The Hartmann Report

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REMEMBERING THE CRIMES OF 9/11 Sep 11, 2019

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It has been 18 years since G.W. Bush cravenly used our national moment of unity over 9/11 to enrich himself and his friends, killing tens of thousands of people, committing war crimes, and diminishing our democracy in the process. Have we learned to never again allow a president to do this again?

FEATURING: Outed CIA Spy Valerie Plume, and a reading from "American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan"

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HOW BAD COULD IT GET? - If Trump gets reelected and Republicans stay in power in the majority of our states and in the United States Senate, what could be the worst outcome? Sep 10, 2019

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Would it be the further transfer of wealth from the middle-class to the very rich? Would it be greater and greater student debt burdens on working people? Would it be the acceleration of the destruction of our environment? Will he launch a final assault on the media and try to turn the entire American media landscape into something resembling Fox News? Will McConnell’s corrupt judges with lifetime appointments kneecap enforcement against white-collar crime?

How much damage will be done by their war on science? Will religious fundamentalists step up their efforts to burrow deeply into our political parties and subvert the separation of church and state? Will the world be plunged into a war starting in Iran or Venezuela? Will the government begin rounding up liberals the way they are undocumented immigrants right now? How might Trump’s privatized prisons and concentration camps be expanded and who might he be putting in them to generate more profit for his billionaire buddies? Will Trump’s expansion of the use of poisonous pesticides and deregulation around pollution cause a larger explosion of cancer and other diseases?

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THE BANANA REPUBLIC-IZATION OF AMERICA Sep 10, 2019

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Will Trump's greatest legacy be demonstrating that America can be blatantly run like a banana Republic? And will Trump succeed at muzzling CNN? Can anything be done to punish those who are facilitating Trump's corrupt behavior? Plus- warrior Jesus.

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MEET THE REPUBLICANS- with author Jeff Sharlet who infiltrated the secretive political cabal 'The Family', and Elaine Parker of the Pro-Trump 'Job Creators Network' Sep 06, 2019

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Exposing the secret Christian group seeking political power. ‘The Family’ is the oldest Christian Conservative Organizations in Washington D.C. and very secretive. Their goal is not to use Christian feelings to help the poor and the needy, but to concentrate on the ‘key’ people such as politicians and business people. Jeff Sharlet was part of the organization and has published books on his findings. Jeff joined Thom to reveal all and whether this is a cult. ~ The Green New Deal Vs. Neo-liberalism! The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act means we have more people than even in full-time employment and the labor market is threatened by the far-left, according to Elaine Parker. More jobs than people to fill them. Is this all being done on borrowed money? Is it all a Trump con? Elaine Parker, President of the Job Creators Network Foundation joined Thom. - For the Book Club, Thom reads from "It Came from Something Awful: How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump Into Office" by Dale Beran - Former Congressman Bob Ney reports for Talk Media News.

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Today, which way for the Democrats? Who would be the strongest nominee after the climate change town hall takes and unexpected turn? And Representative Mark Pocan gives us this week's view from the floor of the House. Sep 06, 2019

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Thom says everyone brought their 'A' game to the climate change town hall- except Joe Biden. What happened? ~ Bob in Illinois kicks off the honest feedback on Vice President's Biden's stumbling performance at the climate change town hall. ~ Mark Pocan, House Representative and Progressive leader keeps us up to date with what the Dems are doing in Congress.

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Does the future of civilization depend on the media? Is Trump clinically 'Dangerous' and will the attacks on union organizing inspire a political revolution? Sep 05, 2019

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The media, trying to be balanced when it comes to politics, has stopped talking about climate change because they don't want to seem political ~ Will Trump's attack on unions inspire a political revolution? Donald Trump's effective attack on unions and worker organizing, has got progressives furious and it could lead to a political revolution! Larry Cohen, of Our revolution and the former president of the Communications Workers of America, joins Thom to talk about the state of union organizing. ~ Are Donald Trump's appointed judges protecting him? A federal Judge has hidden Trump's taxes from the one person who has the right to view them and release them... and Donald Trump appointed this judge to the Federal Court. ~ Is Donald Trump's mental health a national security concern, should it be a concern for voters, for the president's supporters? Bandy X Lee, the Assistant Clinical Professor-Yale School of Medicine joins the Thom Hartmann program to discuss the dangerous case of Donald Trump running the country. ~ For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink" ~ Talk Media News correspondent Bob Ney reports on Mike Flynn, GOP intimidation of journalists, and Mitch McConnell's evasion of gun control legislation.

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In the wake of the endless parade of mass shooters, Thom talks guns and gun laws with his sharp-witted callers. Sep 03, 2019

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As our children are being slaughtered by weapons of war that no other developed country allows on its streets, our media fail to document the trail of money and lies from weapons manufacturers through front groups like the NRA directly into the pockets of politicians and political parties.

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TALKING LABOR - Thom investigates the present and future of the labor union movement with well-connected Chicago labor leaders in front of a live audience. Sep 02, 2019

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Training tomorrow's labor with representatives of roofers, bricklayers, and other trade unions. How are unions best at training skilled workers? How are bosses using employee misclassification to avoid paying their share of taxes? How can employers benefit from hiring union workers?

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With fires from the Amazon to the Arctic, will Climate Change threaten civilization or even our species' survival? And all while Republican policies are still in denial. With David Korten, Mustafa Santiago Ali, and Susan Jane Brown. Aug 30, 2019

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Why is the Amazon burning? Thom considers the factors that have lead to the crisis and how our food consumption patterns make a difference. ~ Thom speaks with David Korten of the Living Economies Forum on how an extinction event could actually SAVE the human race. The growth of GDP has been aimed at increasing the bank accounts of billionaires and not focusing on long term survival on the planet. ~ Fascism is using environmentalism as a new tactic to get young people to join what is being called Eco-fascism. Mustafa Santiago Ali of the The National Wildlife Federation joins the Thom Hartmann program to explain the nearly contradictory politics of Eco-fascism. ~ Donald Trump is trying to gut national forest protections, clearing the way for logging, mining and other environmentally destructive acts. Fighting the Trump administration on the destruction of our forests for profit and their plots to remove protections for our wild areas, Susan Jane Brown of The Western Environmental Law Center joins Thom to discuss the need to shift environmental decision making back in public view. ~ Thom's Geeky Science Fact on antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment.

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Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener calls, and Victoria Jones explains Boris Johnson's sneaky strategy in the UK. Aug 30, 2019

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Washington analyst and British/ American correspondent Victoria Jones of the DC Radio Company explains the plot behind Boris Johnson's intervention with the queen to suspend parliament while he lays his Brexit plan. ~ Thom clarifies previous comments around the controversy of the MSNBC story from Lawrence O'Donnell on Trump's Russian Oligarch co-signers for Deutsche Bank loans. While the stories haven't yet been verified, it doesn't mean they are not true. ~ Answering caller questions, progressive Congressman Ro Khanna discusses the latest political and Congressional news. ~ For the Book Club, Thom reads from his book, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late on the Native American philosophical world view. ~ Bob Ney with Talk media News

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