Jeffrey M. Smith, Institute For Responsible Technology/Seeds of Deception/Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives joins Thom. Only a few Genetically Modified Organisms are proven safe under European Law. But in America - it's nearly impossible to know what parts of your meal were made in a lab. So why does America let corporations tell us what is and isn't safe to eat?

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For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds - I'm joined by Mark Weisbrot - one of America's leading progressive economists. The co-founder and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research - Mark received his Phd in Economics from the University of Michigan. He's also the President of Just Foreign Policy - where he works hard to reform American foreign policy so that it reflects the values of "diplomacy, law, and cooperation." Mark is also the author the of a number of books - including his latest - the new book - "Failed: What the 'Experts' Got Wrong about the Global Economy."

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Jane Mayer, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right/The New Yorker Magazine joins Thom. For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds - I'm talking to Jane Mayer - who has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1995 and is the author of three bestselling books. She’s also been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship - the John Chancellor Award - the George Polk Award - the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting - and the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. Her latest book is "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.

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As vicious as the 2016 presidential has become - it could never lead to another civil war. Or could it? The answer in tonight's Conversations with Great Minds with renowned historian and literary critic David S. Reynolds , City University of New York (CUNY)/Lincoln's Selected Writings.

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Jeffrey M. Smith, Institute For Responsible Technology/Seeds of Deception/Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives joins Thom. Only a few Genetically Modified Organisms are proven safe under European Law. But in America - it's nearly impossible to know what parts of your meal were made in a lab. So why does America let corporations tell us what is and isn't safe to eat?

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In Conversations with Great Minds Rev. Barry W. Lynn, God and Government: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting for Equality, Secularism, and Freedom of Conscience - An Insider's Account/Americans United for Separation of Church and State, joins Thom.

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Tom Hayden, Listen Yankee!: Why Cuba Matters/Peace & Justice Resource Center, joins Thom. We’re coming up on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Do you think we’ve learned the lessons from that awful conflict? As a founding member of the Students for Democratic Society - Tom played a pivotal role in the anti-war movement of the 1960s and was the author of the famous Port Huron statement that catalyzed a generation of activists. He also served in the California legislature for almost two decades - and is currently the Director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center.

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