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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Holds More Than 300 Natural Gas Storage Facilities Like the One Leaking in California, and More
In today's On the News segment: There are more than 300 natural gas storage facilities around the US like the one leaking in Aliso Canyon, and any one of …
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New Report: TTIP Will Allow Bureaucrats and Big Business to Attack the Public Interest
A report examines the origins and impacts of TTIP's proposals for regulatory cooperation and shows that the process has been dominated by big business right from the start.
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The Brilliance of Using Pillowcases to #GiveRefugeesRest
A human rights campaign to protest Islamophobic rhetoric sent message-scrawled pillowcases to 31 governors who expressed support for refugee bans.
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New York’s “Carwasheros” Push for Safer, Fairer Workplaces
Car washes are the “wild, wild West” of workplace regulation. The Car Wash Accountability Act will improve that - if it is ever implemented.
Fast-Food Workers Plan Wave of Strikes for 2016 Primaries
Starting with strike to coincide with Democratic debate, workers launched initiative to push candidates to support union rights, wages.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Low Taxes on the Rich Have Furthered Inequality, and More
In today's On the News segment: Low taxes on the rich have made them much richer and have left the rest of us trying to catch up; Spokane, Washington, …
The US Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With “Limited Progress“
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has labelled yet another project in danger of failing.
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Waging Life in a War Zone
From Gaza's colorful neighborhood to its underground theater, resistance is an art.
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A Scourge Returns: Black Lung in Appalachia
Black lung is not a new disease.
Overdrawn and Overworked: How Banks Are (Still) Screwing Consumers With Overdraft Fees
If one doesn't have five dollars, how is that person going to pony up an extra $35 for an overdraft fee?