The Hartmann Report

Thom lays out the facts we know about Jeffrey Epstein's disturbing history...... Epstein was hired by Bill Barr's father to teach high school girls, the same Bill Barr's father who wrote a novel about sex slavery. Epstein goes on to prosper in the sex trafficking business. Meanwhile, Trump's close friend Epstein introduces him to Melania Knauss, and they end up married. Epstein gets arrested and Barr recuses himself because his law firm defended Epstein, then un-recuses himself after talking with Trump. Woman files a lawsuit saying that both Epstein and Trump raped her when she was 13; it's certified by a court. Following Epstein's arrest, reports come out that Barr's Justice Department now has hundreds of videos, movies and pictures of Epstein's rich and powerful male friends having sex with the girls he's been trafficking. Barr supervises the prison Epstein is put in, where he mysteriously dies. Now cons are suggesting Bill Clinton is behind this and trending with help from foreign bots. - Thom summarizes the strangeness surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case with Morris in Long Beach. - Was Epstein operating a honeypot? And Jean in Pennsylvania wants to know what we can do to investigate and prosecute The criminal 'Coverup-General' Bill Barr! - Thom fact-checks the Epstein case with Bob Ney of Talk Media News. - Thom reads from 'No Visible Bruises: What we don't know about domestic violence can kill us' by Rachel Louise Snyder. - Thom debates the Epstein case with a conservative who believes the right-wing propaganda stories being spread around out there. - Lisa Stifler joins Thom- she is the senior council for the Center for Responsible Lending, which is alarmed at the restrictions Trump's people are about to lift on debt collector harassment. - Thom looks at a case in Oregon where an elderly man and his wife commit suicide because of overwhelming medical bills- is this what America has come to?.. And Bernie throws down with the health insurance lobbyists. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New Federal Reserve data shows that if trends since 1980 continue, in 33 years the bottom 90 percent of the U.S. population will own almost nothing. Thom powerfully shows that increasing inequality continues to make the rich richer while everyone else gets screwed. - John in Minnesota reminds us there is no political freedom without economic freedom. And Thom has a long thoughtful discussion with libertarian John in Bangor. - Talk Media News correspondent Bob Ney reports on the surveillance gathered on migrants recently arrested in the ICE raids. - Thom speaks with David in San Francisco whose ancestor signed the Constitution. - Kyle, Thom's "Republican Troll" discuss the corruption of private health insurance. - Thom reads from the new book "Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America" by Christopher Leonard.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rep. Mark Pocan considers with Thom the recent mass shootings and what steps Congress can take to remedy the problem. - NRA defender and former legislator, Bob Barr debates Thom on the 2nd Amendment. - For the book club, Thom reads from "How to Be Less Stupid About Race- On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide" by Crystal Marie Fleming - Thom reviews the recent Op-Ed in the Washington Post, "Hispanics in America are under attack" from 39 Latino leaders - A conversation with former Neo-Nazi, Christian Picciolini and author of "White American Youth: My Descent into America's Most Violent Hate Movement--and How I Got Out." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump, the NRA, and the Republican Party keep talking about mental illness as the core of our problem right now in America. Our president is mentally ill, and until we recognize that, acknowledge that, and begin a national conversation about it there can be no healing or reconciliation. - For the book club, Thom Hartmann reads from his newest publication, 'The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment' - Talk Media News correspondent Bob Ney reports on the Republican gun defense of indicting video games as the culprit behind mass shootings.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Many ideas shared by Thom's thoughtful and curious listeners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom makes the case that the violence perpetrated by racists specifically naming Trump as their inspiration is a result of Trump's racial invective combined with the huge number of guns in civilian hands in our country. ~~~ Thom reads from his latest book 'The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment'. ~~~ Thom dives deep into the possible consequences of hard British Brexit with reporter Victoria Jones. ~~~ Professor Richard Wolff considers whether a hard Brexit could also take down the US economy. ~~~ Dr. Justin Frank, author of 'Trump on the Couch' brilliantly connects Trump to the murders perpetrated in his name by racial extremists. ~~~ - And finally, former Republican Congressman and now reporter Bob Ney adds his insight as well to the events of the day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom considers the history of Republican 'big ideas' compared to those of the Democrats. ~~~ A reading from the new book 'Shadowlands: Fear and Freedom at the Oregon Standoff'. ~~~ Thom once again reality-checks the Democratic Progressive agenda with House leader Representative Mark Pocan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom's take on the outcome of CNN's attempts to set the candidates against each other in the latest Democratic debate. - Thom broadens the lens and looks at the basis of the Democratic Party's perspective as he debates conservative Grover Norquist. - Trump & Kushner's rat-infested Baltimore apartments. - Thom checks in with the astute political observer, former Republican Congressman Bob Ney, for his take on the debates. - Taking the pulse of the Progressive response to the Democratic debates.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jefferson reviews the impact of the recent debate in Detroit, as moderate Dems advanced against Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on progressive issues. - The New Republic's Matt Ford joins in to talk about John Paul Stevens and the gradual corruption of the Supreme Court. - Jefferson welcomes John Nichols- Nation Magazine national affairs correspondent- can the Democrats reach middle America better than Trump can? - Listening to some of the highlights of the recent debate, Jefferson gives insights on the greater take-away of the night.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tim Wise brings insights from defeating the David Duke campaign in how to combat Donald Trump. - Jefferson Smith examines a Fox news clip, where pundit offers the idea of getting rid of the minimum wage all together. - For the Book Club, Thom Hartmann reads from "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America" by Nancy MacLean - Callers consider the issues surrounding the debate. - Jason Kafoury of Honest Elections reports on how Oregon activists fight for fair elections.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.