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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In the era of President Donald Trump it is more important than ever to make sure our voices are heard. Real Talk 910 is the only radio station in the Bay Area dedicated to the liberal ideals of San Francisco.
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When Crooked Officials Collude with Gun Makers for Profits Over People
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When politicians hand the gun industry a liability shield, they’re not “protecting freedom,”they’re protecting a business model built on body counts. Before Trump, Republicans largely only shaded the truth: George W. Bush’s administration asserted “we know” Iraq has WMDs. The statements danced on ambiguous intelligence, carefully presenting suspici…
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Lev Parnas, Ukrainian-American businessman turned political activist, and author joins Thom to expose the reality of Donald's duplicity with Ukraine. Is Russia already at war with us? Tanks aren’t rolling through cities, but cyberattacks, proxy wars, sanctions, and covert operations are everywhere. Has the world already crossed the line into global…
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Daily Take: Trump’s Christmas message "Scum" wasn’t just offensive. It was a warning.
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Trump’s Christmas message "Scum" wasn’t just offensive. It was a warning. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Trump's Plans for Venezuela Are Worse Than War Crimes
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Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are going to do unspeakable things to the people of Venezuela. The result is going to be more money for big oil companies, and a lot of dead people. Plus a Wisdom School musing on the ubiquity of panpsychism. Racist pundit Nick Fuentes advocated for non-Christians to receive the death penalty. See Privacy Policy at htt…
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Christmas: The Night We Reignite the World. When the Longest Dark Becomes the Turning Point… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Thom Hartman unravels the mysteries of pagan Yule traditions with a hopeful view of optimism in dark times. Also an exploration of the DrawDAO project yields promising new efforts for fighting climate change via the open-sourcing of carbon dioxide removal & storage. Dr. Irwin Redlener of The Ukraine Children's Action Project reveals essential human…
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Daily Take: Santa Claus for Billionaires, Debt for You: Thanks Trump
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The playbook that showers the rich, spikes the debt, then demands you sacrifice Social Security and healthcare… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History
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Author Laurence Rees dives deep with Thom on a topic urgent for our times. Like Thom, Rees has studied the rise of Hitler carefully- and found that fascism always starts by conspiracies, fear, and the necessary creation of a dangerous enemy out of "those people"... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt…
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Daily Take: Deregulation Was Never About “Freedom”
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Deregulation Was Never About “Freedom”—It Was About Permission to Poison See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The progressive Congressman reads the Washington DC tea leaves as he takes callers from across the nation. Plus- Thom reads from "Kickback: Exposing the Global Corporate Bribery Network" by David Montero. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Daily Take: Is a New "New Deal" About to Wipe Out the Old Political Order?
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The commons, unions, and a livable wage built the first mass middle class. Now younger voters want to reboot that machine at full throttle… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Proof Republicans Care More About Money Than American Lives
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How Much Profit Is Your Life & Health Worth to Them? House speaker Mike Johnson, says affordable health care ‘just was not to be’ while a house Republican torches his own party's healthcare bill as "milquetoast garbage." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Could the Board of the Pulitzer Prize Take Trump Down?
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Will the supreme egoist be snared by his thirst for vainglory? Could the board of the Pulitzer Prize take Trump down? After deranged Donald picked a fight with the board, the Pulitzer lawyers demanded info that he would prefer to keep hidden. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#…
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Think Trump Is Bad? You’re Not Ready for What Young Republicans Just Did
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Attorney and radio host Dean Obeidallah reports that what we have seen from today’s GOP is that it will not moderate. Instead, it will move further and further to the right. The young Republicans at Saturday’s event simply confirm that very reality. And they warn us of what we must be prepared to defeat. Epstein reveal fizzles. See Privacy Policy a…
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Daily Take: Is the New Message of Trump’s White House "Power First, People Last"?
