Neal Asbury, The Legacy Companies, joins Thom Hartmann. A basic right that will be under attack tonight during the South Carolina Republican Presidential debate - not just by candidates on stage - but also in the form of TV commercials as part of a $10 million campaign by the right-wing Center for Union Facts - to undermine unions across America. The organization is pushing for the so-called Employee Rights Act - a piece of legislation that would make it much harder for workers to start or keep a union, and much easier for employers to bust one up. It's the right-wing opposite of the Employee Free Choice Act, or "card check" - which makes it easier for employees to unionize. So the question is - should it be harder or easier for American workers to unionize?

Sam Sacks fills in for tonight's episode and debates conservative guest, Brian Darling on the Republican presidential candidates' tax cut plan for the 1% wealthy population in America.

On the one hand, Iceland is the happiest country in the world, with a world-class health, educational, and social safety net system. On the other hand, they were just robbed blind by the Banksters - the direct result of privatization and deregulation. First around 2000 the national-owned banks were deregulated and privatized. Then the private owners ran them into huge debt and crashed. Now the Banksters who bought the banks want the people of Iceland to pay up for the bankers crimes. It's an amazing story...Thom explains calling in from Iceland.

In tonight's Conversations with Great Minds, Thom Hartmann is joined by economist and financial expert, Gunnar Tómasson. He studied at Manchester University and Harvard University and then in 1966 joined the IMF. Born in Iceland, Tómasson understands his country's banking system collapse and its repercussions. Thom and Gunnar talk about the world's flawed monetary system and what governments need to do to repair the massive financial damages.