Welcome to a special edition of The Big Picture - How do we rebuild the American Dream? Tonight - we're partnering up with the Campaign for America's Future to bring you a special "teach in" on the US economy. CAF is also joining forces with "Rebuild the Dream Organizing Network" - "MoveOn.org" - and "Free Speech TV" - and other groups around the nation that have spread the word about tonight's program. Together, these groups have organized local "teach-ins" where people are tuning into THIS program - in universities, union halls, and community centers around the country. We're calling this whole thing the National TV Teach-In to Take Back the American Dream. So thanks for tuning in - and a special hello to all the local teach-ins watching around the nation. So why are we here? Well...we're here because our nation is in a difficult time - and in desperate need of real solutions to get Americans back to work - to create a sustainable economy that benefits not just the top 1% - but all Americans - and to make the United States competitive once again in the global marketplace. We're also here to discuss what ideas won't work - and why. Tonight - we'll set the record straight - and offer specific - and popular - policies that Congress and President Obama can get to work on immediately to get us back on track. With Thom Hartmann in the studio: Robert Borosage - the co-director of the Campaign for America's Future Heather McGhee - is the Director of Demos' Washington office ...

Welcome to a special edition of The Big Picture - Why and how we almost plunged into a second Great Depression a few years ago? Tonight - we're partnering up with the Campaign for America's Future to bring you a special "teach in" on the US economy. CAF is also joining forces with "Rebuild the Dream Organizing Network" - "MoveOn.org" - and "Free Speech TV" - and other groups around the nation that have spread the word about tonight's program. Together, these groups have organized local "teach-ins" where people are tuning into THIS program - in universities, union halls, and community centers around the country. We're calling this whole thing the National TV Teach-In to Take Back the American Dream. So thanks for tuning in - and a special hello to all the local teach-ins watching around the nation. So why are we here? Well...we're here because our nation is in a difficult time - and in desperate need of real solutions to get Americans back to work - to create a sustainable economy that benefits not just the top 1% - but all Americans - and to make the United States competitive once again in the global marketplace. We're also here to discuss what ideas won't work - and why. Tonight - we'll set the record straight - and offer specific - and popular - policies that Congress and President Obama can get to work on immediately to get us back on track. With Thom Hartmann in the studio: Robert Borosage - the co-director of the Campaign for America's Future Heather McGhee - is the ...

Europe is nearing a tipping point - and it's not so inconceivable that the ongoing financial crisis could descend into all-out war. With a second bailout coming down the pike for Greece - and more austerity - or starvation - on the way for the Greek people - hotter heads are speaking up. One being German Finance Minister Wolfgang Shauble. You see - when we're talking about "bail outs" for Greece - or I should say bailouts for banksters who've invested in Greece and don't want to lose their money - we're essentially talking about German money. That's primarily who's footing the bill for these bailouts - along with Nordic nations. And Schauble - the German finance minister - is getting fed up. After all - it's his job to make sure German money is invested wisely. And Schauble doesn't see Greece - with its capital city of Athens on fire - suicide rates skyrocketing - and unemployment at 20% - as a wise investment. So before forking over the money - Schauble is making some outrageous demands of Greece - the main one being that Greece should postpone their elections so a new government won't come to power that may do what Iceland has done in two citizen referendums - say, "hell no!" to the banksters - including the German banksters. Think about that for a second - here's one sovereign European nation - Germany -trying to prevent another sovereign European nation - Greece - from holding democratic elections. That's where this financial crisis has brought us. As expected ...

Klaus Barthel, Member of Social Democratic Party and of Parliament of Germany & George Kohl, Communications Workers of America join Thom Hartmann. Workers at T-Mobile USA are threatened and intimidated if they bring up talk of forming a union. How can this be the case when their parent company has union members on its board of directors? Stay tuned...