Alex Orlov of Mic.com joins Thom to discuss her recent article on why the American diet is bad news for our planet.

Thom talks to caller George, who says freedom from religion is what this country was founded on and taking prayer out of public schools was not a problem. And, Thom rants on how Republicans use these issues to keep us all distracted.

Thom talks to caller Mary, who says that the reason our public schools have declines is because we've done away with school prayer and dress codes.

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) joins Thom to explain why we must tell the Senate to pass the Email Privacy Act NOW!

Thom shares the story of a child who was arrested for "stealing" milk from school - despite being on the free lunch program - and asks why we are criminalizing our kids?

Thom talks about Exxon's shareholder meeting and asks whether it's time to hold the oil companies responsible for killing out planet...

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Thom rants about the DC Metro system, which is a perfect example of bad Republican policies leading to the push for privatization.

Thom shares clips of President Franklin D. Roosevelt talking about the need for a second bill of rights, and calls on Democrats to adopt such bold proposals!

Thom talks to Jeff Cohen of RootsAction.org about the sad state of our corporate media and what we can do to promote independent media outlets.

Thom shares clips of FDR, proving that once upon a time, our leaders recognized that it is wrong to make a profit off of death and destruction.

Thom speaks with author/journalist Thomas Frank about the Democratic party, past, present, and future, and about how we return to the party of the people.

Thom plays clips from F.D.R., J.F.K., and L.B.J. to prove that the core values of our nation are actually progressive.

Thom talks to talk radio host Stephanie Miller about Bernie and Hillary supporters and why much of the animosity between the groups may be the work of Republican trolls!

Caller Charles shares his feelings about the Freddie Gray ruling and says that cops involved in these incidents should lose their badge.