The suicide/mass-killing in Newtown has provoked Senator Dianne Feinstein to propose going back to the assault weapons ban that George W. Bush let lapse in 2004. That's a nice start, but increasing numbers of Americans are calling for a ban on all guns, except for those carried by people who actually need them.

Thom discusses the Sandy Hook school shooting with Radio Host and Attorney Mike Papantonio and with a panel of gun control advocates. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses how Obama's legacy is now linked to the Sandy Hook massacre.

Dr. Neal Barnard, physician, author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) / author of more than 50 published research papers on nutrition and its impact on human health, and several books, including The 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart (2011), Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes (2007), and Breaking the Food Seduction (2003)

Dr. Neal Barnard, physician, author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) / author of more than 50 published research papers on nutrition and its impact on human health, and several books, including The 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart (2011), Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes (2007), and Breaking the Food Seduction (2003)

When the Koch brothers-funded candidates Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock overreached on abortion in Missouri and Indiana, those Republicans sealed their political demise with female voters, while damaging the brand of their party nationwide as well. Similarly, when Koch brothers-funded Republicans in Michigan rammed through anti-union right-to-work-for-less-money legislation, they damaged their brand with working people.Now it's up to President Obama to make sure he doesn't follow these Koch-head Republicans into the political wilderness by sticking retirement-age people with a raw deal during so-called "fiscal cliff" negotiations

Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Marc Harrold, Libertarian Commentator & Vince Coglianese, Daily Caller, joins Thom Hartmann.

Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Marc Harrold, Libertarian Commentator & Vince Coglianese, Daily Caller, joins Thom Hartmann.

Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" panel discusses the tragic Connecticut School Shooting and Michigan's right-to-work (for less) law. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with physician Dr. Neal Barnard, author of the book "The 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart." In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom warns Obama about raising the age for Medicare.

The OxyContin and Viagra-soaked brain of Rush Limbaugh is warning of the coming self-destruction of the Republican Party. But, former Republican insider and Reagan staffer Bruce Bartlett - who was on this show last night - knows the grim truth...which is - The Republican Party has already destroyed itself.

Your Take My Take LIVE segment - your chance to call in and ask a question or make a comment live on the air.

Because of the world's toxic addiction to nuclear power - there are thousands of nuclear storage site across the globe - posing dangers to human beings now - and far into the future. How do we warn future generations of humans - that won't be born for thousands of years - about the dangers of the nuclear waste that we have created?

Thom Hartmann's crazy alert

Josh Eidelson, The Nation, joins Thom Hartmann. Wal-Mart workers are taking another step towards a decent living tomorrow - as workers around the globe participate in a day of action against the worlds largest corporation. Where are demonstrations expected to be held - and will these global protests do the trick - and force Walmart to finally listen to its employees?

Amie Stepanovich, Associate Litigation Counsel-Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), joins Thom Hartmann. It's bad enough the government can read our emails - store our texts - and listen to our phone calls - but they're not stopping there. What's the latest attack on our privacy rights - and why will it make you think twice about how you commute to work?

Mark Ames, The eXiled, joins Thom Hartmann. Mark Ames traces the history of these right to work for less laws. He starts at the beginning - what was it like for workers trying ot organize in the early 20th century before the New Deal?