On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to media analyst and critic Jeff Cohen, about the growing problem of fake news, and whether corporations such as Facebook can be trusted to filter and censor fake content.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Trump’s economic and trade policies with economist and professor Dr. Richard Wolff. If Trump cuts taxes and ramps up defense spending, the U.S. could be looking at a shift back to Reagan-era economics.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom speaks to Dr. Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council. They discuss Trump’s stance on the Iran Nuclear deal, and the geopolitical consequences of the U.S. backing out of the deal.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to journalist and author Max Blumenthal, about Donald Trump’s foreign policy toward the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They also discuss how Trump and the alt-right could be helping terror groups, such as ISIS.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to Alan Tonelson about Trump’s appointment for leader of the White House National Trade Council, and what it means for trade between the U.S. and China. Later in the show, Thom discusses the GOP’s plan to replace Obamacare and Obama dismantling an outdated Muslim registry, with Sam Sacks of the District Sentinel and Siraj Hashmi of Red Alert Politics.

Big Picture Interview: Alan Tonelson, RealityChek/The Race to the Bottom. Peter Navarro - Donald Trump's pick to head up the White House's trade team is one of the harshet China hawks around. Could he turn a trade war with China into an actual war?

Big Picture Panel: Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel & Siraj Hashmi, Red Alert Politics. Despite record enrollment numbers - Republicans are still dead set on repealing Obamacare. So why is their replacement plan still "don't get sick and if you do get sick die quickly"?

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Big Picture Interview: Emily Wurth, Food and Water Watch. The EPA has changed its mind and now says that fracking does in fact contaminate our drinking water. Why did it wait until fracking became a multi-billion dollar a year business before making this announcement?

Big Picture Panel: Angela Morabito, StandUnited.org & Charles Sauer, On Monday - while most of the world was busy watching twin tragedies unfold in Berlin and Ankara - the Ohio governor signed a bill that effectively killed local democracy in his state's biggest city - Cleveland. Until Kasich and his Republican allies intervened - Cleveland was set to hold a special election next year to raise its minimum wage to $15. The bill that John Kasich signed on Monday - Senate Bill 331 -- prohibits communities in the state from raising the minimum wage beyond the state's minimum wage rate which is $8.25. So much for all that state's right's stuff - apparently….

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to Angela Morabito of StandUnited.org and Charles Sauer of the Market Institute about Ohio Gov. John Kasich slamming down Cleveland’s proposed minimum wage, and Republicans’ plan to drug test food stamp recipients. Later in the show, Emily Wurth of Food and Water Watch joins Thom to discuss the EPA’s new findings on fracking.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom speaks to Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, about Donald Trump’s cabinet’s views on climate change and whether there’s any “green hope” with the incoming administration. Later in the show, Thom discusses Trump’s rhetoric on Islamic terrorism and the impending repeal of North Carolina’s bathroom bill with Bryan Pruitt of RedState and Joe Dinkin of the Working Families Party.

Big Picture Interview: Terry Tamminen, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, On His Meeting w/Trump About Climate Change. Is There "Green" Hope w/The Trump administration? This guest says there is.

Big Picture Panel: Bryan Pruitt, RedState & Joe Dinkin, Working Families Party. There's a lot we still don't know about yesterday's truck attack in Berlin. So why is Donald Trump so ready to blame it on ISIS? Is he trying to help ISIS?