Joshua Holland, AlterNet is on the ground from Occupy Oakland & joins Thom Hartmann. While one patriot of the Occupy movement was released from the hospital over the weekend - more checked in. Another round of violent police abuse against the Occupy Wall Street movement over the weekend. I'll have the latest updates - and what's next for Occupy Wall Street.

Author of "Web of Debt", Ellen Brown joins Thom for "Conversations with Great Minds". They discuss the demise of the US economy, increasing student loan debt and the role of the Federal Reserve.

Why the answer to saving our economy may just be found on your local street corner.

Erikka Knuti, Democratic Strategist & Derek Hunter, Townhall & David Martosko, Daily Caller all join Thom Hartmann. A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - or CBPP - shows there could be twice as many people in poverty...if Republicans get their way. Around the world - more than 4000 patriots have been arrested in the OWS movement. How many banksters in the US have been arrested for their crimes on Wall Street though? Gitmo is officially the world's most expensive prison - So if Republicans really care about wasteful spending - why are they obstructing closing down Gitmo? So which one of these 3 things can Rick Perry do to make sure he doesn't repeat this same mistake at the next debate?

For tonight's conversation with Great Minds Thom Hartmann is joined by Ellen Brown. Ellen Brown is an attorney and the president of the Public Banking Institute and Author Web of Debt.

For tonight's conversation with Great Minds Thom Hartmann is joined by Ellen Brown. Ellen Brown is an attorney and the president of the Public Banking Institute and Author Web of Debt.

We might be on the verge of an unprecedented global economic meltdown. But if you watched the Republican debate and are really, really gullible - you might think there's an easy fix to all our troubles. From the European debt crisis - to the jobs crisis here at home - to the health crisis - to the looming energy crisis - to the housing crisis - to the student loan debt crisis - you name the crisis - there's a one-size-fits-all solution to it - and all the Republicans on stage last night didn't shy away from talking about it. That solution - let the so-called "free market" work. 53 million people uninsured? The free market will fix that! Greece and Italy are about to drag the entire global banking system into a depression? The free market will fix that too! Student loan debt topped a trillion bucks for the first time? Leave it up to the free market to fix it. Republicans have one talking point - just one solution to all our problems - and that's by hyping up the power of the so-called free market - or in Herman Cain's case - hyping up the power of his 9-9-9 plan AND the free market. But let's think about that for a moment - what exactly does it mean? What does "let the free market work" really mean? Does it mean to remove government - and deregulate everything? So when the Republicans talk about letting the free market work - they might as well be saying let the free market fairies wave their magic wand and everything will be just fine.

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In this week's Geeky Science - the TSA says that their porno-scanners have less radiation than a banana, but some top scientists are casting new doubts on that claim. Personally - I think I'll take my chances with the fruit

The Good! Occupy Denver. The Mayor of Denver has been demanding that the occupying patriots in the city choose a leader - so they did - Shelby - a three year old border collie. The Bad! John McCain. The former Maverick Senator turned shill for corporations - is pushing a new bill to let corporations bring back all the money they've stashed away in offshore bank account to dodge paying taxes. And the very, very ugly...Brian Kilmeade. This morning on GOP TV's Fox and Friends - Kilmeade explained what a parent's worst nightmare is. No it's not hearing that your child is in jail or injured - instead it's hearing that your child joined Occupy Wall Street..

Count the voters - or down for the count? An Ohio voter is recovering today - after a poll worker attacked him on Tuesday and nearly bit his nose off

Karl Frisch of Bullfight Strategies & Sam Sacks, Progressive Strategist join Thom Hartmann. The GOP presidential primary debates are back in full-swing. And there was no lack of entertainment at last night's debate on CNBC - although substance was hard to come by. I was completely shocked off the bat with the question on Italy - it was clear the moderators knew far more about the issues than the candidates on stage - through the entire night - why are there no serious questions about whether or not these guys are qualified to be in the White House?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet & Yvette Felarca, Participant-Occupy Cal (Berkeley) & Sarah Seltzer, Alternet all join Thom Hartmann. A new video of police brutality at another 99 percent protest in California has surfaced. And we'll be joined by a patriot who was caught in the middle of it all. More video surfaced today of police brutality against peaceful patriots. Those were young women in the crowd who were having nights stick violently shoved into their stomachs. Meanwhile in Oakland - where police brutality was taken to another level two weeks ago when two-time Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen was critically injured and sustained brain damage after police fired a tear gas canister into his head - there are fears that another violent police crackdown could be looming. Yesterday - members of the city council - joined by the local chamber of commerce - held a press briefing - bashing the Occupy Oakland movement - and calling for it to be broken up immediately. With all the violent police action against American patriots who are exercising their first amendment rights around the nation - sadly - Thomas Jefferson is rolling in his grave.

Antonio Tricarico, Italian NGO CRBM (Campaign for World Bank Reform) joins Thom Hartmann. There've been big shakeups at the top in Italy and Greece. Is a change of leadership enough to save the "too big to fail" European nations from collapsing? Or will more cuts and more auterity measures rip apart the Eurozone?

Thom breaks down the lows and embarrassing moments of the GOP debate with his guest panelists. Later in the Daily Take, Thom gives his take why the GOP are unrealistically relying on "magic" to repair the economy.