Today, the battle lines are drawn pretty much the same as they were in 1948 and 1932. Millions of Americans are struggling to survive, to get a proper education, and the very rich are making out like bandits, all thanks to Republican "misrule and inaction."

The Good! Dennis Rodman. The former NBA star - known for his off-court antics and colorful hair - is in North Korea - and he might actually be improving US-relations with the reclusive nation. According to reports -he's getting along very well with North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un. After attending basketball games together in Pyongyang, Rodman told Un, "You have a friend for life." With North Korea conducting nuclear tests, and relations between our government and theirs very tense, Dennis Rodman is the most high profile American to meet face to face with the Kim Jong Un - and apparently they really hit it off. So who knows, maybe Dennis Rodman - the man who was once the "bad boy" of basketball - the man once who wore a wedding gown to promote his book - and who once dabbled in professional wrestling - THAT Dennis Rodman - might be America's next top diplomat.

Wade Davis II, Former NFL Player & LGBTQ Activist joins Thom Hartmann. Gays and Lesbians in America are steadily winning the fight for equality. There were significant victories for marriage equality in the recent 2012 elections. The President has been a vocal supporter of LGBT equality. And the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act has now been repeatedly struck down in the courts. But there's one arena where gays are still shutout. And that's professional sports. There's not a single openly gay athlete competing in any of the major sports in America.

Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio, joins Thom Hartmann. it's likely the five corporatists right-wingers on the bench will strike down section 5 of the Voting Rights Act - which prevents certain parts of the nation from blatantly discriminating against minority voters.