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Why is Trump Betraying America on Trade?

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses the seemingly endless war in Afghanistan and the Trump administration’s plan to send even more troops with Jim Cason of Friends Committee on National Legislation. Then, Thom talks to Julio Rivera of Reactionary Times and Charles Sauer of the Market Institute about Jon Ossoff’s loss in the Georgia special election and the release of dashcam video of Philando Castile’s shooting death.

Another Special Election Loss - Is It Time for Democrats To Move Left?

Big Picture Panel: Charles Sauer, The Market Institute & Julio Rivera, Reactionary Times/Newsmax/Right Wing. Poll after poll shows that America is a democratic socialist country. So why do Democrats like failed Georgia congressional candidate Jon Ossoff continue to run on a Republican-lite message? For more information on the stories we've covered visit our websites at thomhartmann.com - freespeech.org - and RT.com. You can also watch tonight's show on Hulu - at Hulu.com/THE BIG PICTURE and over at The Big Picture YouTube page.

"We Can’t Kill Our Way To Victory"

Big Picture Interview: Jim Cason, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). With the Trump administration preparing to send even more troops to Afghanistan - is it time to rethink America's longest war?

Can The Democrats Blockade TrumpCare?

Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel News Co-op & Bryan Pruitt, RedState. With a vote on the still-secret Republican healthcare bill scheduled for sometime next week - Democrats are finally taking action to try and stop Mitch McConnell and the GOP. But will their belated attempt at "resistance" ultimately be too little too late to save Obamacare?

Right Wing Calls for Muslim Internment Camps Growing Worldwide

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Attorney General Jeff Sessions new War on Drugs with Holly Harris, Executive Director of the U.S. Justice Action Network. Then, Thom talks with RedState Contributor Bryan Pruitt and Sam Sacks of the District Sentinel about the GOP’s secret healthcare bill that will…destroy healthcare, the return of Sean Spicer, and the right’s call for Muslim camps in Europe and the U.S.

US Prison System is F**ked Up & Sessions Wants It That Way

Big Picture Interview: Holly Harris, U.S. Justice Action Network. Does Jeff Sessions actually believe in the War on Drugs or does he just want to throw black people in jail?

This Deplorable Ad Shows Why We Need to Get Money Out of Politics

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Trump’s changes on U.S.-Cuba policy with CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin. Then, Thom talks to Nick Givas of the Daily Caller and Valerie Ervin of the Working Families Party about Senate Democrats taking a stand against Republicans’ secret talks on a healthcare bill and a new political ad blasting Jon Ossoff in Georgia.

Whoa! Ad Ties Ossoff to Alexandria Shooter

Big Picture Panel: Valerie Ervin, Working Families Party & Nick Givas, Daily Caller News Foundation. With less than 24 hours to go in the close runoff race for the Sixth District of Georgia - an outside group calling itself the Principled PAC has started airing a wildly offensive new ad connecting Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff to last week's shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Karen Handel herself has come out and criticized this ad. Doesn't this just go to show how unaccountable outside money perverts and degrades our politics?

Who Benefits From Trump’s Cuba Policy?

Big Picture Interview: Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange/CODEPINK/Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection. Who really benefits from Donald Trump's new Cuba policy -- the Cuban people or the president's re-election campaign?

Why The Media Monopoly Embraced Alex Jones...

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses voter suppression and how it could affect the outcome of Georgia’s 6th district election with investigative journalist and filmmaker Greg Palast. Then, Thom talks to Kai Newkirk of Democracy Spring and Scott Greer of the Daily Caller about Trump admitting he’s being investigated for obstruction of justice and NBC under fire after Megyn Kelly interviewed Alex Jones.

Why Is NBC Giving a Platform to Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones?

Big Picture Panel: Kai Newkirk, Democracy Spring/99Rise & Scott Greer, The Daily Caller. The controversy over Megyn Kelly's interview with far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has grown even bigger after Jones revealed Thursday night that he had secretly recoding their entire conversation. And as if that wasn't bad enough - Jones also released an embarrassing audio clips of Megyn Kelly more or less saying that she'll go easy on him. Has American journalism been perverted so much by the pursuit of profit that networks like NBC will suck up to dangerous conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones just for ratings?

Will the GOP STEAL the Georgia Runoff?

Big Picture Interview: Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter / Author & filmmaker - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Will Republicans steal the Georgia 6 runoff election between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel? Investigative reporter Greg Palast thinks they will - and he'll explain why...

Why Is PBS Selling Out to a Conservative Privatization Think Tank?

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses the Trump administration’s cozy relationship with Wall Street and what it means for our financial future with Bartlett Naylor of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch. Then, Thom talks to Bryan Pruitt of RedState and Isaiah Poole of People’s Action about Robert Mueller investigating Trump for obstruction of justice and the connection between misogyny and mass shootings.

Trump's Latest Consumer Betrayal

Big Picture Interview: Bartlett Naylor, Public Citizen's Congress Watch. The Trump administrations moves to demolish Dodd-Frank. Is Donald Trump already laying the groundwork for the next financial crisis?

Is America's Gun Problem - In Part - A Misogyny Problem?

Big Picture Panel: Isaiah Poole, People's Action/Campaign for America's Future & Bryan Pruitt, RedState. James T. Hodgkinson - like many mass shooters - had a history of domestic violence. Is America's gun problem really in part a misogyny problem?

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