Thom Hartmann asks Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH, 10th District) - What's the next step to preserve this Economic Democracy?

Friday on The Big Picture it was "Conversations with Great Minds." Thom Hartmann welcomed Ian Fletcher, Senior Economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America. They discussed the major problems with free trade in America. And are you ready to rumble about the biggest stories of the week? Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed his union busting bill without any Democrats present. Will legal action follow? Also will mainstream corporate media ever talk about the problems of corporate control in America? Plus, did Peter King's witch hunt hearings accomplish anything? Thom hosted a panel discussion with Jamie Weinstein, Deputy Editor at the The Daily Caller, Jimmy LaSalvia, Executive Director of GOProud and Bill Press, Host of The "Bill Press Show".

Economist Ian Fletcher and author of "Free Trade Doesn't Work", breaks down the plague on our economy that is free trade and what we can do to turn things around.

In Wisconsin, State Senate Republicans used what they claim is a loophole in the law to officially cut from state employees nearly all collective bargaining rights. Thom explains how this latest move is part of a larger plan to destroy Democracy in America. Then the Koch brothers have employed a PR company to act as a 'sock puppet' for them on websites, including Wikipedia. Plus, Thom talks with consumer advocate and author, Erin Brockovich about the lack of clean drinking water in this country.