The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom’s podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. Catch Thom’s live show Monday through Friday noon ET / 9am PT- www.thomhartmann.com.
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Apr 22, 2019 • 1h 2min
Impeachment, censure, or what? Thom lays out his case for why Trump's impeachment could be more like Nixon and less like Clinton. Plus- playing with knives- Dr. Justin Frank puts Trump back on the couch to see how his childhood made the man.
Thom confronts the extreme 'massive dislocation of our priorities' that Trump has brought us to- all the while committing numerous crimes. Adlai Stevenson and Hubert Humphrey compared.- Dr. Justin Frank, psychoanalyst and author, considers Trump's twisted psyche- how the kid who got sent to military school for playing with switchblades has become the dangerous leader he is today. - How can we cut through the media, and grab the people's attention so they can see beyond Trump and the right wing's propaganda? - Mike in California says we should start by impeaching the 'Cover-up General' A.G. Barr. - Thom reads from 'Treason and Betrayal- The Rise and Fall of Individual One.' - Thom further discusses the choice between censure, impeachment, or doing.... what? - Our man John Bolton is setting the stage for a possible war with Iran, says Farsi speaking expert on Iran and journalist Bob Ney of Talk Media News. - Callers share their views on impeachment or censure.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 19, 2019 • 1h 2min
Thom takes stock of the implications of the Mueller Report- what it really said- and the next big question- to impeach or not to impeach? Plus listener calls on other important issues of the day.
What Bob Barr didn't tell us about the Mueller Report..Mitch McConnell's Russian payoff...Trump's real crimes.. and Lindsay Graham's opinion on impeachment. ----------- Thom straightens out Craig in North Carolina's Republican talking points. And- the Mooseherder returns! . ----------- Congressman Mark Pocan answers the people's questions on the IRS, Trump, election strategy, and other important issues. . ----------- Luke Vargas has the news on the ongoing squabble with North Korea, and the environmental protests making news in London. . ----------- Thom dives deeper with his callers in the aftermath of the Mueller Report- and Thom's take on how impeaching Trump is different from impeaching Clinton.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 18, 2019 • 1h 2min
The redacted Mueller Report- Thom's powerful analysis- what the 'Coverup General' Barr is and isn't talking about.
Thom shows the Mueller report is not an exoneration, but a summary of indictment-ready criminal conspiracy that could not be completed because of the machinations of the Trump crime family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 17, 2019 • 1h 2min
Will the Greedy Old Patriarchs be able to use hate and fear to avoid responsibility for their crimes and corruption and win the next election? Is it finally time for the Equal Rights Amendment to be ratified? Plus- the crowd cheers for Bernie on.. Fox News??
As the Republican party doubles down on its hate strategy for 2020, House Representative Ilhan Omar- who happens to be a Muslim woman- has become their favorite target. Will the Republicans be able to distract American voters from his lies and crimes? --------- Thom reads from 'Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World.' --------- The ERA, Equal Rights Amendment, still needs to be ratified after laying dormant for nearly forty years and we are almost there. Winsome McIntosh joins the program to discuss why the Equal Rights Amendment needs to be ratified immediately and what the results of passing the Equal Rights Amendment will be. --------- Thom and his callers consider Trump's lies about his broken promises, Trump's promotion of hate to divide and conquer America. Will America wake up? --------- The original reason for the electoral college- should we repeal it? --------- A consideration of Bernie's brilliant performance on Fox News. --------- Trump picked up Bernie's population talking points, but has failed to deliver. And Thom's listeners consider Bernie's chances after he did so well in the Fox News town hall.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 16, 2019 • 1h 2min
Pete Buttigieg is reclaiming Christianity and taking it back from the far right and reminding us that Christ was a progressive and his message was about as far left as one can get. Does this mean that Vice President Mike Pence and the right-wing Christian fundamentalists are hell-bent on denying human rights to people they imagine are going against God's word and not Christians?
Do conservatives 'feed the hungry', 'heal the sick', and 'welcome the stranger'?' - Victoria in L.A. says Europeans have twisted Christianity. - Thom says Trump Republicans have no ideas to run on- he's screwed middle class America on taxes, put kids in cages, and befriended dictators. How is this Christian? - The discussion of Christianity continues- Jesus stance on grifters and taxes. What is real freedom? How should Christians live? - Thom reads from his book 'What Would Jefferson Do?' - Sam in Georgia wants the left to reclaim Christianity, and Paul in Washington thoughtfully agrees. - Thom reads from 'Reconstructing the Gospel- Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion.' - Thom argues that America was not founded as a Christian nation.- Abhi in Wisconsin shares his thoughts on the shaky basis for authoritarian Christians.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 15, 2019 • 1h 2min
Today- the consequences of the Trump tax cut on all of us, and especially the millionaires that pay much lower taxes than people who work. And- a deep dive on Fredrick Douglass, and the subtle consequences of America's ugly racial history.
