The Koch brothers are buying up the media, how can we stop them? the former science editor of Time Magazine joins us to help us figure it out.

Thom talks to a conservative Fox News viewer who wants to know why the Democrats won't work with President Trump? Why can't we just get along or the good of the nation? Because Trump and the Republican plan are not good for the nation and they will hurt and kill lots of people.

Thom brings up some of FDR's responses to those of the rich of his day who wanted to leave the country if the taxes were going to stay high, his message, go ahead and leave.

Thom is joined by frenemy of the show, Julio Rivera (Editorial Director, Reactionary Times, NewsMax Contributor) to discuss a new study proving that taxing the rich creates a more healthy society.

Thom is joined by activists to discuss the right to local self government and how local towns are gaining power from states. Members of Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Michelle Sanborn and New Hampshire House Representative Ellen Road talk about the actions they have been taking to make this happen.

Thom is joined by Harvey Wasserman to discuss how after the devastating hurricane, predatory capitalists have started ethnically cleansing Puerto Rico to make it a paradise for the rich.

There couldn't be a starker contrast between Kennedy and Donald Trump, we've all heard the bellicose, vulgar and less than verbose vehemence of Donald Trump, what of the courage and profile of former President John F Kennedy?

Thom is joined by Brian Darling , a former Rand Paul staffer to discuss the GOP's new tax bill. Is it really fair for Billionaires to pay such a small percentage of their income when the poor and working class pay much larger pieces of their salary?

A conservative former prison staff worker wants to know why we can't get rid of criminals and terrorists who are "obviously" guilty. Because It's the right thing to do, because it is what makes us American.

Thom looks at the bigger picture, combining the implications of both the loss of Net Neutrality and Citizens United to create corporate control.

Given the merger of state and corporate power that is our government today, how are we any different from fascist governments?

Republicans are going old school with voter disenfranchisement, and are trying to create a new poll tax, will you be able to pay?

Thom takes your calls on this Wednesday before Thanksgiving. One caller suggests a sort of civil disobedience against Trump's racist policies, if Trump is trying to kick out all the brown people, be they Haitians, Mexican, central American, or Syrian, we need to make America Brown Again! What do you think? Could we stop Trump by defying his orders? More next on the Thom Hartmann Program

As we depart for Thanksgiving, we talk about how what the Koch brothers, the republicans and others of the Billionaire class are doing today, is really just following a long tradition of colonization. Last year Indigenous folks were attacked by the state because they sought to protect themselves against a pipeline, this year, they are cleaning up a spill in the ground. We have to break the imperialist cycle.

The FCC has had "Enough" with Net Neutrality and Evan Greer, the Campaign Director for Fight for the Future, has had enough of corporate control of the internet, and joins us to discuss the way to a free and open internet.