Will Bunch, The Bern Identity: A Search For Bernie Sanders and the New American Dream/Philadelphia Daily News, join Thom. Bernie Sanders has won yet another big time union endorsement - this time from the Communication Workers of America. With just a few months until primary season - does this mean that there's hope yet for his political revolution?

The Bad! Book-Banning Religious Parents. The last Harry Potter book was published in 2007 - and the last movie was released in 2011. The hyper-religious and anti-fiction fanatics have tried to get the books banned from schools and libraries ever since it was first published - and apparently - nothing has really changed in the last 18 years since the first book was published. The Telegraph reported yesterday that religious parents in the UK are complaining that Harry Potter glorifies witchcraft - and so of course - they want it banned from classrooms. There’s more….

Thom discusses the potential Dow/DuPont merger with attorney and radio host Mike Papantonio, the endorsement of Bernie Sanders by the Communications Workers of America and Democracy for America with journalist Will Bunch, author of “The Bern Identity,” the fight for free and fair elections with 99Rise’s co-founder Kai Newkirk, Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout, and activist Doug Hughes. And in tonight’s Daily Take Thom discusses how the Republicans in Congress blew an opportunity to transform the country at a near-zero interest rate.

Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee(PCCC), join Thom. For the 7 million Americans in default on their student loans - life can be a nightmare. They have to deal with debt-collectors calling them at any hour on any day of the week - as well as the ever-looming threat that one day they won't be able to pay their bills. They also have to deal with the shame of getting their wages garnished. Of course - for the for-profit private companies who've managed to get their hands on the student loan revenue stream - this is a big-time money-making opportunity. They already earn fees for various types of loan repayments - and continue to soak in the cash even when a borrower goes into default. Welcome to the insanity of the American education system - which is almost completely unique in the developed world in making students - our intellectual infrastructure - go into debt to go to college. Luckily - progressives all across the country are joining up to try and make debt-free college a reality right here in America.