As the Republicans complete the largest transfer of wealth to the very rich in history, Pramila Jayapal answers listener calls from across the country. Plus- Trump doubles down for Putin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

If we are being warned not to travel to Venezuela....then why are we sending prisoners there? More U.S. nationals wrongfully detained in Venezuela than anywhere else. Trump's pardon attorney reviews cases of convicted MAGA militiamen. Geeky Science: Global temperatures could break heat records in the next five years. Data also shows small but ‘shoc…

As the chaos Trump has sowed reverberates around the world, Canada pivots away from US military equipment, German right-wingers want brown people to 'remigrate', and Texas low enforcement uses license plates to locate women who have had an abortion. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p…

Fascist Alert! Qatar is now trying to make clear that they didn’t try to bribe Trump, but he shook them down with some kind of a blackmail or extortion scheme to get the airplane. Is Trump about to mess up the potential bird flu response, just like he did with COVID? Also 6 Truths About Medicaid Work Requirements the GOP Doesn’t Want You to Share. …

How this centuries-old political tool could restore faith in government and defeat Trump’s billionaires… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Am I getting this right? You are allowed to break the law only if you are loyal to Trump. Russia is now mocking Trump - How is this going to play? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast, Phil Ittner says Russia's drone assaults are getting more vicious against civilians. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co…

From Greedy Kings to Corporate Conglomerates – It’s Always Been the Same Fight See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Trump just create another pump-and-dump opportunity for the billionaires in his cabinet and people close to him (including his kids)? It’s a safe bet that once the Trump family and friends are safely bought back into the cratered stock market he’ll come up with some minor “win” with the EU that’ll let him back off this threat, just like he did …

How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Once you’ve labeled your opponents as subhuman, how do you work with them? How do you compromise? You don’t. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Official urged to rewrite Intelligence report so it would not be 'Used Against' the crooked prez. Trump admin busted for fabricating MS-13 'leader' label to justify wrongful deportation. Oregon Senator Wyden is exposing which phone carriers don't notify you about government surveillance - Say what?! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a…

The chilling similarities to past tyrants—and why America can’t look away anymore… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nixon rewarded Vietnam to keep the war going during the election- Reagan paid Iran to hold on to the hostages- the Bushes lied us into useless wars- and now we have the kleptocrat-in-chief-- why can't Democrats get the message out about who Republican presidents really are? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti…

Oklahoma lawmakers are requiring schools to teach Trumpian lies about the 2020 election, among other right-wing talking points. Plus - Thom reads from 'A Castle in Wartime: One Family, Their Missing Sons, and the Fight to Defeat the Nazis' by Catherine Bailey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://…

"If the president can violate the Constitution and there's no court that can enforce an order against him. Then you really do have a dictatorship." Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the latest attempts to turn Donald Trump …

The billionaires robbed us blind for 44 years — and we thanked them for it... Will it still work for the GOP? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast Phil Ittner reports from the war zone. News..., Trump gets all racist with South African prez, and officially takes possession of Qatari jet bribe. Plus Congressman Mark Pocan - National Progressive Townhall with calls. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

Dictators don’t go quietly. They orchestrate fear, silence dissent, and distract with spectacle. Trump’s moves in 2025 suggest he’s not planning to lose power — no matter the cost. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Alex Lawson, Social Security Works - Are you ready for $500 Billion in Medicare & Medicaid cuts to pay for the Billionaire's Tax Cuts??? Crazy Alert! Rightwingers, believing Russian propaganda designed to cause death in America, are insisting Biden's cancer came from the Covid shot. World news...As Israel starves and destroys GAZA, Orban has a bigg…

Why the destruction of public institutions, the middle class, and government itself may not be a mistake — but the mission… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While Trump gathers his forces to give billionaires another massive tax break, how are the rest of us made all the poorer in the process? Progressive Rep Ro Khanna joins Thom with a Congress-eye view. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

In a legal sleight of hand, Republicans want to strip judges of their power to enforce rulings — because holding Trump in contempt might actually work… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Georgia is forcing a brain-dead woman to complete her pregnancy and her family to foot the bill! Trump ordered 15K workers to snitch & not a one did. Crazy Alert! Why is the DHS looking at reality shows where immigrants compete for citizenship? News...Trump threatens SCOTUS, ABC, Springsteen, Beyonce, Oprah and Obama just over the weekend - He's lo…

