The Hartmann Report

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Democracy and Collective Humility May be the Check Against Fundamentalism Jun 14, 2024

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast explores strategies of how fascism may be defeated with the failure of the GOP to police themselves. Jeff's father, retired prosecutor Joe Smith returns with the popular "News With My Dad" notable shout-outs and a straw-in-the-wind think piece.

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Daily Take: The GOP's Unrelenting Attacks on Women's Rights: This is Just the Beginning Jun 14, 2024

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There’s way too much celebrating around the unanimous SCOTUS decision yesterday which the New York Times characterized with the headline, “Supreme Court Maintains Broad Access to Abortion pill.” It didn’t…

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Despite Biden's Overperformance the Election is Still a Toss-Up - Why? Jun 13, 2024

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In for Thom Today...Jefferson Smith, Host-Democracy Nerd Podcast. Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show. Hunter Biden's plea deal collapsed. What happens now? Guest Interview: Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy. Topic: Why should Americans have to pay a 3rd party to figure out how much income tax to pay?

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Daily Take: The Dangerous Myth of Population Growth: How Billionaires Are Leading Us Astray Jun 13, 2024

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So, really, Musk and Bezos are just echoing a thought virus that has infected much of humanity since the early days of evangelical religion and warfare…

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What is Happening with the Far Right in France? Jun 12, 2024

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Journalist based in Marseilles, France, Cole Stangler explains the significance of France's Snap Elections. Samuel Alito’s Wife, Martha-Ann, goes full MAGA in secret recording. Can other Democrats step in and help our SCOTUS corruption crisis? Senators won’t act on SCOTUS corruption, so other Democrats are leaning forward to help. Plus Republicans’ Trickle-Down Revival: Bold Move or Blunder?

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Daily Take: Alito, Thomas & Trump: A Betrayal of the Founders’ & Framers’ Ideals Jun 12, 2024

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No matter how hard Republicans try to reinvent the Founders & Framers in the image of their libertarian billionaire patrons, the reality is that America was history’s first great liberal experiment...

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Politically Motivated Jun 11, 2024

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Why is Hunter Biden practically the only person ever convicted under a rarely used statute? Will fake AI Trump supporters push the GOP to a win in November? And, how can Trump even have a chance after he's done so many criminal and immoral things right out in the open?

Plus- Thom reads from 'Diginity in a Digital Age' by Ro Khanna.

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Daily Take: Republicans’ Trickle-Down Revival: Bold Move or Blunder? Jun 11, 2024

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Are Americans catching on and increasingly rejecting horses, sparrows, and politicians who try to sell them on more trickle-down tax cuts for the rich?

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They're Making Lists of "Domestic Enemies" Jun 10, 2024

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An element of the right is drawing up a list of "domestic enemies" which ought to be eliminated. Washington Babylon's Ken Silverstein joins Thom with details of some of the plans he's heard the extreme right wing dream up.

Plus - America is under assault by a cancerous mind-virus the founders warned us against.

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Daily Take: Had Enough? From Reagan’s Promise to Trump’s MAGA Chaos Jun 10, 2024

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The bottom line is that we — as a nation, voluntarily or involuntarily — have now had the full Republican experience. Which is why we’re no longer listening to the Republican politicians’ BS…

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