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Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann has been ranked America’s #1 progressive Talk Show Host by Talkers Magazine for over a decade, and is the New York Times bestselling, four-time Project Censored award-winning author of over 30 books in print. His writings also appear daily at The Hartmann Report.

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September 10, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Will Donald Trump Reveal Himself Tonight as the Antichrist?
For me, all the proof I need that Trump, if not the biblical Antichrist, is at least a political one, is what he says and does.
September 5, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Trump’s Latest Scheme to Steal the Election: Let Congress Do It
The ex-president has demanded that Congress insert “voter fraud” measures into a must-pass spending bill. Speaker Mike Johnson says he agrees.
August 30, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Finally, a Federal Court Hits Back Hard at Big Tech on Section 230
Social media platforms have borne no responsibility for the lies and hate they spread. But starting this week, that may change.
August 27, 2024
Thom Hartmann
GOP: If We Can’t Win, We’ll Cheat. If We Can’t Cheat, We’ll Intimidate
Last week in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton unleashed police raids of the homes of Hispanic voting activists. Get ready for more of this.
August 22, 2024
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s Secret Weapon Against the Republicans
There’s a deadly new word on everyone’s lips at the Democratic convention this week.
August 16, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Can the Morbidly Rich Ever Become Good Citizens Again?
How the explosion of great wealth at the top has directly pushed the collapse of the American middle class and the weakening of American democracy.
August 13, 2024
Thom Hartmann
The GOP’s War on Retirees Is Just Blatantly Ripping Seniors Off
Some financial advisers are paid per trade. They cost retirees millions. And two right-wing judges and some GOP members of Congress are totally in their pockets.
August 9, 2024
Thom Hartmann
A Tsunami of Right-Wing Dark Money Is Barreling Toward Harris and Walz
If Democrats survive the coming onslaught from billionaire donors, their first order of business next year must be to strip this cancer out of our body politic.
August 7, 2024
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Tim Walz Is the Perfect Antidote to the Brainwashed Fox News Dads
Rupert Murdoch and his minions have poisoned the brains of millions of American men. Tim Walz is the cure.
July 24, 2024
Thom Hartmann
J.D. Vance Is a Grifter—Just Like His New Boss
Trump has been ripping off hardworking people for decades. Now he’s chosen a running mate who’s made millions pretending to be a hillbilly. They’re the perfect people to lead the party of grift.
July 23, 2024
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J.D. Vance Wants Kamala Harris to Be “Grateful” for White Male Power
Trump’s running mate has an ugly history of attacking the vice president, and he added a new chapter on Monday.
July 17, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Trump Will Make “Us” Wealthy? Depends on Who the “Us” Is.
If Trump-Vance wins, we’ll have a billionaire president and multimillionaire vice president, backed by other billionaires. And that’s who “us” is.
July 12, 2024
Thom Hartmann
AOC’s Move on Thomas and Alito Has All the Right Historical Echoes
Ocasio-Cortez’s articles of impeachment against the rogue justices probably won’t remove them. But history suggests it might help tame the court in other ways.
July 9, 2024
Thom Hartmann
How the Real Mainstream Media Bias Favors Donald Trump
It’s not liberal vs. conservative. It’s called “inversion of expectation,” and it poisons coverage every single day.
July 2, 2024
Thom Hartmann
The Next Step Is to End All Prosecutions of Trump
Clarence Thomas says Jack Smith should go back to The Hague and prosecute European war criminals, because American fascists are now officially immune.
June 27, 2024
Thom Hartmann
The Supreme Court Was Never Meant to Be Kings and Queens
The Framers designed the judiciary as the weakest branch. John Marshall changed all that. And today, we’re paying the price for it.
June 25, 2024
Thom Hartmann
How the Trump and Right-Wing Media Hate Virus Spreads
A woman almost drowned a 3-year-old Palestinian American girl in Texas last month. What made her so filled with hatred?
June 19, 2024
Thom Hartmann
On Juneteenth, Let’s Examine the Link Between MAGA and the Old South
We face a second insurrection in this country today, and most people have no idea how closely it’s modeled on the first one.
June 17, 2024
Thom Hartmann
From the Border to Bump Stocks, the MAGA Lie Machine Is Heating Up
A tipping point has been reached lately at which Republicans are even more bought in to Trump’s lies. It’s only going to keep tipping.
June 13, 2024
Thom Hartmann
Why Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Want Women to Stay Barefoot and Pregnant
The right says otherwise, and the media goes along, but history proves over and over that population decline is a good thing.

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