In tonight’s show, Thom talks about how Republicans are trying to bring job crushing austerity to the United States. Mark Weisbrot, President of “Just Foreign Policy” and co-director for the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) talks about the Greeks debt extension with the E.U. and why austerity is the real economic killer.

Thom's guest for tonight's Conversations with Great Minds is award-winning historian Steve Fraser. Currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University - Steve is one of America's leading labor historians and is the co-founder - along with Tom Engelhardt - of the American Empire Project books series. Steve is also the editor-at-large of the journal New Labor Forum and is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books - including his latest -"The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power" - a fascinating look at America's new Gilded Age. From the Sons of Liberty to the Wobblies - America has always been a revolutionary country. So why with wealth inequality at record highs does it now seem like everyday Americans are terrified of taking on the powers that be?

Thom's guest for tonight's Conversations with Great Minds is award-winning historian Steve Fraser. Currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University - Steve is one of America's leading labor historians and is the co-founder - along with Tom Engelhardt - of the American Empire Project books series. Steve is also the editor-at-large of the journal New Labor Forum and is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books - including his latest -"The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power" - a fascinating look at America's new Gilded Age. From the Sons of Liberty to the Wobblies - America has always been a revolutionary country. So why with wealth inequality at record highs does it now seem like everyday Americans are terrified of taking on the powers that be?

Karl Frisch, Democratic Strategist joins Thom. Jeb Bush is as neocon as they come - and don’t let him convince you otherwise. During an appearance in Chicago Wednesday - the former Florida governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate outlined his vision for American foreign policy. Bush’s speech covered everything from ISIS to Latin America - but if there was one thing he wanted to make absolutely crystal clear - it was this…tune in.