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A palace rising on public ground while the affordability crisis tightens its grip isn't just bad optics, it’s a betrayal of the idea of America… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Trump Turns the White House Into a Petty Propaganda Museum
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FCC scrubs "independent agency" language from their website as they decide they're with the dictator. Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update - reality bites...Russia. Trump Turns the White House Into a Petty Propaganda Museum. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Daily Take: Was That a Speech or a Breakdown?
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A stark look at the speech that blurred the line between leadership and losing control on the world stage… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles may have accidentally revealed Trump's failing mental health in an interview she has since called a 'hit piece' Donald Trump is furious. After the brutal murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Trump responded not with empathy, not with basic human decency, but with venom. See Privacy Policy at https://ar…
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The progressive Congressman from Washington state takes callers from across the nation. Plus- Thom reads from "The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party" by John Nichols. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Daily Take: Who’s Really Pulling the Trigger: The Shooter, or the Predator Lobby?
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When politicians hand the gun industry a liability shield, they’re not “protecting freedom,” they’re protecting a business model built on body counts… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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We're the only country in the world with twice as many guns as people- because the arms industry wanted to make a crapload of money- and now we're living with the consequences. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Daily Take: How Much More Can America Take of "Trump Derangement Syndrome?"
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Trump calls it “Trump Derangement Syndrome” when we object to cruelty and division. The real story is what that hate is doing to America’s democracy, and when we finally push back… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Tightening the Grip or Shooting Themselves in the Foot?
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Is the Miami mayoral election a bellwether for the collapse of Republican support among hispanics? Or will the fascists hang on to office even if it takes using masked police to abduct people based on flimsy legal excuses? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Is the Supreme Court enabling King Trump to destroy the constitutional structure of our nation? Plus - Thom reads from 'Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer' by Erica Payne and Morris Pearl. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…
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Donald Trump is having a very bad week as even many of his own supporters wake up to the fact that he's not actually working for them. Plus- director Donald Goldmacher joins Thom for a deep dive on his new movie 'Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?'. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com…
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Daily Take: Is the Morbidly Rich’s “Brilliance” Just a Threat to the Republic?
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In 11 months, we’ll have an opportunity to retrieve our democracy from the clutches of the morbidly rich, the ideologues who deify them (and have for millennia), & their bought-&-paid-for politicians… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Threats to attack not only Venezuela- but maybe Mexico and Columbia as well... requiring social media history from visitors... abandoning and bullying our allies... illegal and random arrests and deportations of foreign nationals- what is this all about? Plus- Phill Ittner on the Ukraine war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali…
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Daily Take: Who Do Trump & the GOP Really Work For?
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As America slides into recession, this is a struggle over who owns America’s future: a broad middle class—or a locked-in economy run by the richest few… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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As Trump knifes democratic Ukraine in the back, and puts down our steadfast European allies, is this the next big step in Putin's plan for the USA? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Daily Take: Is Trump’s Embrace of Russia the Greatest Betrayal in American History?
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The convergence of pro-Kremlin policy, tech giveaways to rivals, and rising domestic repression is a five-alarm warning that we ignore at our own peril... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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As Trump relentlessly pushes to expand his powers, farmers, the press, and anyone who says 'the King has no clothes' is paying the price. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Daily Take: Alligator Alcatraz: How Tyranny Starts—With “Those People”
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If we allow a network of secretive, cruel, detention facilities for one set of powerless people today, tomorrow it will inevitably turn those same systems against anyone who challenges their power. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Americans Will Continue to Speak Out and Fight for Democracy
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Well...The FBI is making a list of American extremists. Guess who may be on it? Did Whiskey Pete just throw Trump under the bus or is he saying - if I go down, so do you? A billionaire wants a return to hangings - just like Saudi Arabia....He says it's "Masculine Leadership." How has this happened? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an…
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Daily Take: America’s New Political Reality: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are “Legal”
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When dissent becomes an “indicator,” the First Amendment stops being a right and starts being a risk… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Daily Take: The Billionaire Coup: How the Supreme Court and Corporate Money Captured America
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Our elections, our media, even our justice system, are all owned by the few. The Powell Memo lit the match; Citizens United poured on the gasoline. The fire of corruption is now a national inferno... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Former Capitol police officer and survivor of the Jan 6th attack, Michael Fanone opines on Donald Trump's illegal war crimes and more. Plus a National Progressive Townhall Meeting with US Congressman Mark Pocan answering listeners questions. Geeky Science. Even one piece of chewing gum is not worth the risk considering most types are now made out o…
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Is Trump’s Christmas Greeting “Daddy’s Home” an Authoritarian Warning? Trump’s attacks on DEI in college admissions are likely to hurt men...Don't tell Trump's "boyz." Further evidence surfaces of the illegal murders off Venezuela and the pipe-bomb suspect turns out to be a Donald Trump supporter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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When the Government Can Kill Without Consequences, What Is Left of Democracy?
