Thom Hartmann, syndicated radio talk show host, has a radio program, now in its 6th year, airing live daily from noon-3pm in many markets including Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Detroit, Chicago and Washington, D.C. He is also on XM and Sirius Satellite radio. He is the author of over 20 books including Threshold: The Crisis of Western Culture, Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class, Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights, and What Would Jefferson Do?.

Over the past 30 years, Thom Hartmann has started and sold seven corporations. He is the founder and former executive director of a program for emotionally disturbed and abused children called The New England Salem Children's Village. He has also worked in establishing hospitals, schools, and other centers in Uganda, Columbia, Russia, India, and Australia.