For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds Thom Hartmann is joined by an economist Richard Wolff whose many books and more than four decades of teaching have focused on Marxian economics, economic methodology and class analysis. He is professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program of International Affairs at the New School University in New York City. His latest book is Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It.

For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds Thom Hartmann is joined by an economist Richard Wolff whose many books and more than four decades of teaching have focused on Marxian economics, economic methodology and class analysis. He is professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program of International Affairs at the New School University in New York City. His latest book is Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It.

Rolling Stone journalist, Matt Taibbi joins Thom to discuss the latest developments in the Goldman Sachs corruption trial. Later in the second half of the show, Thom debates the issue of the Koch brothers donating funds to public universities in exchange for power to hire professors of their choice.

Thom Hartmann's daily take.

Baja Arizona supporters say there's a serious side to their quest to create a new state. They say Arizona is headed in the wrong direction — cutting education and health care funding and hurting the state's reputation and business climate with laws like SB 1070. And they say Republicans in the Legislature are punishing Pima County for its opposition. Thom Hartmann speaks with Paul Eckerstrom, Co-Chair, "Start Our State"

Joining Thom Hartmann is Think Progress' Lee Fang with a report about the Kochs fueling far right academic centers at universities across America.

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi joins Thom Hartmann on The People vs. Goldman Sachs. A Senate committee has laid out the evidence. Now the Justice Department should bring criminal charges.

Former Chief of Staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson and Founder of Freedom Watch, Larry Klayman join the show to discuss the country's motives of remaining at war in the Middle East.

Scientists now confirm Thom Hartmann's theory on ADHD - A "Hunter in a Farmer's World." Aria Pearson with New Scientist Magazine says, "ADHD symptoms, like rapidly shifting focus and quick movements, are actually survival traits that were selected for during our migration out of Africa." Time to reconsider how we treat ADHD kids in our schools.

Thom Hartmann is joined by Daniel Halper, The Weekly Standard & Jamie Weinstein, Deputy Editor - DailyCaller.com for a panel on the midweek issues.

Thom Hartmann talks about the French Leaning toward a ban on fracking and Japan is veering away from Nuclear Energy.

Even though Bin Laden is dead - the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue on. Rather than a rapid drawdown of troops in Afghanistan in July as many had hoped for - US officials are saying the President will likely only pull out about 5000 of the 100000 soldiers there. Another 5000 troops may be sent home at the end of the year too - a small dent in our massive force. So while our war in Afghanistan is likely to continue on with no clear mission at least through 2014 - what about our war in Iraq...a war with an equally unclear mission? Before Bush left office - he pushed through an agreement between the US and Iraq promising that all troops will be out of Iraq by December 31st, 2011. But now - the Pentagon is hinting that we could be there a bit longer. Joining Thom Hartmann is Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell & Larry Klayman, Attorney, founder FreedomWatch.org, (previously founded Judicial Watch)

Back in 2008 - Charles Koch wrote a big fat check to Florida State University to help hire new professors in the school's economics department. Nice thing to do right? Not exactly - Koch made sure there were strings attached to his donation. One of those strings is that Charles Koch now has the authority to hire whatever economics professor he likes. He can even overrule the Florida State faculty on hiring decisions - which he's already done - shooting down 60% of the teachers proposed by the faculty in 2009. And considering the Koch brothers obsession with deregulated free markets and Ayn Rand psychopathic morality - you can bet that any new hires have to subscribe to the same whacky ideology with Lee Fang, Reporter/Blogger -ThinkProgress.org

While Republicans are blaming President Obama for high gas prices - the American people are pointing their fingers elsewhere - at Wall Street. According to a new CNN poll - 90% of Americans say Wall Street speculators are driving up prices at the pump. Of course - gas prices aren't the only commodities spiking today - so are food prices! Thom Hartmann speaks with Ron Bailey, Science Correspondent-Reason Magazine.

Last week - Canadian Members of Parliament brought up in important issue in their House of Commons...wealth inequality. A motion was agreed upon across Party lines that read: "This House notes the findings...that societies with smaller income differences between rich and poor have fewer health and social problems, such as teenage births, violence, mental illness and drug abuse; further notes that such societies have higher levels of trust between citizens and more social mobility; and therefore encourages the Government to promote policies that reduce income inequality." In other words - they're going to do something about the richer getting richer and the poor getting poorer. So isn't it about time we do the same??