Author Archive: Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann is America’s number one progressive talk-show host and the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden History of American Oligarchy and more than 30 other books in print. His online writings are compiled at HartmannReport.com. He is a writing fellow for the Economy for All project at the Independent Media Institute.
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Trump’s Racism Kills 1 in 1,000 Americans

Released for Syndication: 01/06/2021

COVID-19 has now killed 1 in 1,000 Americans in less than a year. How is it that in Australia, it’s 3 out of every...

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Why America’s Survival Depends on Bankrupting the Republican Party

Released for Syndication: 12/16/2020

It’s time to defund the GOP, and there’s precedent and strategy for the effort. The need to cut the party’s access to both private...

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The GOP Is Pursuing a Public Slaughter Strategy, Known to Some as ‘Herd Immunity’

Released for Syndication: 10/07/2020

People are acting shocked—shocked, I tell you!—that the Trump/GOP strategy on coronavirus is essentially one of promoting herd immunity with the possible downside of...

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A COVID Primer for Your Trump-Loving Friends

Released for Syndication: 09/28/2020

America’s first COVID death was on February 29 of this year, roughly 200 days ago. In that time, more than 200,000 Americans have died...

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The GOP Reshaped America to Hold Onto Power—Can the Dems Do the Same Thing to Save It?

Released for Syndication: 09/22/2020

Mitch McConnell understands holding minority power requires ruthless brutality.

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Trump’s Destruction of America Started With Reagan

Released for Syndication: 09/17/2020

Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies are letting America die. The billionaires who make their money from fossil fuels have bought off Trump and...

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Monopoly in Media: How Big Money Controls the Stories We Tell

Released for Syndication: 09/08/2020

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost. —Thomas Jefferson in 1786, to his close...

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If Biden Wins, Get Ready for Trump to Punish America

Released for Syndication: 08/12/2020

Revenge is as sweet to Trump as a race war.

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The Disastrous Handling of the Pandemic Is Libertarianism in Action—Will Americans Finally Say Good Riddance?

Released for Syndication: 07/17/2020

We have now reached peak Libertarianism, and this bizarre experiment that has been promoted by the billionaire class for over 40 years is literally...

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How Billionaires Get Away With Their Big Con

Released for Syndication: 07/08/2020

The rich have been successfully chipping away at Americans’ trust in government for decades.

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