Quote of the Day: “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hour One: Is insuring sick children really so dangerous that it's worth shutting the government down over? Thom challenges Congressman Steve King of Iowa http://steveking.house.gov; Plus, Decent Work for a Decent Wage? Thom talks to Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland about the global campaign to get the unemployed back to work realizingrights.org

Hour Two: Why are the grande bourgeois mad as hell and threatening to leave America?

Hour Three: Can progressive movement politics really save America? Tim Carpenter, National Director of Progressive Democrats of America. will be here www.pdamerica.org