The Hartmann Report

David Daley, contributor to New Republic, joins Thom to discover just what is happening to your ballot. David's latest piece 'The Cancer on Your Ballot' looks inside the GOP’s drive for permanent minority rule and examines the right-wing assault on voting rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A new study found Trump's poor response to Covid is responsible for at least 197,000 American deaths. Will America wake up to the consequences of having an incompetent reality TV star for president? Is Trump deliberately spreading chaos so that Joe Biden will inherent an ungovernable country?Plus- a man in Germany is facing charges for using pepper spray to keep the unmasked away from him. Is this assault or self defense?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 has got his eye on the Georgia vote. Could the possibly illegal purge of 198,000 voters in Georgia- and as many as 16 million nationwide- determine the Senate majority- or even the presidency?Thom gives the lowdown on the second and hopefully last EVER debate with Donald Trump.Plus Moe Vela, former Senior Adviser to VP Joe Biden joins Thom- how crucial is this election to LGBTQ and to Hispanic communities?Also, how did a company printing Ohio's ballots- one that flew a Trump flag over their headquarters- manage to send tens of thousands of ballots to the wrong address?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What are the real values Americans have always proclaimed, if imperfectly executed? Will we vote for truth, justice, and the American way? Or will a criminal and grifter move us closer to fascism?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Electoral College loophole has let two presidents out of the last three ascend to power without the will of the people behind them, leading to catastrophes beyond mention. Rep Jamie Raskin wants to put an end to the electoral college once and for all.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic & Policy Research. Nearly one year later, Bolivians vote to repudiate coup and reclaim democracy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Covid infections now represent the third leading cause of death in America. Whether America ends up with a Truth and Reconciliation Commission like South Africa did, or we simply put Trump and his enablers on trial for their crimes and all the deaths they caused, we must hold these people accountable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive Congressmen Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan join Thom to take on listener questions. Has Trump left us in limbo with no Covid relief agreement?- and which side is really doing the court packing?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our president endorsed the extra-judicial killing of a left wing murder suspect- is this practice for authoritarianism?; some say oppression is always tried first on outsiders and the vulnerable. Author Jean Reith Schroedel brings Thom a look at the ongoing history of voter suppression of Native Americans. And then her fellow author Harley L. Zephier adds his fascinating perspective- is this present moment an opportunity to begin to deeply heal the circle of all life that has been broken?We also hear from Garland Gilchrist, the Lieutenant governor of Michigan, on the right wing militia members who had plans to kidnap the governor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richard Wolff joins Thom to examine why the unemployment numbers we see can’t be trusted.Professor Richard Wolff is an economist and the co-founder of Democracy At Work and author of numerous books; his latest is “The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.