When greed replaces justice, and cruelty becomes policy, democracy dies not in darkness—but in plain sight, cheered on by those in power… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The president is declaring emergencies on everything from an “invasion” of immigrants to a mythical shortage of fossil fuel production. But it’s all just a ploy for him to act like a Roman emperor. And callers debate police behavior regarding suspected migrants stopped in traffic. Is Donald Trump's ICE actually able to arrest US citizens? What powe…

The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin. JB Printzker is the first governor to block Bob Kennedy from access to autism records. Cruelty Alert! ICE left a 12 year old alone on the sidewalk after a raid. …

Trump's military parade - Isn't this just propaganda by spectacle — the kind that makes autocracy feel “normal?” Stupid Alert! GOP congressman slips up and tells the truth by accident...Plus - The Trump administration is caught in a huge massive social security lie. The problem for Red states is that Republicans worship cheap labor, because it driv…

This is no accident. It’s a coordinated attack on science, safety, and the truth—just in time for hurricane season… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last week I warned about the dangers of AI being manipulated. It appears we are there, with one particular AI responding to random questions with rants about “white genocide“ in South South Africa. Host of the Dean Obeidallah show, columnist and attorney Dean Obeidallah - Trump went from banning Muslims to raking in billions from Muslims. See Priva…

Why Republicans love to create poverty, pain, and desperation — it keeps wages low and the billionaires happy… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

News...Chief Justice is concerned about the rule of law - but - he gave Trump immunity, Texas wants to shut down news they don't like, Could an arrested Judge go to prison? Plus more. Texas Republicans want to shut down people like me who write editorials they don't like. The judge arrested by ICE last week was just indicted by a federal grand jury…

As Republicans slash Medicaid to fund tax breaks for the morbidly rich, America must decide: Do we honor our social contract or abandon it to greed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are Republicans ready to cheer for a president who's sold out to authoritarian Muslim leaders who put millions straight into his personal bank accounts? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The numbers are in. The evidence is overwhelming. And the silence is deadly. It’s time Democrats started calling this what it is: a decades-long criminal conspiracy to seize power by any means… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Deals are being cut, but will the tariff roller coaster benefit or only damage the American economy? What would a smart tariff policy look like? Plus- when did the GOP become the Ministry of Propaganda? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

AI is not just another tech revolution. It’s the perfect storm of surveillance, manipulation, and digital obedience — and the far right already has a head start… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A government without empathy is only a conspiracy to elevate the powerful over the weak. America's moral collapse is on a plane to Libya. It is in the living rooms of the disabled abandoned by our federal government- and in the corrupt financial plundering for the sake of the billionaires, all while cloaking itself in Republican dogma and lies. See…

Phill Ittner joins guest host Jeff Smith with the latest from V-E Day in Ukraine. Plus, listeners conspire with Jeff to get to the heart of the matter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thanks to the Republicans the established faith in American norms is being eroded from the inside-out. Guest-host Jefferson Smith of The Democracy Nerd Podcast takes a deep dive, and brings his dad along for the ride! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

FDR warned us 80 years ago about the rise of political lies. Today, the GOP has turned that warning into a roadmap… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Long time Progressive stalwart in the house, Mark Pocan takes listener calls from across the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As warlords rake in millions, America exports migrants into a system of rape, slavery, and death… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A new Republican-sponsored law in Congress would cement Trump's crypto scam- but that's just a tip of the corruption iceberg. So why won't the media call it what it is? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will we defend the dream of self-rule, or surrender to the very powers our ancestors bled to escape? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why are some right wing pastors claiming Trump was 'chosen by God', when the lying grabber-in-chief is clearly the least Christian American president yet? Plus- Alex Lawson on the latest moves to continue to dismantle Social Security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s…

While billionaires warm their hands over tax breaks, Dwayne LaBrecque — a diabetic father of five in Maine — wonders how he’ll survive the winter without toes, heat, or help… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Kissing Dear Leader's ass is mandatory as Trump's firehose strategy continues to 'flood the zone' with his autocratic agenda. Plus - Progressive Leader Ro Khanna takes listener calls. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

They say they’re “bringing back jobs,” but what they really want is a desperate, powerless workforce with no healthcare, no unions, and no future — just the way Wall Street likes it… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Since when was it the role of the Secretary of Defense to threaten other countries with war? Also- will RFK Jr. keep us from having an effective vaccine for Covid this year? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Trump and his supporters are manufacturing fear to drive their authoritarian takeover forward. Will it succeed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.