Why the Fate and Future of America Hangs on Marjorie Taylor Greene
By Thom Hartmann A...
The GOP is at a crossroads & their crisis threatens the American experimentEver since Nixon took over the Republican Party in the 1960s, they've had to add fringe group after fringe group to get enough voters to win elections. Today, their Marjorie Taylor Green dilemma shows the severity of Nixon's party's crisis.
The Republican's Brutal Oligarchy Plot Is Dangerous & Must Be Stopped Now
By Thom Hartmann A...
What's More Important: Democracy or Great Wealth?Some years ago, Trump economic adviser Stephen Moore (before he was Trump's advisor) was a guest on my radio/TV program. I asked him, "Which is more important, democracy or capitalism?"
Without hesitation, he answered, "Capitalism."
The "Freedom" Billionaires & the GOP Are Selling Americans Is Deadly
By Thom Hartmann A...
Will Americans wake up to how bizarre and toxic this rightwing ideology actually is?What is freedom?
Earlier this week, a group of "freedom fanatics," shut down the Covid vaccination operation at Dodger Stadium, slowing down the process for hundreds of people before the police stopped them.
Is This the Smoking Gun of Trump's Treason?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Trump's trial may have to shift from insurrection to treasonProbably the largest question that the Trump impeachment trial must answer is both simple and straightforward: "Did the President lead or participate in a conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States and install himself as a strongman dictator-for-life?"
There’s a Straight Line from a Child-Murderer to Donald Trump’s Treason
By Thom Hartmann A...
The roots and brutality of the January 6th coup attempt grew in the soil of libertarianism and Ayn Rand's writings6 Steps to Defund the GOP and Restore Democracy
By Thom Hartmann A...
Reagan Defunded the Democratic Party in 1981: It's Time to Return the FavorForty years ago this month, Reagan and his buddies decided they'd strip the Democratic Party of most of its funding. And their audacious plan worked.
Now that Democrats control Congress and the White House, they have an opportunity to turn the tables and defund the Republican Party with six simple steps.
"GameStop" & Donald Trump Are the Same - Both Hijacked a Rigged Game
By Thom Hartmann A...
Is America Up to the Task of Reforming Both the GOP and the Options Markets?GameStop and Donald Trump are the same thing.
In both cases, outsiders saw a decaying, billionaire-run and corrupt insider-only system, figured out how it worked, and used that system's own corruption against it.
If "Good Government" Doesn't Make American Lives Better Soon, the Coup of 2024 is Inevitable
By Thom Hartmann A...
We must expose the real threat to libertyYou think things are bad in America now? Wait until hungry heads-of-households stop hoping for help and start stealing from stores or kicking in doors to get food for their kids. It's already starting to happen.
We're in an unacknowledged Second Republican Great Depression.
We're at the Threshold of a Fascist Authoritarian Takeover & January 6th Was Our Kristallnacht
By Thom Hartmann A...
The work of 245 years & millions of lives dedicated or given to defend the American ideal could vanishToday is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and is also the day after 45 Republicans in the Senate voted that Trump's attempt to turn America into a fascist state was just fine with them.
How does this kind of horror happen in otherwise civilized, advanced countries?
If America Doesn't Implement the "Buy American" Vision Now, the 21st Century Will Be the Chinese Century
By Thom Hartmann A...
Technological independence and repudiating "free trade" are key.A technological arms race is underway right now between China, the United States and Western Europe.
The stakes include military superiority, economic prosperity, and the status of being the political and economic system the world wants to emulate.
The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery and Now Threatens All Life on Earth
By Thom Hartmann A...
It has to end, and you can helpIt's time to end the filibuster and bring democracy to the US Senate.
Framing is the key to waking up Americans to the real forces behind GOP policies
By Thom Hartmann A...
If Dems don't figure this out soon 2022 is a loss.In politics, framing is everything, and Democrats must get with the program or 2022 will be a disaster.
Framing is when you define an issue by placing it within a particular context, usually done by careful choice of language.
Merciless Republican Traitors Beg for Mercy While Many Still At-Large
By Thom Hartmann A...
Don't give it to them: the moment demands justiceFor many Americans, it's just now starting to seriously sink in that on January 6th Donald Trump's allies killed five people in an attempt to violently overthrow the government of the United States and replace it with an strongman oligarchic dictatorship.
America is at a fascist turning point - and only totally disempowering and humiliating Trump will stop it
By Thom Hartmann A...
Will our leaders and media have the courage to do it?If Trump isn't exposed as a weakling fraud, our country dies.
Battle lines are now drawn in neighborhoods, workplaces, and even families, as longtime relationships are torn apart over loyalty to America's strongman fascist leader, Donald Trump.
How Much Better Off would America be If 6 Republican Presidents Hadn't Stolen The White House?
By Thom Hartmann A...
It's about time the last one, Trump, is held accountableTrump's impeachment trial is coming up in the Senate, and already his allies are trying to throw up procedural roadblocks to exhaust the effort to hold him accountable. Should America "move beyond" Trump? No friggin' way.
