Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!

Have a question or comment for Thom? Grab your phone, hit record and send your video to YourTakeMyTake@gmail.com and we may air it on "The Big Picture."

Hour One: How profitable is spying? / Plus, sensible security vs. utopia...is it too late to choose?

One of our nation's richest men, billionaire Nick Hanauer, just destroyed the GOP's economic talking points. In a testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Hanauer explained why rich people like him are not, in fact, the real job creators.

Yesterday, we learned that our government has been spying on cell phone records. And, last night we found out that the National Security Agency and the FBI are mining data on the servers of at least nine major technology companies. Under a top-secret program, known as PRISM, our government has been collecting audio, video, e-mail, and more from companies like Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Skype, and Apple.

Have a question or comment for Thom? Grab your phone, hit record and send your video to YourTakeMyTake@gmail.com and we may air it on "The Big Picture."

In for Thom today, please welcome Dr. Mike Newcomb, The Mike Newcomb Show, 1480 AM KPHX, Phoenix, AZ

One of our nation's largest phone carriers, Verizon, is sharing information on millions of customers with the NSA. According to the Guardian newspaper, a secret court order issued in April requires Verizon to hand over all call records on an “ongoing, daily basis.”

Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!

Have a question or comment for Thom? Grab your phone, hit record and send your video to YourTakeMyTake@gmail.com and we may air it on "The Big Picture."

Hour One: Is it time for a new 'New Deal'? Tom Pauken

Hour Two: Is it hate speech? Rev. Bill Keller, Live Prayer

Yesterday, President Obama dared Republicans to continue their obstruction by announcing three nominations to the DC District Court of Appeals. His nominees are U.S. District Court Judge Leon Wilkins, Georgetown law professor Cornelia Pillard, and Patricia Ann Millett, a partner at the prestigious law firm Akin Gump.

Yesterday, Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg passed away, after months of ailing health. The New Jersey Senator was 89, and he was the last remaining World War II veteran in the Senate. Throughout his five terms in office, Senator Lautenberg was a champion for progressive issues. He fought for causes ranging from women's health to LGBT equality to ending the subsidies for Big Oil.

Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!

In for Thom today, please welcome Sam Seder, The Majority Report with Sam Seder & Co-Host, Ring of Fire Radio"

Eleven days after a deadly tornado hit the city of Moore, Oklahoma, five more tornadoes hit that state, killing at least 13 people, and injuring more than one hundred. Among the lives lost were three Discovery Channel storm chasers, Carl Young, and Tim and Paul Samaras. The storms hit just as roads and highways were jammed with rush hour traffic, leaving many people stuck in the path of approaching twisters.

Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!

Progressives know how to party! In L.A.? Join Thom Hartmann, Lily Tomlin, Jim Hightower, John Nichols and more special guests at the Progressive Democrats of America annual get together & fundraiser TOMORROW Saturday June 1! For tickets & info click here

A week ago, the U.S. Senate voted down an amendment that would have required the labeling of genetically modified foods, but Senator Bernie Sanders said he's not giving up. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Senator Sanders said, “I have not the slightest doubt that the momentum is with us. There are about 27 states in this country that are moving forward on the labeling of GMO food.”

Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!

Progressives know how to party! In L.A.? Join Thom Hartmann, Lily Tomlin, Jim Hightower, John Nichols and more special guests at the Progressive Democrats of America annual get together & fundraiser THIS Saturday June 1! For tickets & info click here

Yesterday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the non-profit group he founded called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, each received a letter containing the deadly poison ricin. The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Intelligence Division of the NYPD are investigating the letters, which ABC News reported were postmarked from Louisiana.