Big Picture Producer and writer, Sam Sacks fills in for Thom Hartmann on the Big Picture. During the hour, he gets the latest developments from the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and breaks down the details of the latest GOP presidential debate.

Thom speaks with a member of the Occupy Boston movement who witnessed the police brutality against civilians. Later in the show, he debates conservative commentator, David Selig about Senate Republicans filibustering President Obama's "American Jobs Act".

We are the 99% who are tired of footing the bill for running this country since Ronald Reagan dropped the top 1 percent's federal income tax rate from 74 percent down to 28 percent - and we think it's time for everyone to pay their fair share. A Democracy works when the will of the majority is represented - and not just the will of the top 1% - and it's up progressives in America to make that happen - and it starts with clear messaging. The young people in New York City - in Washington, DC - in Boston - in Los Angeles - in Chicago - and in hundreds of other cities across America have invented that message. Now it's time to use it for real progressive change. Thom Hartmann's daily take

Democrats in Wisconsin haven't forgotten about Governor Scott Walker. After nearly a year of attacking working people's rights to unionize - and pitting private sector employees against public sector employees - Scott Walker's days of living in the Governor's Mansion in Madison could be numbered. The state's Democratic Party announced yesterday that it will begin sending out recall petitions against Governor Walker on November 15th. That gives Democrats two months to collect the 540000 signatures necessary to launch a recall election against Walker as soon as he's eligible for recall at the beginning of next year. As Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate said, "It has become clearer than ever that the people of Wisconsin - the traditions and institutions of our great state - cannot endure any more of Scott Walker's abuses." So will Democrats in the Badger state put an end to the war on unions that Scott Walker started? Here to give us an update is Graeme Zielinski - Communications Director with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

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Robert Greenwald, Filmmaker, political activist and founder of Brave New Films joins Thom Hartmann. Robert Greenwald says the Koch brothers have been linked to political bribery, funding right wing think tanks, financial ties to foreign businesses and now...cancer!

David Selig, Conservative Commentator, joins Thom Hartmann. The American Jobs Act was filibustered by the Republicans. So Republicans essentially just told the 3 million people who could be put back to work thanks to this legislation...tough luck!

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John Niles, American Veterans for Peace, joins Thom Hartmann. There was another violent police crackdown against the 99% movement - this time it wasn't in New York City - but instead in Boston. As the occupy Boston movement - now in its second week - grew beyond its original campsite in Dewey Square - demonstrators moved into a new space a block away yesterday - prompting police to surround the demonstrators and shut down the occupation in the middle of the night. Among the first line of people to be arrested were those with the group Veterans for Peace - war veterans who had their American flags yanked from their hands and thrown on to the ground - before being tackled themselves and arrested. One victim speaks out with Thom.

Award winning journalist and author, Naomi Klein joins Thom for the first half hour for a special edition of "Conversations with Great Minds". Later in the Daily Take, Thom breaks down why Columbus Day is actually a commemoration of human brutality in America.

Many Americans took a recess from work to celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery." In tonight's Daily Take...I'll break down why honoring him is actually honoring the very worst aspects of human nature.

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"Leader" is not in the Constitution, but meetings sure are - I'll take a meeting over a media-anointed or self-anointed "leader" any day

Adele Stan w/Alternet joins Thom Hartmann. Leaders of the Republican Party trekked to our nation's capital this weekend to bow at the feet of the so-called Values Voters Summit...even though it was put on by a hate group, and took place on Judiasm's holiest day, so observant Jews couldn't attend. And they made it pretty clear they weren't interested in having Muslims or Mormons show up. So which "values" are valued by the right wing?

For tonight's "Conversation with Great Minds" - I am joined by award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and internationally best-selling author - Naomi Klein. Naomi Klein is a contributing editor for Harper's and reporter for Rolling Stone, and writes a regular column for The Nation and The Guardian that is also syndicated internationally. Her writing has appeared in dozens of other major newspapers - including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and The Los Angeles Times. In 2004, her reporting from Iraq for Harper's magazine earned her the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. She is a former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics and holds an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of King's College in Canada. In 2007, her book, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" became a number one international best-seller. Her first book"No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies" was published in 1999 and was also an international bestsellerThe New York Times called it "a movement bible," Time Magazine named it as one of the Top 100 non-fiction books published since 1923, and the Literary Review of Canada has named it one of the hundred most important Canadian books ever published. Naomi talks to Thom Hartmann about Occupy Wall Street, the Keystone Pipeline and the economy.