The Hartmann Report

Latest Episodes:

Why Would Anyone Want to Tear Down America? Mar 05, 2025

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Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann examining the reals motives and deceptive tactics of the billionaire class in destroying the country and what they have to gain. What damage is at stake and what are strategies we can employ to break them?

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Daily Take: We Crushed Fascists Before — It’s Time to Do It Again Mar 05, 2025

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The last time American fascists tried this, FDR and Wallace took them down. Will we?

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Flight, Fight or Freeze? How Not to React to MAGA Triggering Mar 04, 2025

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Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann with insights on coping in the age of triggering and fear tactics from the White House. Plus Jeff gives his better-late-than never insights from the past election.

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Daily Take: Could Russia Win a War Against America Without Ever Firing a Shot? Mar 04, 2025

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Russia’s cyber attack on Ukraine and subsequent invasion, it turns out, may just have been dress rehearsal…

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What is America's Role in the Age of MAGA? Mar 03, 2025

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Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann. Why does America's promises and character matter? Why does NATO matter? Why do our allies matter? And when do countries declare their independence?

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Daily Take: The Empire Strikes First: Trump, Putin, and the Global War on Democracy Mar 03, 2025

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What happens when the country that once led the free world becomes the enemy of Democracy?

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Ro Khanna on Responding to Trump Mar 02, 2025

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A longtime Progressive leader in Congress, Ro Khanna is doing townhalls in red districts in his state. Why aren't all of the Democrats out raising hell as our government gets torn apart?

Plus- Thom reads from "The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success" by Ross Douthat

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Greg Palast is Checking the Vote Mar 01, 2025

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Did Republican voter suppression techniques add up to enough difference to hand Donald Trump the Election? And as the rich get richer, is this all part of the right-wing plan?

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The Kremlin Master Plan Feb 28, 2025

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Thom checks in with Victoria Jones in London- and Phil Ittner in Kyiv- to take the pulse of Trump's moves regarding Ukraine. Can Europe stand on its own if the Kremlin succeeds in setting us against each other?

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