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US Congressman Ro Khanna (CA Democrat) weighs in on recent congressional actions in a National Progressive Townhall Meeting. Listeners phone-in with compelling questions on unconstitutional actions, violence in International waters, student debt relief, exposure of the Epstein files and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali…
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Daily Take: Young Americans Want a Reboot: Can They Build a Majority Big Enough to Overrule Big Money?
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Expect a fight for healthcare access, debt relief, affordable housing, and a living wage that doesn’t require two full-time jobs… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Did RFK Jr Ever Have Any Scruples at All?
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Is the Main Street bust here? Will Whiskey Pete be held to account? Who is the suspect they've arrested for the Jan 6th pipe bombs? Is MAHA now on Monsanto's side? How did that happen? Did RFK Jr ever have any scruples at all? Plus Ukraine war update with Phil Ittner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at …
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Daily Take: Kushner, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia: The Conflict-of-Interest Story Everyone’s Ignoring
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If a Ukraine proposal was shaped to benefit a foreign power tied to Kushner’s money, that’s not diplomacy: it’s corruption… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Donald Trump may have fantasized about maiming civilians and now he is doing it. Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor joins Thom Hartmann to discuss Trump's war crime fantasy. Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional. Crazy Alert! ‘Is this real?’ Did Pete Hegseth do an open ‘wink at Nazis’ during the cabinet meeting? …
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Daily Take: Is Viral Propaganda How the Trump Administration Normalizes Cruelty?
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A government that celebrates cruelty, weaponizes culture, and mocks due process is telling you exactly what it plans to become... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Is This What the Oval Office Has Become, a Conspiracy Content Farm? The shocking reason why Trump pardoned the former Honduran president. Malcolm Nance - Venezuela, Russia and Ukraine, Oh My. The War always comes home, and that's what happened in DC the day before Thanksgiving. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy …
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Daily Take: How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?
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Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill.... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Did Hegseth send the order to murder the helpless shipwrecked men clinging to the remains of their boat destroyed by American Navy? Will Republicans ever suffer consequences for flagrantly breaking US law, military law, and the laws of war? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do…
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Daily Take: The Great Secession of the Morbidly Rich Marks a Breaking Point for Democracy’s Survival
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What elite isolation reveals about the fragility of modern democracy and the cost of unchecked billionaire power… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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According to political scientist Steven Levitsky, America is lingering in an in-between state between democracy and authoritarianism. Institutions have been hijacked, the truth has been vandalized, and our democratic norms are being destroyed or even ignored. But- is Trump weaker than we think? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca…
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What's really in your food? If MAGA or MAHA the so-called health initiative of Bob Kennedy, RFK Jr prevails you may have a difficult time avoiding forever chemicals when getting your groceries and dining out. Trump’s Food Policy Bombshell: Are Toxic Chemicals About to Hit Every American Meal? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali…
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How Banks Took Over Almost Every World Government
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Wisdom School Lesson: In Defense of Dirt: Rewilding Our Children Before Their Bodies Forget. Investigative reporter Greg Palast joins Thom Hartmann for a shocking revelation detailing how the banking sector took over almost every world government. With scrutiny of Larry Summers, Epstein and the “End Game” Memo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c…
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