Today in Conversations with Great Minds we take a look back at our best interviews. Thom Hartmann sits down with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and later speaks with author and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill.

Lucy Kafanov fills for Thom Hartmann and discusses the problems among the Republican and Democratic parties concerning the nation's budget. Later in the show, Lucy leads a panel debating the issue of re-implementing the war draft in America.

Lucy Kafanov fills in for Thom Hartmann and discusses the repercussions Americans will suffer if congress fails to agree on a budget. She then examines how much the war in Afghanistan is really costing US citizens.

Thom Hartmann's daily take.

Zaid Jilani & Kelly Cobb on "Muni-WiFi" NC wants a "public option" for Wi-Fi.

2000 Protesters March on Koch Industries' DC Office. Thom Hartmann discusses the story with Alex Seitz-Wald, Reporter/Blogger for Think Progress.org

Thom discusses the state of America 43 years later after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther with Lamar Waldron, co- author of "Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination".

Thom Hartmann's daily take.

Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear talks about California rainwater 181 times above drinking water standards for radioactive iodine-131 & tones of radioactive waste gushing into the ocean.

Alex Jones, Infowars.com & PrisonPlanet.com and Ian Millhiser, Constitutional Attorney & Reporter/Blogger with Think Progress.org join Thom to talk about secession and nullification.

Thom discusses the latest developments of the US presence in Libya with investigative journalist and author, Jeremy Scahill. He later highlights new unemployment figures, the decline of the Tea Party and President Obama's stance concerning labor unions.

Thom Hartmann's daily take.

Thom Hartmann is joined by investigative journalist and author Jeremy Scahill -- They discuss the escalating events in Libya and the rest of the Middle East as well as the bigger picture about what's wrong with our nation's approach to security now-a-days.

Thom Hartmann is joined by investigative journalist and author Jeremy Scahill - They discuss the escalating events in Libya and the rest of the Middle East as well as the bigger picture about what's wrong with our nation's approach to security now-a-days.