Hour One: State of the Union preview - Brian Deese, Deputy Director-National Economic Council & special assistant to the President

Hour Two: What you need to know about Mitt Romney's tax returns - Rodell Mollineau, President-American Bridge 21st Century

Early reports indicate the President will focus on the issues that are absent from most Republicans debates, which are help for the middle class, ways to reduce wealth inequality, and a plan for renewable energy. Despite 22 straight months of private sector job creations, glimmers of hope in an economic recovery, and one fewer war abroad since the President took office three years ago – the state of our union is still weak.

Newt shocked the establishment on Saturday night crushing Mitt Romney in a landslide victory in the South Carolina Primary. By referring to President Obama as the “Food Stamp President” as often as he could – and characterizing the poor, and in particular minorities, as lazy – Newt proved that race baiting in the South is still a winning strategy…at least when only Republicans are voting.

Occupy the Courts! Today – in over 100 cities across America – demonstrators are rallying in front of federal courthouses – and in front of the Supreme Court here in Washington, DC – to protest the two-year anniversary of the Citizens United decision. The grassroots organization Move To Amend is spearheading the day of action to raise awareness and encourage people to fight back against the radical ruling of the Supreme C

Occupy the Courts this Friday for the 2nd anniversary of Citizens United! Join Thom outside the U.S. Supreme Court in DC at 12 noon or find an action in your city...click here for details!

Thom is live from radio row at Families USA 2012...guests include journalist Eleanor Clift, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) and the FDA's Dr. Janet Woodcock

The State Department officially rejected the Keystone XL pipeline – that would have transported highly toxic Canadian tar sands 1,600 miles across America, on top of the nation’s largest aquifer, down to Texas where transnational oil corporations could ship it off to Asia, South America, and Europe. Canada says it will now look into sending the tar sands to China.

Occupy the Courts this Friday for the 2nd anniversary of Citizens United! Join Thom outside the U.S. Supreme Court in DC at 12 noon or find an action in your city...click here for details!

Hour One: SOPA & PIPA - "I am not a warlock!"

Hour Two: Montana v. U.S. Supreme Court...fighting corporate personhood - Jeff Milchen, American Independent Business Alliance / Plus, fighting obesity with...child labor?

A good portion of the web is blacked out today in protest of two online piracy bills being considered in Congress: The Stop Online Piracy Act – or SOPA – in the House, and the Protect IP Act - or PIPA - in the Senate. Both bills are being heavily lobbied for by giant corporate media outlets and thus have been ignored in the mainstream news they own.

Wisconsin Democrats are expected to turn in a truckload of signatures today in their recall Governor Scott Walker effort. While the exact number of signatures collected is still uncertain – organizers claim they have collected far more than the needed 540,000 signatures to trigger a recall against both Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch.

Comedian Stephen Colbert is taking the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision to its logical conclusion. As Colbert flirts with the idea of running for President in South Carolina – his SuperPAC just launched it’s first negative attack ad – going after front-runner Mitt Romney. Noting that Romney believes corporations are people and that Romney made a living slicing up and killing off corporations – Colbert’s SuperPAC called Rom

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday observed

Hour One: Is Mitt Romney a serial killer? Seton Motley, Less Government

Hour Two: Will Gingrich's 'Bain' attacks help Romney in the long run? Peter Suderman, Reason Magazine

Hour Three: It's not Romney's fault Bain Capital was a corporate raider... Tom Pauken

The days of the Tea Party controlling Congress may be numbered. Congressional aides are suggesting that Speaker of the House John Boehner is planning to work around his Tea Party members and negotiate with Democrats on a deal to extend the payroll tax cut when Congress reconvenes later this month.