The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann reviews and analyses the testimony of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, at the recent Congressional impeachment hearings with commentary and insights on the Republican strategies to try to defend a corrupt president. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom airs and discusses The Trump Impeachment Hearings Day 2 - Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her position, in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom usefully lays out the story that has emerged as to how Trump worked with a Russia-friendly Ukrainian president on a plan to smear Joe Biden, until that president lost his job, forcing Trump to scramble to force the new, much less corrupt president to still carry out the plan. What could go wrong?And, a debate with conservative Fox News commentator, Gianno Caldwell about his new book, "Taken for Granted: How Conservatism Can Win Back the Americans That Liberalism Failed" and the impeachment hearings.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom airs the first day of Trump's impeachment hearing and gives commentary as Ambassador William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George P. Kent, a senior State Department official in charge of Ukraine policy, testify before the House Intelligence Committee.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Bolivia's recent coup another example of right wing billionaires supporting right wing populists to the exclusion of popular leaders closer to the people like Evo Morales? Policy analyst Guillaume Long checks in with Thom on the details- what is really going on in Bolivia?It's obvious that Trump is using the fear of the other, especially of Latin American immigrants to scare people into imagining they need his fatherly protection. So how can we assure those being manipulated by the right wingers that we'll all be safer if we look after each other?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Juli Briskman made headlines when she gave the finger to Trump as she cycled alongside the presidents motorcade in Virginia. After losing her job when the image became famous, Juli won a local election and started a new phase of her life.Plus, guest host Jefferson Smith speaks with Sanjeev K. Sriram, who has crunched the numbers and discovered the Medicaid has saved at least 19,000 lives.And, Thom reads from his book 'ADD Success Stories', as well as Stacey Abram's tome 'Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change'See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The rest of the world has resolved the provision of healthcare and wealth taxes, but not in the US.Health in the whole of Europe is provided by the state, yet the US seems incapable (or unwilling?) to respond to the demands of the population for quality a free health service.And how many people are employed to prevent your payments being made and others who argue with them. Imagine the savings if those people were not needed?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, a long talk with investigative reporter Judd Legum- who publishes the political newsletter Popular.INFO- on a donation scam he's been researching where Trump donors are promised a chance to have breakfast with the president- but nobody ever really does.And- how did the American media this week miss Trump getting busted in federal court for running a tax fraud charity- does it just disappear into the ocean of Trump's already blatant corruption in favor of himself? And in contrast, how did JFK and FDR embody a Democratic party that people could truly believe in? Today the conservative right is pushing a hateful, angry kind of ugliness- can Progressives possibly return us to a world in which we are all in this together?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can Trump keep goosing the economy until he gets re-elected? Thom considers the dilemmas of our current economic moment in the context of the larger history of government economic policies. Can we escape the influence of Big Money and instead operate our government in the interests of the common person? Morris Perl, one of the leaders of the Patriotic Millionaires joins Thom on why he's asking for his taxes to be raised.And Professor Richard Wolff explains what needs to be done to resolve wealth taxes in the United States. Health in the whole of Europe is provided by the state, yet the US seems incapable (or unwilling?) to respond to the demands of the population for quality a free health service. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amee Vanderpool exposes the real story behind Trump's high-pressure firing of American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Who was threatening her, and why? And as the impeachment hearings roll on, what are we learning about Trump's crimes- or attempted crimes?And a consideration of Erdogan and Putin's hardball machinations. What game are all of these autocrats playing? What has Erdogan got on Trump or his children that makes our president jump?And how can Democrats communicate better? Thom suggests 'bribery and extortion' instead of 'quid pro quo'. And a caller suggests adding 'unpatriotic' as well. Will the media ever give Democrats a fair shake?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.