Marge Baker, People For the American Way (PFAW) joins Thom Hartmann. Today is Equal Pay Day 2012 - and according to a new Center for American Progress study - women make just 77 cents for every dollar that men earn. In fact - over the course of a woman's career - she makes an average of $430000 dollars less than a male counterpart. This staggering amount of money could be used to feed a family of four for 37 years or even pay for seven four-year degrees at a public university. And - if Mitt Romney is elected President in November - the situation won't be getting any better

The only national organization focused on the needs of restaurant workers held a rally here in Washington, DC - drawing attention to the struggles these workers face. Dr. Jill Stein - the Green Party candidate for President - was at the rally - and she'll join Thom to talk more about it...

Poltergeists at the Pub...Groping?

There's a bigger picture here that goes beyond how Wall Street is screwing with the prices of gasoline. It has to do with how we as a nation should handle our own natural resources...

So what did we learn from Monday night's defeat of the Buffet Rule in the Senate? Well - first and foremost - we learned that Republicans in the Senate did exactly what their billionaire campaign donors told them to do - prevent a tax increase on the Romney rich. We also learned that a majority of Senators can't pass legislation anymore. 51 out of 100 Senators voted FOR the Buffet Rule - a clear majority - but the bill failed - because of a Republican filibuster. And we also learned that the American people have lost their voice on Capitol Hill. A recent CNN poll found that 72% of Americans - including a majority of Republicans - support that very same Buffet Rule that the Republicans blocked in the Senate Monday night. Unfortunately - those 72% of Americans don't have multi-millionaire lobbyists like multimillionaire Grover Norquist working for them, and therefore can't buy off lawmakers to listen to them. And now - thanks to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision - a millionaire can walk up to a Member of Congress and threaten to fund a campaign for their opponent in the next election if he or she doesn't vote the way the millionaire wants. With that power - don't expect the oligarchs' grip on power to loosen. At least not until we pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and explicitly say that corporations are not people and that money is property - not speech. Luckily - there are some in Congress working to do just that Members of Congress ...

Lee Fang, RepublicReport.org joins Thom Hartmann. ALEC's corporate members are dropping like flies as part of the progressive backlash against the group. With their level of influence suddenly dwindling - are we seeing the end of this democracy destroyer?

Will the Tea Party rally around Mitt Romney to beat Obama? Also discussed: what a change movement needs to succeed, what the Communist Party USA thinks of Rep. Allen West's recent comments and whether there's a link between obesity and autism. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains what people are saying about who Karl Rove's secret Super PAC donor is (hint: the president of Iran).

So here we have ten - or even 20 million dollars - anonymously handed over to Karl Rove to defeat President Obama and the Democrats this November. And beyond what some people are saying - most likely we'll never know who gave that money and what strings are attached to it. -We won't know if it's a hedgefund billionaire who's demanding that Republicans keep the Romney Rule capital gains tax loophole wide open. -We won't know if it's an oil baron who wants Republicans to keep the taxpayer oil subsidies to his industry flowing. -We won't know it it's a war profiteer who wants Republicans to keep the neverending war on terror going to keep up the high demand for cruise missiles. -And we won't know if - as some people are saying - the donations are from rogue dictators - who are making secret deals with the Republican Party. We just won't ever know - and that's a critical flaw in our democracy created by five un-elected hard-right-wing kings in black robes apointed by Republicans to the Supreme Court. It's time to put an end to this chaos in our elections - and not let foreign or corporate millionaires and billionaires speak louder in our democracy that actual American citizens with a vote.

The Good! *British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Robert Johnston* Johnston - a justice with the British Columbia Supreme Court - struck down a portion of Canada's medical marijuana laws. The Bad! *Representative Virginia Foxx* In a radio interview yesterday - Foxx - the House chairwoman of the subcommittee on higher education - attacked people that are drowning in student loan debt after college. The Bad! *Representative Virginia Foxx* In a radio interview yesterday - Foxx - the House chairwoman of the subcommittee on higher education - attacked people that are drowning in student loan debt after college.

That's one fishy Fuhrer...

Don from New Zealand - Let them Eat Cake!

Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto, UC Davis Health System joins Thom Hartmann. Autism Spectrum Disorders affect 1 in every 88 children in America - but until recently - their causes have been a mystery. What does new research reveal about a link between pregnant mothers and the rise of Autism?

Professor Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institute joins Thom Hartmann. The Hoover Institute recently published an article saying that California's public universities are trying to create a nation of liberal activists. What's really going on in the Golden State - and is this just part of the right-wing agenda?

Allen West told his constituents last week that Communists are running amok in the halls of Congress. What should West - and the rest of Americans - know about the real role of the Communist Party in America? Libero Della Piana - Vice Chairman of Communist Party USA joins Thom Hartmann.

Sara Robinson, Social Futurist / Editor-AlterNet Visions joins Thom Hartmann. The emergence of established activist organizations has upset some within the leaderless Occupy movement. Are established groups needed for successful revolutionary movements? And what does the future look like for progressive revolution in America?