The Hartmann Report
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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 3143
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
PEDDLING THE NOBLE LIE
Today - the chaos Republicans are creating to hide Trump's crimes and his impeachment.
01:01:53 |
Sat 26 Oct 2019
... AND WITH INSURANCE FOR ALL?
Thom faces off with conservative group Job Creator Network's Dr. Scott Barbour on whether Medicare for All, or for-profit health care is most likely to bring Americans the medical care they need to l…
01:02:32 |
Fri 25 Oct 2019
STEPPING INTO A BIZARRO UNIVERSE
Thom considers theories on how Trump might handle impeachment, and where the battle lines are being drawn- can our democracy survive this level of corruption and denial of reality?
01:02:13 |
Thu 24 Oct 2019
WHY ARE THE WEALTHY TAKING FOOD STAMPS AND MEDICAID FROM CHILDREN?
Why Do The Wealthy Want to Throw Children Off Food Stamps & Medicaid? ~ Seattle Council member Kshama Sawant is angered by Amazon trying to buy the election on Seattle City Council with $1.45m spent …
01:00:41 |
Wed 23 Oct 2019
WAR OR PEACE in 2020?.. and RELIGION?
Thom delves deep into the implications of 'Democratic Peace Theory' for our times. How do the thoughts of Kant, Paine, and Franklin shine light on our present political moment? For what reason did th…
01:02:17 |
Tue 22 Oct 2019
THE SUPREME COURT SELLS US OUT (AGAIN)
In a 5-4 decision, conservatives on the Supreme Court have said gerrymandering in Michigan is A-OK-- is this a sign that our democracy is unraveling and becoming a corrupt insider's game?
01:02:12 |
Tue 22 Oct 2019
FROM THE PROGRESSIVE TRENCHES
We hear from Progressives in the thick of it, with House Progressive Caucus leaders Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Representative Ro Khanna on the issues of today and what tomorrow's next thing ma…
01:10:00 |
Sun 20 Oct 2019
ELIJAH CUMMINGS REMEMBERED: GREAT AMERICAN STATESMAN
Thom's recap on current topics. ~ Radio talk-show host and activist, Joe Madison of Urban View on Sirius, remembers his long-time friend recently passed Congressman Elijah Cummings.~ Book club readi…
01:00:15 |
Sat 19 Oct 2019
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OR JUST FOR SOME?
As Medicare- or should it be Medicaid?- For All gets debated, lives are at stake. In Arkansas, how did Republican lawmakers throw 18,000 very poor people off Medicaid there? And after this week's deb…
01:01:34 |
Fri 18 Oct 2019
HOW DO WE REFORM THE SUPREME COURT?
Sad news of the sudden death of the Honorable Elijah Cummings. Thom reflects on his astonishing legacy. Also, Democrats need to begin a serious conversation about how, if we take the Senate and the W…
01:01:09 |
Thu 17 Oct 2019
DEBATING the PROGRESSIVE AGENDA
Brilliant opinions and thoughts on the latest primary debate from Thom, Jefferson Smith, Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan, and former Republican Congressman Bob Ney.
01:01:11 |
Wed 16 Oct 2019
DEPROGRAMMING the TRUMP CULT
ult expert and author Steven Hassan joins Thom to dissect Trump's cult-leader strategy, and shares his strategy for getting people out of comforting but unhealthy cults like the one conservatives hav…
01:01:13 |
Tue 15 Oct 2019
WHY HASN'T CONGRESS TAKEN BACK WAR POWERS?
It’s time for Congress to seriously debate what’s going on in the Middle East and explicitly authorize or de-authorize our participation in warfare in the region. ~ Book Club Reading: "Last Boat Out …
01:00:24 |
Mon 14 Oct 2019
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
Thom explains the extraordinary powers we grant the Supreme Court and how we allow an unelected few to make decisions for everybody in our democracy. Congressman Mark Pocan joins Thom to answer astut…
00:55:13 |
Mon 14 Oct 2019
HOW DOES AMERICA HANDLE A LAWLESS PRESIDENT?
Trump Defies Impeachment: Could It Be Worse Than Andrew Jackson. President Andrew Jackson defied the Supreme Court and now Trump is defying Congress, the impeachment inquiry and the will of the Amer…
01:02:27 |
Sun 13 Oct 2019
PRESIDENTIAL CRIMES, POWER, AND THE KURDS
Is Trump looking for a war in the middle east to get himself re-elected, and become another in a long history of Republican presidents who have used the Kurds to their own advantage?
01:01:03 |
Fri 11 Oct 2019
MONEY RULES
Are we becoming a sociopathic culture that in reality believes in nothing but money, and is this because we have a sociopath setting an example in the White House- or is he just a symptom of the dise…
01:01:19 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
BETRAYING THE KURDS
Are we betraying the only American-style democratic republic in the middle east, who gave up ten thousand and more of their men to contain ISIS?
01:00:33 |
Wed 09 Oct 2019
OLIGARCHS v. DEMOCRACY
How did it happen that right-wing autocrats have taken over and putting back the progress of American democracy made since the New Deal? The level of corruption in this administration is stunning, as…
01:01:43 |
Tue 08 Oct 2019
TRUMP TOWERS ISTANBUL
Has Trump has betrayed our allies the Kurds, by pulling out American troops there and seemingly giving the dictator Erdogan a green light to invade? What will happen to the 90,000 hard-core ISIS figh…
01:01:07 |
Mon 07 Oct 2019
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