The Hartmann Report

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Daily Take: Revolution, Fear, and Power: The Unseen Threads Connecting Stalin’s Russia to Modern America May 21, 2024

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America’s billionaires — along with the rest of us — should be every bit as frightened of the avatars of fascism like Trump, Bannon, and Orbán as they are of the ghosts of the long-dead USSR...

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What Will Life Under Trump 2.0 Feel Like? May 20, 2024

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Why do more Americans have a favorable view of Trump even though Biden's policies are objectively more successful? The economy is growing rapidly, wages are up, factories are being built- why doesn't this translate to support for the Democrats?

Plus- Thom reads from 'After Trump' by Bob Bower and Jack Goldsmith.

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Daily Take: The Supreme Scheme: How Alito & Thomas Are Fueling the Ongoing Trump Coup May 20, 2024

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Why both Thomas — whose bribe-taking in exchange for his votes on Citizens United and other cases is well documented — and his rightwing buddy Sam Alito must resign or face impeachment...

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The Fossil Fuel Scam Continues May 19, 2024

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As we begin another boiling summer, big oil is buying politicians like there's no tomorrow- and if they get their way, there might not be. Can we change paths to a green energy future before we make earth largely uninhabitable?

Plus- Thom reads from Climate Chaos: Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors by Brian Fagan

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Susheela Jayapal Goes To Washington? May 18, 2024

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Thom speaks with the so-far less famous Jayapal, who is running for Congress from her hometown of Portland. But will massive amounts of money from a foreign government put a corporate Democrat in her place?

Also, is there a growing backlash around the world against right-wing governments?

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Billionaires are Sick Money Addicts May 17, 2024

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Scrooge McDuck Republicans are going out of their way to screw working-class people. Will enough wake up to what is being done to them to prevent full-blown fascism?

Plus- Thom reads from 'The Lords of Easy Money' by Christopher Leonard.

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Daily Take: The Last Time Oligarchs Tried to Take Over America It Led to Civil War May 17, 2024

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Is America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs?

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Uncertainty At Home and Abroad May 16, 2024

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Phil Ittner is on the ground in the Ukraine. What will the consequences be of a third round of military conscription in Russia?

As a series of almost contradictory polls try to forecast Trump v. Biden, how can Biden have a serious debate with a professional liar?

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Daily Take: Why are Republicans Quicker to Steal Our Votes than to Take Our Guns? May 16, 2024

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“Both Texas and Georgia are actually Blue states; the only reason Republicans have as much power as they do in each is because of massive voter roll purges and voter suppression laws.”

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Should Biden Debate Trump? May 15, 2024

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Should Biden debate Trump? Is it wrestling with a pig? Is the GOP planning to outlawing divorce? The 2 new crimes committed by Trump unmasked - how many investigations and trials will Trump have before enough is enough? Whatever happened to members of Congress respecting the courts and the law?

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