Larry Cohen, Our Revolution/Democracy Initiative. Republicans realize the political imperative of having an "enemy," and have settled on Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. The first such Democrat to be targeted this way is Florida Senator Ben Nelson - the subject of a brand new set of NRSC-branded Facebook ads that attack him for voting with Senator Elizabeth Warren "92 percent of the time. It’s pretty obvious what Republicans are trying to do here. They think there's a real possibility that Elizabeth Warren could run for president in 2020, and pull a full-out populist Bernie and win the White House, and they're trying to wound her in advance, the way they went after Hillary for years before 2016

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Big Picture Interview: Adam Green, Bold Progressives. Are Democrats already doomed to lose again in 2018? Adam will explain how Democrats can save themselves from another devastating defeat.

Big Picture Panel: Bryan Pruitt, Contributor at RedState & Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Today was Scott Pruitt's first day on the job as EPA administrator - and everybody's worst fears about him are coming true. In his opening speech before the agency he's about to lead - Pruitt didn't mention climate change at all and brought up the issue of a "toxic environment" only once - to describe the current political climate.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to Bryan Pruitt of RedState and Sarah Badawi of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee about Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants and the future of U.S. involvement in the Iraq war. Then, Thom discusses the upcoming DNC election and the Democratic party’s strategies for regaining seats in Congress with Adam Green of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.

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. And - be sure to check us out on Facebook and Twitter!On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses income inequality and how it can help take down Trump with Les Leopold of the Labor Institute. Then, Thom talks to David Halperin of RepublicReport.org and activist Eleanor Goldfield about Republicans lashing out at town halls and what the Democratic Party might look like if Keith Ellison heads the DNC.

David Halperin, Republic Report & Huffington Post & Eleanor Goldfield, Act Out!-Occupy.com. Are this weekend's town hall protests the sign of an emerging liberal tea party? The panel also gets into, the “lying press," TrumpCare and the future of the Democratic Party.

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Les Leopold, The Labor Institute/Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice. According to economist Thomas Piketty, The poorest 50 percent of Americans have seen their incomes decline by a full 1 percent since 1978 - even as incomes for the top 10 percent of Americans have jumped by whopping 115 percent and incomes for the top one thousandth of a percent have skyrocketed an astronomic 685 percent. There is no other way to put it - we are now living in a new Gilded Age, and our democracy is in serious danger. So as Americans take to the streets again today to fight back against the Trump agenda - the question needs to be asked: can we defeat Trump without first tackling income inequality?

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Scott Pruitt’s confirmation to head the EPA and what it means for environmental protections in the United States with Naomi Ages of Greenpeace. Then, Thom talks to Scott Greer of the Daily Caller and political strategist Sam Bennett about Trump’s bizarre press conference and interaction with the media, and a House vote paving the way to defund Planned Parenthood.

Sam Bennett, Political Strategist/Ascend & Scott Greer, The Daily Caller. Trump's 77-minute press conference was a disaster - or exactly what his base wanted to see?

Naomi Ages, Greenpeace USA. Scott Pruitt has made it clear he wants to destroy the Environmental Protection Agency, and now Trump and the Republicans in Congress have put him in charge.

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On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Trump’s foreign policy on Israel and whether his administration will commit to a two-state solution with Author and Journalist Max Blumenthal. Then, Thom talks to Dave McCulloch of Capitol Media Partners and Sarah Badawi of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee about proposed changes to Obamacare and Congressional action that could put guns in the hands of mentally ill people.