make voting an affirmative legal right? How far have Republican voter purges and dirty tricks shifted the vote? Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones, and author of "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America" shares news on a recent victory for Texas voters and more.Philanthropist and founder of Next Gen America- Tom Steyer- joins Thom to reflect on how the pending election could impact the planet- and what we must do about it!And reporter Trimmel Gomes gets us caught up with the vote in Florida.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The world is watching-- the Republican Party has spent the last 20 years pushing America in an openly fascistic direction.. will they triumph?Greg Palast joins Thom with three scenarios Trump could use to shoplift this election- constitutionally!.. Nikki Fried, Democrat from Florida shares her take on the vote in Florida and Republican tactics there... Plus- a listener reports on Trumpers attacking Democrats at a rally in California.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Economist Dr. Richard Wolff looks beyond the deceptive third quarter numbers, showing us that economy is much more fragile than the incumbent president would have us believe. Richard Wolff joins Thom Hartmann to discuss how President Trump is faking an economic recovery to bolster himself up before the presidential election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will the electoral dirty tricks of the Republicans lead to a victory for the power of the right-wing billionaires? Or will an overwhelming Democratic turnout help the enlightenment idea of America survive? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump doesn't care how many people in Omaha are stuck for hours in the freezing cold, over 3 miles from the nearest road or parking lot, after he left his rally, putting some in the hospital. He clearly doesn't care how many people die of Covid. It's all about protecting the money and power of the very rich. And joining Thom for a long form discussion today is author of "The Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right", journalist Anne Nelson with an explosive and comprehensive account of the decades-long relationship between the Republican Party and the conservative Council for National Policy (CNP).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive powerhouse Pramila Jayapal joins Thom live to talk about the future of the Progressive Caucus. Can it be transformed to assert much greater accountability among its members on the issues that count? And what are the crucial issues a Democratic majority should pursue?Also, Progressive leader Mark Pocan takes on listener questions; What is the most important thing we can be doing right now to ensure a fair vote?.. How should Democrats in Congress respond to years of Republican rule-breaking if they take power?..See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More evidence has surfaced that violence at Black Lives Matter rallies in Minnesota was committed by right-wingers intent on starting a race war. This is just the latest in a long line of right-wing terrorists in this country. Is this a story that deserves more of our attention?And David Vine, author of the new book 'The United States of War" joins Tom. Could we really have been at war 95% of American history? And then Jared Yates Sexton joins Thom to talk about his book- 'American Rule: How A Nation Conquered the World But Failed its People"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Amy Coney Barret take a seat on the high court almost literally on the eve of the election, and after Republicans broke with tradition and pushed through a last minute judge, denied Obama his Supreme Court pick and federal judges, and have thereby packed the federal courts- how should Democrats respond, and what would their options be if they take power?What steps may a partisan court take to help Trump stay in office even if he loses the election? Did Kavanaugh already tip his hand?Plus - Dr Justin Frank looks back on the amicus brief he filed when the Supreme Court stole the 2000 presidential election. Could what is happening today reflect the trauma of those events?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Only an established, legal “right to vote“ can defeat Republican voter suppression. Increasingly, this election is coming down to the simple question of how effective 40 years of concerted Republican voter suppression efforts will be.Republicans are doing everything they can to keep people from voting, and then, when people do vote, to try to prevent those votes from being counted. When this election is over, if American democracy survives, our first project has to be to establish a firm, irrevocable right to vote for all American citizens.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.