The Hartmann Report

Now that Scott Atlas' "Herd Mentality" policy has put a president in the hospital, will post-Covid Trump become more like Brasil's Bolsinaro or Britain's Boris in his attitude? Is Trump's hospital car ride sealed in with Secret Service agents emblematic of the fact he doesn't care about what happens to other people? After all this will Americans finally get wise to Republican scams, and the fact their party don't give a damn about average people?- or will Trump get a chance to defund Social Security, kill the ACA, threaten Roe, further cut taxes on the rich, pollute the air, and leave us unprotected from Covid? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why did the debate between Trump and Biden devolve into interruptions and lies? Is there a connection to the deep racism Trump is actively courting- and encouraging? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Deportation, torture, forced pregnancy, abuse of prisoners, these are some of the things Donald Trump's supreme court pick has allowed, approved, and voted for over her career as judge, and if Amy Coney Barrett gets to the supreme court, we are going to have to worry about a lot more than just Roe v. Wade, but every decision by the Supreme Court that has ever protected you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The risk of losing a president could be a national security crisis. But odds are Trump will recover- but will he be weakened- and changed- by the experience?Kristin Urquiza, founder of Marked By COVID, describes her inspiration to help others after the tragic loss of her father to Covid-19.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eli Zupnick, Communications Director for Fix Our Senate joins Thom to discuss the role of the Senate filibuster. Also, how could Democrats be playing hardball on the Senate confirmation of 'Aunty Amy'?If we go the 12th amendment route of letting state legislatures elect president, would that be the old state bodies or the post-election version? Could special elections shift the balance of power in the Senate even without a blue wave?And Mark Pocan- one of the Progressive leaders in Congress- takes listener calls.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wisconsin just pulled more than 100,000 mostly minority voters off the rolls- and Greg Palast has caught them red-handed. Can something be done in time for November, or could Jim Crow Wisconsin hand Trump the election?Plus - Is Donald Trump running against Joe Biden or against a Democratic America?- will the Democrats be able to capture the misplaced anger of the working class?Was Trump Involved In Bolivia's Coup? Thom checks in with Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is every single part of Donald Trump's presidency a con-job, just like every part of his life? His wealth- like his policies, promises, and pretend-patiotism- are all a con. How much debt are we finding out that Trump owes and to whom?Did Trump's son-in-law Jared shake down the middle east for a billion dollars? What scams are Trump's daugher Ivanka working and how is Trump avoiding taxes by shoveling assets to her? And let's not forget Trump's personal lawyer is in prison for tax fraud done on behalf of Trump!Thom is joined by the ghostwriter of Trump's book 'Art of the Deal', Tony Schwartz on Trump and his latest book 'Dealing with the Devil'. What deficit in his innermost life is Trump forever trying to overcome?Plus - Why is Brad Parscale on suicide watch?.. And why are so many people grinding their teeth?.. Will Trump's tax returns be the thing that pops the cork on the whole nightmare of him being president?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back in the day, Donald Trump’s niece alleges, he stole hundreds of millions of dollars from his father‘s estate, screwing his other family members and the IRS (you and me). Now Trump is going to have to come up with hundreds of millions of dollars and the question is: which dictator is he going to borrow it from, and what part of American policy or American assets is he willing to sell off, betray or destroy to get it?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Palast Investigative team held a joint press conference with Black Voters Matter Fund founders LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright, calling on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to restore the nearly 200,000 voters he wrongly purged before the election.Thom is joined by investigative reporter Greg Palast: “We are asking the Secretary of State to name the so-called expert, who by law must be a U.S. Postal Service licensee, and to meet with our experts to go over our list name by name and find out how his office got this so disastrously wrong — purging voters for moving from their registration residence who never moved.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we look towards the first debate between Trump and Biden- hosted by Chris Wallace of Fox News this week- why are the truly major issues of our times seemingly not on the official agenda?Plus- How to tell young people and "Never Biden" voters what's really on the line here... How to get into the Electoral College... The prevalence of right-wing terrorism... How can Democrats head off Trump from using the 12th amendment or other means to steal the election? The trust level of Diebold voting machines... And, how can Democrats learn to be more strategic- to "take names and kick ass"?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.