Now we find out the truth. The war on drugs was always about political power and race.

Sam Daley-Harris, RESULTS/Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation/Reclaiming Our Democracy joins Thom. What is a way forward past the powerlessness? If someone watching tonight wants to take on goals like eliminating preventable child deaths and extreme poverty by 2030 or other goals like tackling climate change, what can they do?

Tonight’s Politics Panel talks Bernie’s strategy of trying to win over Trump supporters, another example of the media giving Trump a pass, and Ted Cruz’s Dad’s bizarre new book suggesting that there’s no such thing as separation of church and state. Thom discusses how prosecutors blamed Tamir Rice for his own murder with radio host Joe Madison and former DC police officer Ron Hampton and in tonight’s Daily Take Thom discusses how Nixon’s war on drugs had nothing to do with drugs.

Professor Harvey Kaye, The Fight For The Four Freedoms: What Made FDR And The Greatest Generation Truly Great/University of Wisconsin at Green Bay joins Thom. Seventy-Five years ago next week - FDR gave one of his most important public addresses - the so-called Four Freedoms speech. What lessons does that speech hold for us today - in 2015?

Professor Harvey Kaye, The Fight For The Four Freedoms: What Made FDR And The Greatest Generation Truly Great/University of Wisconsin at Green Bay joins Thom. Seventy-Five years ago next week - FDR gave one of his most important public addresses - the so-called Four Freedoms speech. What lessons does that speech hold for us today - in 2015?

Zainab Chaudry, Council On American Islamic Relations (C.A.I.R) joins Thom. A Houston-area Muslim community is reeling after their mosque caught fire on Christmas Day. Muslim leaders are warning against jumping to conclusions - but officials are saying that it could be arson. What has caused this uptick in outright violence against Muslims in America? Is this a reaction to Paris - or Donald Trump's rhetoric - or something deeper?

Curtis Ellis, Obamatrade/American Jobs Alliance joins Thom. The full text of the Transpacific Partnership - or SHAFTA as I like to call it - was released early in November. There wasn't much coverage of the agreement before the text was released - but between Donald Trump's outrageous campaign and the fact that it's the middle of the holiday season - news about the agreement has completely fallen out of the public eye. But the agreement hasn't disappeared - and opponents are still fighting to get the message out that this deal would be a massive corporate handover that would ship more jobs overseas - and also undermine our democracy and American sovereignty. And according to some critics - the consequences of this agreement would go far beyond trade - it could fundamentally alter how Americans are able to express themselves under the first amendment. According to Curtis Ellis - executive director of the American Jobs Alliance - a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel that happened last year would technically be illegal under the TPP. That's because the hotel is owned by the Sultan of Brunei - and the Sultan would be able sue the United States in a special international court for damages caused by a boycott - according to provisions in the TPP.

It's becoming increasingly obvious that gun violence in America isn't just a problem but a full-blown health crisis. So why isn't the Centers for Disease Control allowed to study it? The answer - in tonight's Daily Take...

If you suffer from insomnia - science says you may want to consider trying 'night milk.' Find out - What is night milk and why you should only drink it before bed?

On tonight's "Big Picture," Thom talks about the rising hate crimes towards Muslims in America with Zainab Chaudry. Curtis Ellis talks TPP and its infringement on the constitution.
Thom breaks down the startling facts about NRA gun money in America in the Daily Take.

John Gray, Conservative Review & Ari Rabin-Havt, -The Agenda/SiriusXM Progress/The Benghazi Hoax & Bryan Pruitt, RedState all join Thom. Is Trump’s inciting Muslim hate and violence - responsible for man with pipe bomb?

Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen's Energy Program joins Thom. For tonight's Green Report ..... We go to British Columbia - the site of history's largest earthquake caused by hydraulic fracturing - more commonly known as “fracking." Ken Paulson - the CEO of British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission wrote in a statement that "this seismic event was caused by hydraulic fracturing."

Apple CEO Tim Cook says that the idea that Apple avoids taxes is "political crap." But the simple fact is - corporations are paying fewer and fewer taxes in America - and the American taxpayer has been making up the difference.

The internet rejoiced when Shkreli got arrested - but the simple fact is - even if he's convicted for securities fraud - he'd likely spend way less than even 5 years in jail. And if the Koch brothers get their way and push through their version of "criminal justice reform" - he might not even face that much of a penalty. The Kochs have gotten lots of praise for their efforts to reform the criminal justice system - but a new report from the Center for Media and Democracy spells out exactly who the Kochs are trying to help out with their justice reforms. And the fact is - this is nothing but an effort to make it harder for white collar criminals and corporate executives to be held accountable for the actions of their company. Here to discuss the Koch brothers efforts to pass so-called "criminal justice reform" - and why this is nothing but a thinly veiled effort to protect themselves and their friends - is Brendan Fischer - General Counsel for the Center for Media and Democracy.

John Gray, Conservative Review & Ari Rabin-Havt, -The Agenda/SiriusXM Progress/The Benghazi Hoax & Bryan Pruitt, RedState all join Thom. The DNC handled #WasserGate all wrong and still are.