The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann

Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" discusses the 40th house vote to repeal Obamacare, how the USPS is taking pictures of our mail and why we need to reinstate Glass-Steagall. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with Michael Moss, New York Times Investigative Reporter and Author of the new book "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us."

Thom talks with National Domestic Workers Alliance's Ai Jen Poo on today's immigration rally in DC and with Forecast The Facts' Brad Johnson on Google's funding of climate change denier Jim Inhofe. Thom debates Republican David Laska on President Obama's new "grand bargain," takes viewer video questions and phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live" and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom reveals the reasons why suicides are on the rise in the U.S.

Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses how extreme poverty in the U.S. is leading to child prostitution, if anything will come out of Obama's "grand bargain" with Republicans on taxes and Republican Congressmen announcing that they will not help their constituents navigate Obamacare. read more

Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses the announcement of Obama's "grand bargain" with Republicans on taxes, the verdict in the Bradley Manning trial and whether Congress will demand a reform of the FISA court. Thom talks with Labor Journalist Sarah Jaffe and Burger King striker Terrance Wise about the recent fast food strikes, and with ACLU's Kade Crockford on the police tracking of license plates. Thom corrects Sean Hannity in tonight's "Politically Corrected," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom calls on President Obama to once and for all say no to the Keystone Pipeline.

Thom talks with actor and activist Mike Farrell on the suspicious death of a California inmate who was on a food strike while in solitary confinement and debates GOP Strategist Carlos Curbelo on who (Reagan) to blame for the growing wealth inequality in America. Thom corrects Rep. Steve King on his false immigration claims in tonight's "Politically Corrected," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom urges the GOP to actually be the Christian party and listen to Pope Francis.

Thom talks ALEC's plan to privatize our nation's schools with Attorney and Radio Host Mike Papantonio and talks with Economics Professor Steve Keen on how private debt, not sovereign debt, is the problem. Thom takes viewer video questions and phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom asks the NRA if they want African-American men to stand their ground.

Thom talks with Congresswoman Donna Edwards on the unveiling of the Women's Economic Agenda and her thoughts on the George Zimmerman verdict. Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses the "Stand Your Ground" law, the filibuster compromise in the Senate and Senator Warren's push to bring back Glass-Steagall. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details why George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin were judged by two different standards of justice.

Thom talks about the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial with Radio Host Joe Madison, Trial Lawyer Debbie Hines and Demos Senior Fellow Rich Benjamin. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details how slave patrols are alive and well in the South.

Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" discusses Senator Warren's Student Loan Fairness Act and the introduction of her latest bill, the "21st Century Glass-Steagall Act." The panel also discusses the passing of the DC Council's bill to make Wal-Mart pay their workers a living wage and whether Sen. Reid will once and for all accomplish filibuster reform. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with former Congressman Bob Ney (R-OH) about his latest book, "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill."

Thom debates Libertarian Tim Cavanaugh about the racist history of the libertarian and conservative parties, and talks TAFTA and TPP with Public Citizen's Lori Wallach. Thom takes viewer video questions and phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses the Koch Brothers latest war against our nation's poor.

Thom talks with Media Critic and Professor Jeff Cohen on the alarming new poll that most Americans get their news from Fox "So-Called" News and with "The Nation's" Lee Fang on our country's growing private prison industry. Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses the DC Council's efforts to make Wal-Mart pay their workers a living wage, whether Congress will save college students from doubling interest rates and how Georgia (the state) plans on executing a mentally challenged man next week. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom warns us about the collapse of the American Empire.

Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses whether the GOP is really the pro-life party, the Koch Brothers anti-Obamacare campaign and whether the do-nothing Congress will fix the student loan mess they created. Thom talks with "The Nation's" John Nichols on the emergence of private paramilitary groups in Wisconsin and how North Carolina is the frontline for the Conservative war on everything from social welfare programs to organized labor. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details the media's history of whitewashing U.S. atrocities.

Thom talks with EPIC's Amie Stepanovich about Edward Snowden and her organization's petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to stop the NSA's surveillance program. Thom gets the latest news and analysis from day 10 of the George Zimmerman trial with lawyer's Debbie Hines and Marc Harrold and debates Austin Petersen on whether schools should be arming their teachers. Thom corrects David Gregory on his false Obamacare statistics in tonight's "Politically Corrected," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains why we have a do-nothing Congress.

Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses racism and the George Zimmerman trial, the ousting of Egyptian President Morsi and the growing trend of companies paying their workers with fee-riddled prepaid debit cards. Thom takes viewer video questions and phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses the Koch Brothers campaign to get members of Congress to sign a pledge promising to block any legislation that hurts big oil.

Thom talks with a panel of experts about the unrest and uncertainty in Egypt. Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses how the immigration bill will benefit defense contractors, how attorney David Boies says the Supreme Court's ruling on Prop. 8 effectively ends all gay marriage bans in the U.S. and how the NSA is spying on our children. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details how the tragedy in Yarnell, AZ could have been prevented if we took global climate change seriously.