Charles Sauer, The Market Institute & Danielle Blevins, Freelance Reporter & Alex Pfeiffer, The Daily Caller all join Thom. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson wants you to think his party represents a real alternative to our broken political system. But is a party that wants to privatize all education really the solution to America's problems?

In our hyper-capitalist, neo-liberal world, belief in the superiority of private property and the free market verges on the religious. In the case of the Republican Party - it borders on the fundamentalist. But as powerful as the idea of the free market might be - especially here in the United States - the truth is that it's not the only way or organizing our society There is a real alternative to the endless commodification of resources and accumulation of wealth. It’s called The Commons - and my guest for tonight's Conversations with Great Minds is one of the world's foremost experts on it. Joining me now is David Bollier - Activist -Co-Founder of the Commons Strategies Group - and author numerous books - including "Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons."

Angela Morabito, StandUnited.org & Ben Wikler, MoveOn.org & Bryan Pruitt, RedState all join Thom. Hillary Clinton clearly came out as the more composed and better informed candidate - but will that resonate in the Rust Belt?

Tonight’s Politics Panel talks last night’s first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and in tonight’s Conversations with Great Minds Thom discusses the importance of our nation’s commons with the Commons Strategies Group’s David Bollier, author of “Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons.”