The Hartmann Report

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KNOW NOTHING REPUBLICANS MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH AND SUFFERING THEY HAVE CAUSED Feb 23, 2021

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Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. joins Thom to break down the possibilities on Trump's Tax Returns.

Over 500,000 Dead - Know Nothing Republicans Must Be Held Responsible for the Death and Suffering They've Caused - The GOP's lies should end them up in the dustbin of history are ready and willing for a 2024 authoritarian coup.

How Did The Senate Fall? Live Senate Security Hearings! The Senate committees on rules and homeland security holds a joint hearing on the failures that led to the breach of the Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. Plus callers!

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TRUMP'S RUTHLESS PLAN TO STOMP OUT DEMOCRACY IN 2024 Feb 22, 2021

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Trump still has majority Republican support; most are ready and willing for a 2024 authoritarian coup.

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STANDING UP TO OPPRESSION AT HOME AND ABROAD Feb 21, 2021

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Today, a long interview with the author of "Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods", Amelia Pang. She tells the heartbreaking story of how many of our imports from China are made by forced labor and are connected to the repression- and even genocide- of ethnic minorities.

Also, Auna Dennis from Common Cause Georgia tells Thom about the latest dirty tricks the Georgia legislature is using to reduce the black vote there. And we hear about how Progressive are taking over the Wisconsin Democratic Party- how are they doing it?

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CAN REPUBLICANS SUMMON THE GHOST OF INFLATION? Feb 20, 2021

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Today- Dr Richard Wolff on why the conservative double standard has it backwards- trillions spent to bail out the rich is A-OK, while moderate spending to support the poor is not? What are the true causes of inflation and is it likely to happen now? What can we do about inequality in America?

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"BIPARTISANSHIP" -- BIDEN NEEDS TO AVOID THE OLD ROPE-A-DOPE Feb 19, 2021

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Progressive proposals are very popular with Republican voters. Can Biden ignore the Republican shills for the very rich and deliver on change to improve the lives of ordinary Americans? Listeners from across the country chime in with their ideas.

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THE FASCIST LIES THAT HAVE GUTTED THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS Feb 18, 2021

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Taking stock of the lies Republicans have told their voters all these years- how have they harmed the lives of average Americans? Thom reads from the Lancet's devastating peer-reviewed summary of the damage Trump has done to the nation- but is that just the tip of the right-wing iceberg? Can fascism live without lies?

Thom is joined by Markos Moulitsas, founder of Progressive news site Daily Kos and the polling group Civiqs- what can be done right now to help the Democrats achieve their agenda of helping the common person?

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PERPETUAL REPUBLICAN LIES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES Feb 17, 2021

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The failure of the electrical grid in Texas shows us all how the Republican free-market lie results in disaster and dysfunction. And is the Republican climate change lie hiding the role a warm arctic may have in driving severe winter storms?

Adrian Shelley of Public Citizen Texas drops by with a very informative conversation on deregulation of the Texas power system. And Dr. Michael Mann joins Thom to discuss how extreme cold snaps may fit into global climate change.

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ENDING THE BIG LIE AND LETTING THE PEOPLE VOTE Feb 15, 2021

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Julio Rivera returns to debate Thom on whether Trump's tall tale was a whopper.

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THE FIGHT FOR FIFTEEN Feb 14, 2021

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California Congressional representative and Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus, Ro Khanna answers listener phone calls in a progressive town hall, and explains why now is the time to fight for the fifteen dollar minimum wage.

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TOO SOON TO UNIFY WITH TRUMP SUPPORTERS? Feb 13, 2021

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Are talks about unifying with Trump supporters and former staff too soon? Rep. Andy Levin says he will unify with anyone who wants real justice, so that might leave out 89% of all Trump supporters.

Andy Levin is U.S. Representative (D-MI, 9th District). Member of the House Committee on Education & Labor and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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