The Hartmann Report

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Be Proud, Be Loud, Don't Shrink Away Sep 21, 2025

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The right-wing machine wants you scared of progress, but I’m here to speak their worst nightmare out loud… If you’re even remotely associated with the Democratic Party, whether running for office, helping out, or just breathing while Democratic, the GOP and their right-wing media attack dogs will label you a “far left radical.” Be proud, be loud, embrace the mantle.

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Solidarity Conquers Over Rising Fear Sep 20, 2025

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. Alex discusses finding joy in dark times with singer song-writer Brock Butler known as the positive vibe technician for Perpetual Groove. Co-founder of Drop Site News, Ryan Grim reports on the staggering death toll rising in Gaza with Israeli strike on journalists. Thom reads from "Walking Your Blues Away" pg 2 for the Book Club.

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A Very Dangerous Moment Sep 19, 2025

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As the fascist oppression and aggression is growing ever bolder, are we at a point in society's de-evolution where free speech will regularly be met with violence and control?

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Daily Take: The Day America Stepped Over the Edge Sep 19, 2025

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The reason we’re at a pivotal moment in America is because most people don’t know how to answer this question: “How do you know when you’re really no longer living in a democracy?”

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Democracy Noir the Dictator's Plan Sep 18, 2025

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Filmmaker Connie Field of Clarity Films explains the new movie about confronting the policies and corruption of Hungary’s autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Trump is following the Dictator's Plan to take over democracy. As Viktor Orbán dismantles Hungary’s democratic institutions, three women—a journalist, a politician, and a nurse—work tirelessly to fight for their country’s soul. Plus National Progressive Town-hall Meeting with phone questions answered by U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan.

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Daily Take: Silencing the Press, Targeting the People: The Pyramid of Authoritarian Violence Sep 18, 2025

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When reporters become prey, the public becomes the battlefield. We’ve crossed into the second tier…

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400 Days Left to Save American Democracy Sep 17, 2025

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Conservative hypocrisy is showing all over the place as the MAGA Republicans push to destroy free speech in the name of their new martyr... Meanwhile, violence and even murder of elected Democrats, capitol hill police officers, and the family of a judge who ruled against Trump are practically ignored. Can we turn this all around before the G.O.P. finds a way to fix the midterm elections?

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Daily Take: A Far Left Radical’s Manifesto Sep 17, 2025

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The rightwing machine wants you scared of progress, but I’m here to speak their worst nightmare out loud…

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Violence Fuels Authoritarianism Sep 16, 2025

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While Fox News hosts muse about killing homeless people and defend police brutality, the right wing propaganda machine works overtime to make a martyr out of Charlie Kirk. Will all of this translate into attacks on anyone who challenges the fascist powers of Trump's G.O.P.? National Progressive Town Hall with Rep. Ro Khanna of California.

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