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A Seven-Day Plan to Finally Hold Wall Street Accountable
Susan Hall is an underwater homeowner who is having trouble finding a single point of contact to help modify her mortgage, outside her home in Cotati, California, February 18, …
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Thom Hartmann’s Enlightened Journey
Student debt? The idea was alien to Americans for most of our history, until the predators got into the system, for-profit colleges began to proliferate (their students are about …
A Colossal Mistake of Historic Proportions: The “JOBS” Bill
From the 1970s until recently, Congress allowed and encouraged a great deal of financial market deregulation – allowing big banks to become larger, to expand their scope, and to …
Details of Talks With IAEA Belie Charge Iran Refused Cooperation
Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says that the February talks came close to a final agreement. (Photo: Dean Calma / IAEA) Vienna - The first …
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Romney Wins Illinois Big, Takes Big Stride Toward Nomination
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, hugs his wife, Ann, at his election night rally in Schaumburg, Illinois, March 20, 2012. Romney won …
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DHS Turns Over Occupy Wall Street Documents to Truthout
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: Wesley Fryer, Allie_Caulfield)The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) closely monitored the Occupy Wall Street movement, providing agency officials with threat assessments, regular updates …
Wall Street Confidence Trick: The Interest-Rate Swaps That Are Bankrupting Local Governments
The “toxic culture of greed” on Wall Street was highlighted again last week, when Greg Smith went public with his resignation from Goldman Sachs in a scathing op-ed published …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans in Congress Release Budget Blueprint, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans in Congress released their budget blueprint today, new bill in Florida would require all state workers to submit to random drug testing, legislation introduced …
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Health Insurers: We’ll Deny Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions if Health Mandate Is Repealed
Health insurers and supporters of the Obama administration's health-care reform law are currently in the midst of drawing up possible contingency plans in case the Supreme Court overturns the …
Nonviolent Protests in Russia: About the Elections, or Also for the Future?
Only two years ago, civil protests would have been of marginal interest to most Russians.... The full sweep of these nonviolent actions has embraced all the major population centers, …