Quote of the Day: Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself. — Charles DeGaulle, French general and president, founder of the Fifth Republic (1890-1970)

Hour One: "How did the wealthiest Americans get all the money and stick you with the bill?" Thom speaks with investigative journalist/author David Cay Johnston www.davidcayjohnston.com; Plus, keeping the Bush tax cuts will create jobs...really?! Thom has a rumble with Curtis Dubay of the Heritage Foundation www.heritage.org; And, how is labor fighting Chase Bank to keep embattled homeowners in their homes? Doug Cunningham of Workers Independent News has the latest www.laborradio.org

Hour Two: "C-Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy" - Thom talks with author Jeff Sharlet about his new book http://jeffsharlet.com

Hour Three: Will a trade war be the lesser of two evils and are rare earth minerals the new oil?