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Want to See Where Your Taxes Go?
The National Priorities Project has done the work for you: Using a customized tax receipt calculator, you can find out exactly how the federal government spent each penny of …
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The US Government: Paying to Undermine Internet Security, Not to Fix It
One lesson of the Heartbleed bug is that the US needs to stop running Internet security like a Wikipedia volunteer project.
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Four Years After BP: Hunting for Oil Spills in Louisiana
Years after the disastrous BP oil spill caused massive environmental damage in the Gulf, smaller oil spills are a continuous but largely unnoticed problem.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Groups Hold Week of Action for Better Wages, and More
Last year, median CEO pay jumped to $10.5 million dollars - an increase of about 13 percent. However, most workers didn't see their paychecks go up by a single …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 100 Scientists and Economists Called on the Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL, and More
In today's On the News segment: Last week, more than 100 scientists and economists signed on to a letter calling on the Obama administration to reject the tar sands …
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Decriminalization vs. Legalization
As Maryland is poised to become the next state to decriminalize marijuana, MD Delegate Keiffer Jackson Mitchell and LEAP Executive Director Neill Franklin debate whether it can end the …
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“This Award Is for Snowden”: Greenwald, Poitras Accept Polk Honor for Exposing NSA Surveillance
In their acceptance speeches, Poitras and Greenwald paid tribute to their source.
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Momentum on Fossil Fuel Divestment Grows as Harvard Professors, Desmond Tutu Call for Action
Momentum is growing in the movement to divest from fossil fuel companies.
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California Senate Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
The legislation will place a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until the state fully studies the impact of the oil extraction on California's air and water quality, public …
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Koch Groups Back Rancher Making Violent Threats Against Federal Government
The rancher's ongoing refusal to obey the law and court orders has become a cause for the conservative media.