Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown/Democracy At Work. After 8 straight days of losses the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed today up 151 points. The Nasdaq and S&P also closed the day on top, up 35 points and 16 points respectively. For now - at least - Wall Street can breathe a bit easier. The Dow's longest slump since the Jimmy Carter era is over. But is the economy still heading towards another crash?

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Trump administration policies on the stock market and how the GOP might reform tax law with Economist Dr. Richard Wolff. Then, Thom talks to Bryan Pruitt of RedState and Sam Sacks of the District Sentinel about Trump pulling back Obama’s environmental policies and AG Jeff Sessions’ comments on sanctuary cities.

In tonight's Big Picture Interview, Thom talks to investigative reporter Greg Palast about how the Koch brothers scored a big win when Trump decided to re-authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline. In tonight’s Politics Panel, Thom talks to conservative commentator Kris Ullman and Sarah Badawi of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee about Bernie Sanders’ push for single-payer, the GOP’s tax reform scam, and the newest threat to internet privacy.

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Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee(PCCC) & Kris Ullman, Conservative Commentator & Activist. After the massive failure of healthcare reform - the thinking in Washington is that President Trump and Republicans in Congress will now try for "tax reform." Slashing the corporate tax rate will - in all likelihood - play a central role in whatever tax plan they come up with. But is a cut to the corporate tax rate really all that neccessary? Even as corporate profits continue to reach record highs - corporate tax receipts have shrunk to just around 10 percent of overall federal revenue - a sharp drop from the 1950s - when they accounted for about one third of all revenue. So isn't this more about starving the beast and kicking hundreds of billions from working people to the billionaire Republican donor class than anything else? PLUS - With Bernie Sanders about to introduce Medicare-for-all plan in the Senate - is America finally about to follow the rest of the developed world and guarantee healthcare as a human right?

Greg Palast, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy/OpEdNews/The Guardian. As Donald Trump continues to rack up the losses - the Koch brothers are re-emerging as major power players in Washington, DC. Is this the beginning of a billionaire coup?

Big Picture Panel: Angela Morabito, StandUnited.org & Alex Lawson, Social Security Works. There was a terrorist attack in downtown New York City this week - but corporate media completely ignored it. Was that because the terrorist was white and his victim was black?

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Big Picture Interview: Larry Cohen, Our Revolution/Democracy Initiative. With the Republican healthcare plan now in shambles - is there an opening for single-payer?

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses the GOP’S frenzy over their attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare. After today’s debate Paul Ryan was asked by the Trump administration to pull the bill. What does this mean for Obamacare and a future GOP healthcare bill? He’ll discuss with Our Revolution official, Larry Cohen. Then will the democrats filibuster the Gorsuch nomination, what does the latest move by the senate to ease internet privacy laws mean for the average American? Thom discusses these topics with Angela Morabito, Senior Campaign Organizer at StandUnited.org and Alex Lawson, Executive Director at Social Security Works

Big Picture Interview: Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation. Republicans have tried their best to make Neil Gorsuch seem like a nice reasonable guy. But can American women really feel safe about their rights if he's confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court?

Big Picture Panel: Sarah Lipton-Lubet, National Partnership for Women & Families & Kierra Johnson, United for Reproductive & Gender Equality (URGE) Republicans in Texas are now trying make it legal for doctors to lie to their pregnant patients. They can't be serious - can they?

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On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Neil Gorsuch’s attitude toward women’s rights and whether he’s qualified to serve on the Supreme Court with Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority Foundation. Then, Thom talks to Sarah Lipton-Lubet of the National Partnership for Women and Families and Kierra Johnson of United for Reproductive and Gender Equality about a Texas bill that encourages doctors to lie to their pregnant patients and the gender pay gap.

Big Picture Panel: Horace Cooper, National Center for Public Policy Research & Matt Demar, Conservative Commentator/Real Estate Developer & Musician. The campaign version of Donald Trump promised never to cut social security. Is the presidential version about to break that promise?