Bryan Pruitt, RedState & Mike Lux, Democracy Partners/The Progressive Revolution: How The Best In America Came To Be & Nathan Leamer, R Street Institute joins Thom. The Obama administration may have temporarily halted construction on part of the Dakota Access pipeline - but the fight against the entire project is far from over. Today - rallies were held across the world to demand an end to the entire $3.8 billion project. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders even joined in on the action and spoke at a rally here in Washington, DC. The Dakota Access pipeline would have the same impact on the planet as $21.4 million cars. It would also pose a serious threat to the water supply along its entire 1170 mile route, not just on Standing Rock Sioux land. In what possible world is it a good idea?

A fragile ceasefire is now in effect in Syria - where hundreds of thousands have died since a brutal civil war began in 2011. If this ceasefire leads to an end to that civil war - could it also lead to a thaw in US-Russia relations and prevent a new Cold War? More on that with the Nation's Katrina Vanden Heuvel.

Adele Stan, AlterNet & Joe Madison, The Joe Madison Show/SiriusXM Urban View join Thom. The opening Sunday of the NFL season saw the protest movement started by San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick grow even bigger. Dozens of players around the league participated - some by refusing to stand during the national anthem - others b n e ing while it was being played - and still others by raising their fists in solidarity. The NFL is a pretty reactionary place - is the fact that this movement only appears to be growing a sign that our society is transforming in a pretty important way? Is it helping us move towards a new form of patriotism?

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