Chrystia Freeland, Journalist/Author Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else joins Thom Hartmann. How did America's wealthy elite - the 1 percenters - rise to power - and what can be done to lower this nation's record high levels of income inequality?

Marc Harrold, Libertarian Commentator / Attorney / Author-"Observations of White Noise...an 'Acid Test' for the First Amendment" & Horace Cooper, Conservative commentator/Attorney & National Center for Public Policy Research & Sam Sacks, Progress Writer/Commentator, all join Thom Hartmann.

In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with veteran journalist Chrystia Freeland, author of the new book "Plutocrats." Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" panel discusses Michigan becoming a right-to-work (for less) state, November's positive job numbers and Senator Demint leaving the Senate for The Heritage Foundation. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at how corporate America's cost-benefit analysis is killing us.

Chances are - if there's a conspiracy theory out there - Republicans are going to fall hook - line and sinker for it. But what are the consequences for America when one of its political parties has gone totally insane? Tune in....