The Hartmann Report

Does the court have way too much power, taken unto itself? Would it constitutional for Congress to rein in that power? Also... Is the People of Praise a cult? Will Amy Comey Barret ever get away from this group's hold on her mind? What and with whom are her allegiances? Would she uphold the 14th through 16th amendments to the constitution? Does the Supreme Court represent the diversity of beliefs in this country? And does getting so many partition judges on the court represent the endgame of the 'vast right wing conspiracy' Hilary Clinton warned us about?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump spreads Covid to his rally attendees, is his apparent herd immunity strategy just another aspect of billionaire indifference to the lives of common people?- and could all the lives lost or damaged in pursuit of immunity be in vain anyway? Dr. Richard Wolff joins Thom to talk about it. Will Trump's Supreme Court pick deliver on the investment the billionaires have put into her career and the career of the many young right wing judges Republicans have been stuffing the courts with?Plus - We listen to Amy K. and other Democratic Senators grilling right-winger Judge Amy in the Senate hearings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will Trump's partisan Supreme Court pick hold up LGBTQ rights? Does she think the 14th amendment is illegitimate? If we lost it, would we therefore lose equal representation, abortion, and privacy rights under the law? Should Biden add judges to the court to rebalance many years of Republican court packing?Plus - Sheldon Whitehouse lays out the Republican scam directly to congress.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom reviews the Senate hearings on Amy Coney Barrett.Biden and Harris need to stop avoiding the question and point out that six years of unprecedented partisan actions by Mitch McConnell have left our courts, particularly our Supreme Court, badly out of balance. There are a variety of ways to restore that balance, and all need to be examined, including blocking the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett and increasing the size of the Supreme Court.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Americans with and without health insurance lose their homes and their lives because they cannot afford medical care. Samuel Metz, MD of Mad as Hell Doctors joins Thom to discuss the vital necessity of universal healthcare, the new SCOTUS pick and Donald Trump on steroids.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From the Turner Diaries, to Camp of the Saints, and now to Qanon! Thom Hartmann exposes the dangerous history of Republican conspiracy theories! Professor Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works joins Thom to analyze Trump's corrosive effect on US democracy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Savage capitalism is the conservative world view. Even now that Trump himself has Covid, he still thinks 1,000+ Americans a day dying from the disease is a case of 'too bad, so sad'. Have we reached the full expression of extreme right-wing libertarianism? This is part and parcel with Republican opposition to regulating poisonous pollution, dangerous cars, gambling banks, and every other danger to anybody who's not rich; "Suck it up, you're on your own!"Plus - could Trump be criminally liable for knowingly spreading a deadly disease in New Jersey? Did Congressman Gomert kill at least one of his supporters at a maskless event last month? Do they even care?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Now the GOP is more and more resembling a softer American version of the Taliban: embrace the religious fanatics, openly oppose public education and science, and do everything possible to disempower women. Thom breaks down the VP debate and the art historian's interpretation of the fly encounter. Tom Perez of the DNC joins the show for the latest on avoiding voter suppression and the importance of the VP debate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Norwegian sociologist and comedian Harald Eia joins Thom- but when the leader of the free world is a joke, it's not funny. Is America as free a country as we imagine? What can we learn from the Scandinavian economic model?Plus- how long is it going to take to recover from the damage that Trump has done to the economy? Economics Professor Richard Wolff gives a historical perspective.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Investigator Greg Palast is watching the Republican voter suppression campaign go into overdrive. Also, Judd Legum of Popular Info joins Thom with the story of how influencers on Facebook are once again swinging the election with their lies. But will Facebook do anything about it?Plus- why did the Secretary of State in Texas just have his staff quit and request a federal investigation?... Can we bring in enough new voters across America to overcome the disenfranchisement?.. What's going on in Pennsylvania?.. The pros and cons of proportional representation... And what will America be like when we get through this period of crisis?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.