The Hartmann Report

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Daily Take: How Fascist Leaders are Using "Irregular Warfare" Against America Jun 03, 2024

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Irregular warfare involves the use of propaganda, proxies, or people willing to betray their own country...

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Winning By Cheating Jun 02, 2024

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Can the Republicans Lock-in GOP Power in Texas? It will take a constitutional amendment, but it will mean a Democrat could never win a statewide office ever again. Will this and other test runs in red states spread?

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The G.O.P. Loves the Mud Sill Theory Jun 01, 2024

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Republicans are making it easier for poor kids to go to work at a young age, but harder for them to get a broad education. Will the privately educated rich kids finally get to have servants again, like the good old days?

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First Prez Convicted of a Felony in History May 31, 2024

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What has Trump been convicted of so far? Crazy Alert! Will Trump lose his liquor license at Mar a Lago? Roberts declines meeting with Senate Democrats about Alito controversy. Say what?

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Daily Take: Guilty - Is Trumpism a Movement or a Cult? May 31, 2024

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A movement, being about ideas, has specific, achievable goals. A cult, on the other hand, is mainly about devotion and faithfulness to one person…

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Trump Trial Verdict: If Guilty, What Would the Ex-president’s Punishment Be? May 30, 2024

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Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast, Phil Ittner reports on Ukraine. Putin warns of 'serious consequences' if Ukraine uses western arms in Russia while unleashing fuel-air bombs on Ukrainian villages. Plus Rep. Jamie Raskin predicts how to deal with Alito and Thomas?

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Jury Deliberation Begins in Trump Criminal Trial May 29, 2024

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How did America end up with a far right Supreme Court hellbent on dismantling Democracy one case at a time? Alex Aronson joins Thom Hartmann to discuss. Alex Aronson is former chief counsel to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. Whoa...Alito's neighbors called the cops after an "ugly" run-in (it includes spitting!) with justice's wife. Fascist Alert! RFK condemns the removal of Confederate monuments - Is he behaving immorally to cozy up to Trumpsters?

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What is With The Upside Down Flags? May 28, 2024

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Can Democrats stand up to the corruption and extremism that the fascist right has brought to our Supreme Court and elsewhere?

Plus- Thom reads from "Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison" by Chris Hedges.

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Daily Take: The Press: What Has Happened to the Lifeblood of our Democracy? May 28, 2024

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How did America reach this point where about half our country thinks up is down, black is white, and Republicans are best trusted with our money and national security?

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Our Falling IQ is Showing in the Polls May 27, 2024

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Author and attorney Sabrina Haake says excessive sensory stimulation is making us less intelligent. Are we slumbering towards idiocracy?- and does it show in Trump's baffling popularity?

Plus - the surprising mental upside to practicing gratitude.

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