The Good! *Germany* Last month - solar power systems in Germany produced 10 percent of total electricity consumption in the country. And - on May 25th and 26th - Germany met one-third of it's peak energy demand with solar power alone. The Bad! *Athens City Officials* The economy isn't the only thing falling apart in Greece - so is the healthcare system. and the Very Very Ugly! *Tony Perkins* Perkins - head of the conservative Family Research Council - attacked the month of June for being Gay Pride month.

According to a new study from Texas A&M University - the ALEC and Wal-Mart backed "stand your ground, shoot first" laws across the country do not deter crime like proponents say they do - but in fact cause more of it. The study's authors argue that "stand your ground, shoot first" laws increase the chances of murder or manslaughter "by lowering the expected costs associated with using lethal force." The release of the Texas A&M study comes just days after the US Commission on Civil Rights announced that it would be taking a closer look at "stand your ground, shoot first" laws - after numerous studies have shown that there's a racial bias inherent in them. For example - an FBI study found that, "34% of cases involving a white shooter killing a black person were deemed as a justifiable homicide. Meanwhile, in similar situations, when the shooter was black and the victim was white, the homicide was ruled justifiable only 3.3% of the time." Of course - the Commission's investigation is too little too late for the family of Trayvon Martin - the most notable victim of the violence promoted by Florida's "stand your ground" law. However - in Florida and the 24 other states with some type of "stand your ground, shoot first" law - there have been dozens of other murders committed that have gone unreported by the mainstream media. Joining me now to talk more about America's "stand your ground, shoot first" laws and the people that have died because of them is Suevon Lee - Reporter ...

Max Fraad Wolff, Economist/Instructor, New School University & Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research join Thom Hartmann. This weekend's announcement that Spain would become the fourth Eurozone nation to have to take a bailout is sending shock waves across the continent - and the world. But not in Washington - where Republicans are still pushing austerity down the throats of Americans. Why are Republicans hellbent on seeing austerity wreck the American economy?

Garlin Gilchrist II, MoveOn.org joins Thom Hartmann. Get your lawsuits ready - the state of Florida announced on Monday that it is filing a lawsuit against the Department of of Homeland Security to gain access to a federal database of undocumented immigrants so the state can continue its illegal purge of Democratic voters. A new poll shows a majority of voters in Florida oppose Governor Scott's purge - and his own approval rating has plummeted to 31%. But Governor Scott knows what the rest of the Republican Party knows - and that's that polls don't matter - votes matter. And if enough Democratic voters are kicked off the rolls - then Mitt Romney will win in November - and Governor Scott will be re-elected a few years after. While the lawsuits play out in court - what can Floridians do now to protect their right to vote?

Thom discusses the new evidence that prove GOP leaders only had one goal once Obama was elected: destroy the economy and defeat him in November. Tonight's political panel discusses federal spending since Eisenhower, why Republicans don't want workers to have collective bargaining rights and why they don't want transparency when it comes to political ads. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom tells us why you should care about marine phytoplankton.

Sam Sacks, Progressive Writer & Horace Cooper, Horace Cooper, Conservative commentator join Thom Hartmann. Sabotaging the economy, Republican Governor calls for abolition of public sector unions, The real story of government spending and Television Ad Spending disclosure are all discussed tonight.

It's the end of the world as we know it - and you shouldn't feel fine. What does startling new research reveal about one of the pillars of life on our planet? Republicans aren't just destroying the lives of Americans - they're helping to destroy all life on Planet Earth.

Alexis Baden Mayer, Organic Consumers Association joins Thom Hartmann. Move over Pink Slime - the meat industry has a new favorite go-to substance they want to secretly throw onto the plates of Americans. What is it - and how are corporate front groups trying to hide its use from the American public?

The Good! *Elizabeth Warren* Speaking at the Netroots Nation Convention in Providence, RI over the weekend - Warren - attacked Mitt Romney and the Supreme Court's notion that corporations are people. The Bad! *House Judiciary Chair Lamar Smith* Earlier this year - New Jersey Democratic Rep. Steve Rothman introduced a bill that would prevent attorneys from removing jurors from a jury pool just because they are gay - which is a right that gay jurors should already have thanks to the Constitution's "equal protections of the laws" clause. and the Very Very Ugly! *John Sununu* Last week - Mitt Romney claimed that America needs fewer teachers, firefighters and police officers. Well - rather than try to explain away the obvious gaffe - Romney campaign chairman John Sununu went on MSNBC to defend MItt Romney.

Verg Bernero, Mayor of Lansing, MI joins Thom Hartmann. A mayor from Michigan has an idea on how to stimulute the thousands of struggling local economies across America. Thom talks to Verg Bernero - mayor of Lansing, Michigan - about his patriotic plan that he hopes will spur on economic growth from coast to coast.

You may have notices in your own home city - or in nearby cities - the proliferation of traffic cameras to catch speeders and people who run red lights. Now these cameras SHOULD be used to promote safety and to curb reckless driving. But instead - they're being used to issue more traffic tickets and to plug local budget holes. And while that means occasionally hefty speeding fines for you and me - it also means a lot of money for the for-profit traffic camera corporations - which cities are reaching out to for new installations. And just like any other industry - the for-profit traffic camera industry is employing an army of lobbyists to make sure more and more cities get on board with this new strategy to raise revenue in cash-strapped municipalities. Here to break it all down for us is Lee Fang - investigative reports with United Republic's Republic Report.

What do you call it when a small group of Republicans gather to intentionally sabatoge an entire nation, just so their party can win political power off the pain of working Americans? Is it "treason"? Sedition? Or simply the most corrupt, evil, and petty sort of politics this town has seen since Newt Gingrich shut down the government and threw millions of Americans out of work because Bill Clinton had made him fly in the back of Air Force One?

Thom talks with oncologist and author Mitchell Gaynor in tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds." Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" panel discusses the democratic proposal to increase the minimum wage to $10, why Americans are now no longer in favor of Obamacare and whether the Bush tax cuts will be extended (again). In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains what the Teapot Dome Scandal has to do with John Boehner.