Thom's on vacation this week.

But the shows still go on...

Catch up with his blogs here.

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm...
EPA's Pruitt Refuses to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Despite Agency's Findings...
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Thursday's Daily Stack

In for Thom, Progressive host Alex Lawson, Social Security Works/We Act Radio

Hour One: Defend the Court...#StopGorsuch

- Heidi Hess, Credo Action

Article: "Neil Gorsuch, the filibuster and the nuclear option: what you need to know" by Ben Jacobs.

Article: "Live Count: Senate Votes on the Gorsuch Nomination" by NY Times.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

The Future of Work...the Future of Wealth

- Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, Center for Global Policy Solutions

Article: "House Democrats Are Inviting Trump To Expand Social Security" by Daniel Marans.

Bill: "The Social Security 2100 Act" by Rep. John B. Larson.

Event: DC: April 26-28, 2017: "2017 Future of Wealth Summit".

Article: "Stick Shift: Autonomous Vehicles, Driving Jobs, And The Future Of Work" by Center for Global Policy Solutions.

Article: "Devin Nunes steps aside from House intelligence committee's Russia inquiry" by Spencer Ackerman.

Site: Healthcare-NOW!.

Event: April 8: "Defend Health: Day of Action for Improved Medicare for All".

Site: Campaign for Guaranteed Healthcare.

Site: Progressive Democrats of America

Article: "Colin Powell: U.N. Speech “Was a Great Intelligence Failure”" by Jason M. Breslow.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Victoria Jones

Article: "GOP employs ‘nuclear option’ in Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination battle" by Gary Gately.

Article: "Why McConnell Vowed to Preserve Minority’s Big Remaining Power" by David Hawkings.

Article: "Trump on Syria's Assad: 'Something should happen'" by Dana Bash, Jeremy Herb, Barbara Starr and Jeremy Diamond.

Article: "Rand Paul: Military action in Syria needs Congressional approval" by Andrew Kaczynski.

Article: "Haley threatens 'our own action' in Syria if UN doesn't act" by Richard Roth, Nicole Gaouette and Miranda Green.

Article: "China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Florida for Trump talks" by BBC.

Article: "China's Xi arrives for Trump summit, talks expected on N. Korea" by FoxNews.com.

Article: "Trump says chemical attack changed his position on Syrian civil war, blames Assad" by Loree Lewis.

Article: "Trump summit will be only US stop for Xi, says Secret Service source" by Robert Delaney, Shi Jiangtao.

Article: "Trump Gutted The State Department And Half Of Top Jobs Are Still Unfilled" by Jessica Schulberg, Alissa Scheller.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Hour Three: ...the Resistance, Day 76...what you can do

- Joe Dinkin, Working Families Party

Video: TuckerTime: 3/20/17 Tucker Carlson Vs Joe Dinkin Of The "Working Families Party".

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Article: "Civil forfeiture in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "DI 90070.050 Adjudicating a Claim Involving Drug Addiction or Alcoholism (DAA)" by SSA.

Article: "OxyContin: Purdue Pharma's painful medicine" by Katherin Eban.

Friday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

Hosting for Thom, please welcome Progressive host Alex Lawson, Social Security Works/We Act Radio

Plus, Heidi Shierholz, Ph.D. of the Economic Policy Institute will be explaining how, with the fiduciary rule, the Trump administration is siding with Wall Street over working people.

And, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) who just spoke overnight for 15 hours against Neil Gorsuch's appointment will be calling in.

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Will The Crash of TrumpCare Bring Us Worse, Better or the Same Healthcare?

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Sessions Moves to Roll Back Civil Rights

On tonight’s Big Picture, Sam discusses Jeff Sessions’ announcement to review agreements between the Justice Department and local police departments with author and activist Eugene Puryear. Then, Sam talks to Brian Darling of the Conservative Review and Charles Sauer of the Market Institute about Trump’s pick for the FDA and his connections to big pharma, and Bernie Sanders’ plan to introduce free college.

Do We Need to Rethink Our Policy On Israel? (w/Guest Noah Westreich)

How to Use the Tea Party's Tactics Against Them (w/Guest Gonzalo Martinez de Vedia)

Corporate Media Is Spreading Lies to Shut Down Programs That Help Americans (w/Guest Rebecca Vallas)

Corporate Media's Job Is to Sell You Soap, Not Give You Dirt (w/Congressman Mark Pocan)

Paul Ryan Fell Off a Bike with Training Wheels Regarding Health Care (w/Congressman Mark Pocan)