The Hartmann Report

As the morbidly wealthy meet once again in Davos, Switzerland, the interests of the very rich continue to be fought for by the billionaire-funded right wing ecosystem and by Republican lawmakers. Is this just the way things should be?

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Heating our houses and places of business, for example, represents our biggest use of fossil fuels. Yet in Urbana Illinois, Vancouver Canada, and across Germany they’re building homes that are so efficient they can be… wait for it… heated with a single hairdryer. A new and better world is possible, if we can only overcome the money of the fossil fuel industry, the corruption of a political party, and stop squandering the little remaining time we have before, if we don’t act, climate disasters overwhelm civilization.

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For some people in our society the economic crisis never ends. What solutions did MLK promote in his activism, and where do we stand today? Thom is joined by Algernon Austin- Director for Race and Economic Justice at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

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As we honor Dr King, did he forsee the threat to Democracy from the Republican party's direct appeal to white people? Is Trump the real story, or should we be paying attention to the racist Christo-fascist movement he inspired?

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National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with California's Rep Ro Khanna answering listener questions. Also the French vs American fight about Social Security. President Emmanuel Macron is focusing on cutting costs in France’s pension system, but labor unions, which fiercely oppose the measure, have promised a showdown. 'This Is Corruption': Joe Manchin's Chief of Staff is now the chief lobbyist for Big Oil- "'Shocking!' said absolutely no one," responded one climate advocate.

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These are the two primary strategies we all use to motivate ourselves and others every day. We use them in our internal self-talk, we use them with our children, and politicians use them constantly.

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Veteran War Correspondent in Kiev, Ukraine, Phil Ittner joins Thom Hartmann to examine the latest military shake-up and its meaning. The city of Soledar, Ukraine, isn’t considered as a strategic target, so why is Russia hitting it so hard? Is it just because Putin is desperate for a win – or, is it something personal between Vlad and one of his generals? Crazy Alert: Fox network's Martha MacCallum claims that female M and M candy characters embrace our enemies, ‘Makes China Say, Oh Good’ ...really? Plus a National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with US Congressman Mark Pocan answering listener questions.

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The new house rules continue to embrace Reaganomics that will further destroy the middle class and poor. Geeky Science! A new study has found a drug free cure for depression and anxiety... and it will surprise you. How can we say George Santos won when everything was a lie? What's more important: integrity or power?  Crazy Alert: Trump wanted to use a nuclear weapon on N Korea and blame it on someone else? Also a Brazil judge orders arrests of top security officials in the Brasília riot, and the GOP turns their back on Katie Hobbs' request for collaboration. 

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We've entered the new McCarthy era, and Kevin is doing everything he can to empower Jordan as the new Joe M. Will we find out all about the promises "and threats" McCarthy made to get his hands on the gavel? House Republicans focus on abortion rights and putting women in jail. Geeky Science! Everything is getting hotter.....and what that means for our weather.

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The last successful effort to provide government funded, single-payer healthcare insurance was when Lyndon Johnson passed Medicare and Medicaid (both single-payer systems) in the 1960s. 

Interview: Alex Lawson, Executive Director-Social Security Works. Will this next year be all about the privatization of medicare and social security?

Debate: Charles Sauer, Libertarian, Economist, President of The Market Institute. Plus Geeky Science! How kids get asthma.

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