Tornadoes tear through Midwest

Thom discusses the series of deadly tornadoes in Missouri, linking the most recent devastation to global warming. Later in the show, he talks about the rising sex scandals among American politicians with publisher of Hustler Magazine, Larry Flynt.

Conversations with Great Minds and Weekly Rumble

­For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds – Thom is joined by an icon of American journalism. Bill Moyers' most famous project was Bill Moyers’ Journal – a weekly television show that was one of the highest rated public affairs programs ever on public television. Later, for the Big Picture Rumble Thom hosts a panel with Jamie Weinstein, DailyCaller.com, Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard & Joe...

Obama's most-anticipated Middle East speech, GOP's war on arts

­How will Obama's speech today jibe with the real-life challenges on the ground in the Middle East and North Africa? Thom Hartmann is joined by Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of "J-Street" and Dr. James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute.

IRS tackles offshore accounts

­Thom discusses how the United States serves as a massive haven for international tax cheats. Later in the show, Thom leads the Lone Liberal Rumble with conservatives Heather Cirmo and Amanda Carey.

Gutting the Fourth Amendment: one state down, 49 to go

­Thom discusses the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision to toss out the Fourth Amendment, which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause.

Chief of International Monetary Fund denied bail on sexual assault charges

­Thom discusses the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the potential negative effects his arrest could cause the financial climate of Europe. Later in the show, Thom dissects why America has reached its debt ceiling and how the country can recover.

Conversations with Great Minds and Weekly Rumble

­Thom is joined by economist and author Richard Wolff for “Conversations with Great Minds.” In the first half hour, they discuss Wolff’s latest book, which highlights that deep economic structures – the relationship of wages to profits, of workers to boards of directors, and of debts to income – account for the economic crisis. Later in the show, Thom leads a panel discussing the week’s hottest...

The People vs. Goldman Sachs

­Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi joins Thom to discuss the latest developments in the Goldman Sachs corruption trial. Later, Thom debates the issue of the Koch brothers donating funds to public universities in exchange for the power to hire professors of their choice.

The real reasons for war in Iraq

­Former Chief of Staff to then United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson and Founder of Freedom Watch, Larry Klayman join the show to discuss US motives for remaining at war in the Middle East.

Immigration reform

­Thom starts the show with an in-depth scope on the challenges President Obama will face in the hope of trying to pass the immigration reform bill. Later in the hour, he discusses the teacher budget cuts and sit-in demonstrations in California and New York.