The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann

Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses Paul Ryan's latest budget, the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of two gun measures and the legal challenge against Mayor Bloomberg's "big gulp" ban. Thom speaks with atheist leader Sanderson Jones about her new "church," and with Radio Host Neal Asbury on whether online companies should be paying state sales taxes. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details why we need to once again break up the telecom industry.

Thom talks with journalist and author Robert Parry on how the Iran hostage crisis actually went down, with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the right's plan to destroy our public school system and with a panel of experts on the 2nd anniversary of Japan's Fukushima disaster. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses how Hugo Chavez chose social safety net programs over massive skyscrapers.

Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" panel discusses Rand Paul's filibuster, Republicans embrace of Obamacare's pre-existing conditions provision and if legalizing the smoking of heroin to prevent people from injecting it a good idea. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with author Dale J. Stephens about his new book, "Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will." In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains how our world would be if women were in charge.

Thom talks with Attorney and Radio Host Mike Papantonio about Rand Paul's filibuster, and with Teamster's Union President James Hoffa on what passing of the TPP trade agreement means for American unions and workers. Thom takes viewer phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at how we need to stop using ancient fossils as energy.

In tonight's show Thom discusses the battle over Medicaid funding in Florida with The Big Picture Politics Panel. In tonight's Daily Take Thom tells us about the secretive billionaire who's bankrolling efforts to privatize social security and medicare, and how he as the attention of President Obama.

In tonight's show, Thom discusses the tremendous growth that corporations and CEOs have seen over the past few years and why you need to roll back the Reagan tax cuts. And in the Daily Take, Thom explains why it is so important to bring back the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" panel discusses the sequester/austerity cuts that will start going into effect at the end of the day, whether The Voting Rights Act will be struck down and how Sherrod Brown and David Vitter are teaming up to break up the big banks. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with author Susan Crawford about her new book, "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry & Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains how to know when to tax and when to spend.

Thom talks with Attorney and Radio Host Mike Papantonio on yesterday's SCOTUS hearing on The Voting Rights Act, with Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps on the leaks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state and with former NFL football player Wade Davis on homophobia in sports. Thom takes viewer phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at the similarities between Congress in 1948 and Congress today.

Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses the sequester and the Republicans last ditch effort to hand the ball to Obama, next month's Chris Christie-less CPAC conference and Indiana's call for a constitutional convention. Thom speaks with Supreme Court Reporter Shane Farnan and Radio Host Joe Madison on today's SCOTUS hearing on The Voting Rights Act, and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details how Elizabeth Warren is kicking ass and taking names.

Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses the fast approaching sequester cuts, tomorrow's Supreme Court case challenging the Voting Rights Act and whether gun owners should be required to have liability insurance. Thom speaks with Reason Magazine's Brian Doherty and Bill of Rights Defense Committee's Shahid Buttar on the idea of having the government require all workers to have biometric ID cards, and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom calls for a national popular voting system that would, for the first time, give Americans the ability to directly elect our President.

Thom talks with economist Richard Wolff on the parallels of Europe's austerity cuts and our looming sequester cuts. Also discussed: GOP electoral college rigging, how increasing the minimum wage will save lives and what the NRA is doing with a leaked White House memo on gun control. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses the latest war on terror victim courtesy of the TSA.

Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" panel discusses how growing wealth inequality has been driven by the low capital gains tax rate, how Republicans in Congress are benefiting from our country's private prisons and another argument from the gun nuts on why Americans need to be armed. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains how we need to reinstate the draft in order to have less war and kill the military industrial complex.

Thom talks with Journalist Mark Ames on the history of our government's assassination programs. Attorney and Radio Host Mike Papantonio and Radio Host Mark Riley join Thom to discuss the upcoming voting rights cases the Supreme Court will hear, and Libertarian Austin Petersen discusses the civil war going on within the Republican party. Thom takes viewer phone calls in "Your Take, My Take Live," and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details how we should ignore the sequester and focus on the real issue facing our nation: wealth inequality.

Thom speaks with former FBI Special Agent Mark Rossini on how the Bush administration duped us into the war in Iraq. Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses the MSNBC documentary, "Hubris," John McCain's fiery town hall meeting on immigration and Karl Rove's anti-Ashley Judd ad. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom introduces us to the Simpson-Bowlers and the pair's new deficit plan.

Tonight's "Big Picture Politics Panel" discusses Obama's speech today calling out Republicans for once again looking out for the one percent, how CPAC has said no to gays at their conference next month and how lawmakers in Kansas are attempting to force teachers to teach climate denial junk science. Thom talks with economist Marshall Auerback on what Europe is doing to limit bankster executive pay and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom tells the story of the F35 Fighter Jet and how it's killing us all.