Thom speaks with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) for their weekly chat about current events, congress, and more, and they take calls from listeners on their concerns. (Pt 3/4)

Thom speaks with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) for their weekly chat about current events, congress, and more, and they take calls from listeners on their concerns. (Pt 2/4)

Thom speaks with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) for their weekly chat about current events, congress, and more, and they take calls from listeners on their concerns. (Pt 1/4)

Thom cover a story where Trump seems to get health insurance and term life insurance like what you find in off hour TV commercials aimed at seniors and shut ins.

Thom is joined by guest Gavin Grimm (Transgender Activist and Recent High School Graduate) from the AFT Conference to talk about issues facing transgender people in schools and in general.

Thom speaks with guest Jessica Tang (newly elected President - Boston Teachers Union, first person of color and first LBGT person to head the union and first woman in more than 3 decades) from the AFT Conference to talk about the relationship between schools and labor organizing and more.

Thom speaks with guest Dr. Loretta Johnson (Secretary Treasurer - American Federation of Teachers and Career Educator), on location at the AFT Conference in Washington, DC about the state of our public schools.

Thom sits down with Tom Perez (Chairman - Democratic National Committee, former Secretary of Labor under Obama) to talk about the future of the democratic party and more.

Thom sits down with guest Charles Sauer (Libertarian, Economist, President - The Market Institute) for a debate on the state and relative merits of the "American Empire", including the Military Industrial Complex, Russia, trade, and more.

Thom sits down with Dave Daley (Author - Ratf**cked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, CEO/Publisher - CT Mirror, former Editor-in-Chief - Salon.com) about all the ways republicans use to take elections out of the hands of voters, especially at the state level.

Thom speaks with guest Greg Palast (Investigative Reporter, Filmmaker - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Contributor - Rolling Stone, BBC, and more) about the Trump administration's "voter fraud" witch hunt lead by Mike Pence and Kris Kobach, which is officially underway.

Thom talks to a caller who has a thought provoking take on labor in modern times.

Thom sits down with guest Garrett Graff (Journalist, Historian, & Author of several books including his latest - Raven Rock) to talk about the semi-secret Cold War era government bunkers and creepy contingency plans in place to continue the USA in case we get nuked. Side of existential dread included at no extra charge.

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Thom covers the republican failure to "reform" healthcare, talks to a caller who believes the fight for good jobs may be getting lost in the shuffle, and Thom relates that to his Alternet article on how the current system is leading us towards a new form of indentured servitude.