How Trump's promotion of mask stupidity could lose him the election
By Thom Hartmann A...
Every advanced democracy in the world has its coronavirus epidemic largely under control except the United States. And we're on the verge of melting down again because a substantial minority of Americans simply don't know the basic science of how an epidemic works and why wearing masks is part of breaking the epidemic chain.How Do We End the Looting?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Looting is the word of the day, on the lips of every newscaster, the president, and elected officials across the country. And, indeed, looting is a major problem in America.How Do We Heal America From the Damage Caused By Right Wing Media?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Donald Trump wants to go after social media because Twitter pointed out one of his lies. And, in fact, social media has done a lot of damage to America and the American body politic, with the most visible example being it's help in putting Donald Trump in the White House in 2016.There's Only One Reason Trump and the GOP Don't Want Mail-in Voting
By Thom Hartmann A...
Trump and Republicans don't want mail-in voting this November because it blows up a couple of their most effective voter suppression schemes.How Do We Stop Them From Killing More People?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, presidents of the United States and Brazil, are essentially refusing to do anything consequential about an epidemic that is killing massive numbers of their own countries' citizens.Will Americans Risk Death To Vote Trump Out Of Office?
By Thom Hartmann A...
The contours of Donald Trump's reelection strategy are coming into view. It appears he's trying to get as many people infected as possible in red states and swing states, so by November they will have herd immunity and can go vote.History will not be kind to the billionaire Trump whisperers responsible for so many COVID-19 deaths
By Thom Hartmann A...
Several new studies and models suggest that if Donald Trump had simply declared a state of national emergency, largely shutting down the country, a few weeks earlier than he did, tens of thousands of people who are dead right now would still be alive.Will America Survive Trump's Destruction of our Government?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Back in 1971, Louis Powell, in his infamous memo, cited Ralph Nader and Rachel Carson as the villains who had started consumer safety and environmental movements.
How Can We Force Congress to Give Money to Average Americans, Instead of High Level Grifters?
By Thom Hartmann A...
When Congress put together the $2 trillion CARES2 Act they added a Congressional Oversight board. That board just released its first report, and it is shocking. Former "Foreclosure King" and current Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is in charge of what it is, essentially, a $500 billion slush fund.Trump to average Americans: starve now or work until the day you die
By Thom Hartmann A...
The coronavirus pandemic has presented Donald Trump and the Republicans with two opportunities.Bill Barr is covering up for Donald Trump - and posing a dire threat to democracy
By Thom Hartmann A...
Bill Barr is covering up for Donald Trump.Will it take years or decades to recover from Trump's incompetence?
By Thom Hartmann A...
While other countries have eliminated or controlled the coronavirus, we learned today that Donald Trump chose specifically not to order test kits, personal protective equipment or ventilators way back in January because Jared Kushner advised him that it might spook the stock market if the nation were to prepare for the pandemic.Trump's reelection strategy: let workers die
By Thom Hartmann A...
Donald Trump put former Supreme Court rightwing crazy Antonin Scalia's son, Eugene, in charge of the Labor Department. Eugene is a lawyer who has spent much of his life working against labor unions.Is it time to stop letting Republicans run governments?
By Thom Hartmann A...
We have now reached the peak of Reaganism stupidity. Reagan said the government wouldn't solve our problems, but that it was the cause of our problems and Republicans took that to heart. Therefore, Trump's government did not plan for the pandemic, because government can't solve problems.What do you do when the government won't help you?
By Thom Hartmann A...
Don't expect this administration or the Republican party to do anything at all to help you, your family, or your friends during this pandemic and Trump Depression. Ever since 1980, the Republican Party has used each Republican presidency to shovel another few trillion dollars to their friends and owners, America's billionaires.