Has the Trump tax cut led corporations to raise wages and lower prices? The answer may not surprise you. And, Morris Pearl, leader of the group 'Patriotic Millionaires' and former managing director of Black Rock Inc shares his thoughts on true American patriotism. ----- Thom debates libertarian thinker Charles Sauer on the fairness or lack thereof of the current American tax system- and how is the economy affected? ----- Author, professor, and historian David W. Blight joins Thom to discuss American slavery, Frederick Douglass and the hope and discouragement of unfulfilled promises during Reconstruction. ----- Thom reads from 'Fredrick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom' by Morris Pearl. ----- Why is that mostly white areas are responsible for most of the pollution that causes ill-health and even death mainly in mostly non-white areas? And Jake in Las Vegas wonders if the 1790s founding fathers would have joined the 1860s confederacy. ----- Thom reads from 'Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion' by Jonathon Wilson Hartgrove See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 12, 2019 • 1h 10min
The past and present criminal history of the Kushner family- now includes possible treason- will the Trump Crime Family's corruption be revealed when Congress finally gets the tax returns? And listeners share their sad stories of losing family members to the brainwashed false-anger pushed by Fox News.
Are the men hiding Trump's tax returns from Congress violating federal law? How often was Trump Jr. in contact with Wikileaks- the facts come out. How will exposing Trump's finances demonstrate his corruption? - Thom reads from 'Kushner Inc: Green, Ambition, Corruption' by Vicki Ward - Jared Kushner's criminal history may now include treason. According to Huffington Post Editor-At-Large Vicky Ward the Trump adviser may have had a hand in blocking aid to United States allies all to get richer. Vicky Ward joins the Thom Hartmann program to give a deep dive on the crimes of Jared Kushner. - Patreon ask. - Has someone in your family been brainwashed by Fox News? Moving stories from Thom's thoughtful callers who have lost close one to the authoritarian cult and false anger of the right wing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 11, 2019 • 1h 2min
As Julian Assange is hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy, is journalism under attack? Are we already at war with Iran? Trump's corrupt business practices. Plus- Richard Wolff on what money is.
The headlines: Bernie's plan to pay for Medicare for All. And, how should we take the news that Wikileak's Julian Assange was just arrested? - John in L.A. says Julian Assange is the Digital Martin Luther King. Thom has doubts. - Close Iran-watcher, expert, speaker of Farsi, and former Republican Congressman Bob Ney is concerned- as both countries have declared each other's military a terrorist organization, are we technically at war with Iran? - Thom reads from 'A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Woman who Helped Win WWII.' - Thom debates conservative thinker Julio Rivera on the evidence of corruption of the Trump crime family. - Dr. Richard Wolff dives deep on the inner workings of the capitalist economy. - Remains were just found of more Hobbit people in the Philippines. - Murdoch's New York Post seems to call for violence against an American Muslim Congresswoman. - An interview with Nandin Joshi of Public Citizen on their ongoing fight with Betsy DeVoss' sold-out Department of Education. - John in Florida weighs in on Julian Assange.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 10, 2019 • 1h 2min
The NRA has been at the heart of many hurdles to pass comprehensive gun control legislation, but how can progressives defeat the NRA? Enter Igor Volsky, who has a plan to do just that - and you won't want to miss it.
Author and activist and leader of non-profit 'Guns Down, America', Igor Volsky joins Thom for a fascinating discussion of gun laws, from the history of the NRA through to modern massacre survivors. --------------- Thom reads from 'Guns Down: How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns' by Igor Volsky. --------------- The discussion on gun control continues and deepens with the deepest of Thom's deep thinking callers. --------------- --------------- Omar in Virginia turns the conversation from gun laws to the conservative propaganda media that maintains an environment of mistrust, fear, and outrage to maintaining things the right-wing billionaires want. --------------- Thom reads from 'State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind.' --------------- Who are the cable news pundits anyway? Is it possible to unbrainwash a Fox News cult follower? How does socialism in America grow the economy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 9, 2019 • 1h 2min
