The Hartmann Report

A blasphemous merger of far right wing Nationalism and the aesthetics of Christianity have created a new religion, one tailor made for white supremacy. "God is Not a Republican" author and radio host, Ben Dixon deconstructs Christian Nationalism and how it is steeped in the violent Christian white male power structure.  Also U.S. Intelligence expert and author of the recent book "They Want to Kill Americans" Malcolm Nance, reveals what is behind the ideology of the Trump Insurgency. Plus a new study indicates that CBD can soothe nervous sleep disorder.

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Republicans are a minority of the U.S. population- so why do they have half the Senate? And what could Democrats do about it? Plus - Thom checks in with Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna. What has been achieved in Congress lately?

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With a third of Pakistan underwater from apocalyptic flooding, should American oil companies be on the hook for damages?

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If the Democrats fail in restoring Americans’ faith in the ability of the government to solve problems and serve the people, get ready. The next Jackson, Mississippi will be your town. Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91. The last leader of the Soviet Union had hoped to turn Russia into a Democratic Socialist country similar to Sweden and he almost succeeded until George H.W. Bush turned Russia's dreams for Democracy into a neoliberal living nightmare, eventually leading to Putin taking power.

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What are the privacy implications of allowing Big Data monitor students? Nolan Higdon from Project Censored joins Thom to kick off a deep dive on the state of the American education system post Reagan.

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National Progressive Town-hall Meeting with Congressman Mark Pocan and listener calls. Plus Professor Richard Wolff opines on The American Inflation Act: What is The Economic Impact of Our Jobs Coming Home? Also is one remedy for Lindsey Graham's announcement of street riots, a national movement for joyous Trump indictment parties in your local pub?

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Tracking and lying to pregnant people should not be an Industry. The law & order GOP is embracing lawlessness... Lindsey Graham’s prediction of riots reads more like a threat. Talk of street violence and 'semi-fascism' turns up midterm election heat. The horrific consequences of the GOP merging church & state are here. In some distant place, Hitler must be smiling at the 6 Republicans on the Court’s growing conflation of church & state in America - because it's what helped make his horrors possible. Crazy Alert! - Crazy Alex Jones insists Dems are staging mass shootings & poisonings - Even crazier? People believe him!

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Was there a high-level conspiracy in the Trump administration, done with one or more foreign countries, to end democracy in America? Was their next plan to realign us with Russia & autocratic nations? Does Biden now have a narrative to take to the American people?  And did Trump trade In the Mob for the Russians in the 90s? Or Did the Mob dump deadbeat Donald so he went to the Russians?

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Malia Lazu joins Jefferson Smith to kick off a conversation about revitalizing our Democracy. How can defining our identity help power get out the vote campaigns? And more deeply- Jefferson asks what it truly means to be an American and pursue the American dream.

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What are some of the tricks oligarchs are using to transfer massive amounts of money to politics? Brendan Fischer, Deputy Executive Director at Documented has been tracking the largest political donation in history- 1.6 billion dollars. Will corruption win, or can Progressives overcome the enthusiasm gap and defeat big money?

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