The Hartmann Report

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Soon it Begins Dec 12, 2024

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Fascists are gathering their strength and forces- both regular and irregular- to quickly accomplish their goals. What are Democrats doing to get ready?

Plus- Thom reads from "Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal" by George Packer.

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Daily Take: Luigi Mangione: America’s New John Dillinger? Dec 12, 2024

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Different eras, different villains, same perceived fight for justice?

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Mistakes Were Made Dec 11, 2024

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Progressive Leader in the House, Pramila Jayapal joins Thom, with her take on what went wrong during the election and her prescription for Democrats to return to power.

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Daily Take: A Call to Arms? Trump’s Pardon Pledge and the Rise of Militant Extremism Dec 11, 2024

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The terrifying implications of pardoning insurrectionists who killed and maimed…

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Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light Dec 10, 2024

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Paris Is Not Dead. Journalist based in Marseilles, France, and contributor to the Guardian, and the Nation, Cole Stangler reports on French upheaval. Also more bird flu? Arizona sees first case of human bird flu as government begins testing milk for virus.

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Daily Take: The Oligarchs are No Longer Just at the Gates — They're Moving into the White House Dec 10, 2024

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From historic inequality to modern foreign entanglements, America is at a turning point that will define the next century of governance…

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Republicans are Psychopathic Dec 09, 2024

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The murder of the United Health Care CEO has brought to the surface American anger towards a corporate medical system that lets people die to make a buck- and corporate-bought Republicans support this system 110 percent.

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Daily Take: When Profits Kill: The Deadly Costs of Treating Healthcare as a Business Dec 09, 2024

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“The scariest sentence in the English language is: ‘I’m a billionaire, and I’m here to help.’”

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Imposing Martial Law is Not the Answer Dec 08, 2024

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In the wake of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declaring martial law, callers of the Thom Hartmann program speculate on the implications of Donald Trump's return to office. U.S. Congressman (D-WI, 2nd District) Mark Pocan refutes listener queries that President Biden should follow suit in his remaining time during a National Progressive Townhall Meeting.

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Why the United Healthcare CEO Was Shot Dec 07, 2024

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United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead by a yet unknown assassin but clues to his motive are pointing to the bloodthirsty profit United Healthcare makes from denying life-saving insurance claims. Listeners of the Thom Hartmann program feel the pain and share personal stories and political strategies to combat the injustice of the insurance scam.

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