The Hartmann Report

The GOP-caused fiscal disaster and government shutdown has been postponed until March, but in the meantime, House Republicans have laid out their vision for the future of America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Irwin Redlener founder of the Ukraine Children's Action Project explains how to help to support children in the country and those kids who have left for safer places, such as Poland. Veteran War correspondent Phil Ittner reveals how victims of war cling to celebrations during the holidays in Ukraine. Plus, What you Need to Know About Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Thom Hartmann talks with Michael Schaffer, Editorial Director-The New Republic. Also a new view of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During these short, dark days let’s remember this ancient Christmas knowledge that illumination always follows darkness & that with love and compassion we will re-light our nations & lives... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will this Christmas hold the promise of light after dark? Today is Christmas Eve, a connection to some of the most ancient of all-known Northern European shamanic traditions. Like people living in the North for millennia, we continue to embrace them with regional, national, and religious tweaks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Heidi Siegmund Cuda, AKA Bette Dangerous, has been keeping up with Russian propaganda operations- are we in a kind of hybrid war being waged by Russia to set us against each other and detach us from reality? Can they succeed in fatally weakening our nation? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Using the Tea Party’s playbook to reclaim the Democratic Party and advance real progressive change See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How are Trump's appointees planning to dismantle the federal government so as to make the rich richer? Also- Do we care more when a CEO is shot and less when it's just a bunch of children? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Integrative Veterinarian specializing in both traditional & alternative care Dr. Marty Goldstein answers your difficult to solve questions about pet health and behavior. In his years in practice, he worked with nearly a quarter million pets!!! He is the creator of Nature's Blend / Author, The Nature of Animal Healing — The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat / most recently, The Spirit of Animal Healing and movie The Dog Doc. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apartheid Billionaire Elon Musk is planning on destroying social security. Can we stop the Department of Government Efficiency from dismantling social security? Alex Lawson, President of Social Security Works, joins Thom Hartmann to discuss what Trump and Musk are planning and what we can do to stop it and save social security. Plus, Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Phil Ittner reports from Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How Oligarchy works to turn power over to billionaires and leave you behind… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s proven plan to crush opposition, corrupt government, and rewrite the rules in his and his billionaire buddies’ favor, government shutdown nears after Trump and Musk kill compromise. Plus National Progressive Town-hall Meeting with phone questions answered by U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s proven plan to crush opposition, corrupt government, and rewrite the rules in his and his billionaire buddies’ favor… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American lawyer, journalist and host of SiriusXM Progress' Dean Obeidallah Show, Dean Obeidallah explains how the morbidly rich are lining up to kiss Donald Trump's backside. The GOP rush to suck up to power from America's new dictator. Trump is already walking back his promises. Why don't the headlines simply say, "He Lied!" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the old guard fades and democracy is under siege, the next generation of leaders is missing in action: who will step up and fight? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Even with a broken hip and stuck in a hospital bed, Nancy Pelosi is trying to block AOC from getting a powerful position in Congress. Are fools running the Democratic Party right now? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Disney to big business: Corporations are aligning with Trump to avoid punishment and secure their place in the authoritarian future… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Should Biden issue pre-emptive pardons to protect the people Trump is already threatening with prison time or worse? Will Republicans use BS investigations to distract from their actual top priority to make the rich richer? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Americans are wondering out loud why we’re getting ripped off by giant insurance companies when every other developed country in the world has healthcare as a right… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

House Progressive leader Ro Khanna gets real with Thom's callers. Can we truly support and restore the communities that have fallen out of the middle class? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There have to be additional, less visible, less indicted players involved in the overall scheme to re-elect Trump, because the idea that Trump and Mark Meadows masterminded a new fascist political revolution in America is too unimaginable. The question now becomes, who developed this plan, and was running these summer branding camps, and who really funded them all — who is the real wizard behind the curtain in this new Republican Party. Looks like Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump are not citizens according to their dad Donald......Should they start learning the Czech language? Crazy Alert! In Texas, you may not own more than six dildos. Why? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.