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Why Banks Aren’t Lending: The Silent Liquidity Squeeze
John Councilman, president of AMC Mortgage, at his office in Fallston, Maryland, on July 13, 2010. (Photo: Mary F. Calvert / The New York Times) Where did …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Tax Cuts for Billionaires and Two Unpaid Wars Bankrupting America, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here - on the news.
GOP Dogma on Taxes, Spending and Revenue vs. the Facts
Part I: The Tax Lie Fact: Tax Hikes Don’t “Cripple Job Creation” Conservatives say they are prepared to blow up the economy by not lifting …
Breaking Down the Silos: Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Rally, January 27th, 2007. (Photo: IowaPolitics.com) “We don't want just a seat at the table. We want to run the table,” Hugh …
The National Education Association Flunks a Crucial Test
(Photo: biologycorner) The New York Times coverage of the recent National Education Association (NEA) convention focused on the inconsequential, while paying little notice to what harbored fundamental …
Israeli-Government-Funded Group Wages Lawfare on Anti-Occupation Activists
Silwan, a Palestinian village directly across the Kidron Valley, across from the City of David, in which high-profile settler organization Elad may have used suspect methods to acquire land. …
McConnell Offers Way Out of Debt Drama, Drives the Right Nuts
If this makes Michelle Malkin and the folks at Red State mad, it must be good. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is offering a way out of …
The Whistleblower From the Madoff Scandal Tells How to Reform the SEC
(Image: JR / Truthout) Harry Markopolos is an American hero for trying to warn the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the infamous Bernie Madoff, who, for …
Get Mad at Judges, Not Juries!
Last week, an HBO film crew was in my Manhattan neighborhood shooting a movie about legendary record producer Phil Spector, now serving 19 years to life for the 2003 …
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
Global warming is no longer a fear for the future, it’s threatening human civilization now. But a good portion of humanity doesn’t seem that concerned. On this edition, part …