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International Scholars, Peace Advocates and Artists Condemn Agreement to Build New US Marine Base in Okinawa
Statement: “We support the people of Okinawa in their non-violent struggle for peace, dignity, human rights and protection of the environment.”
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Rachel Maddow | An Alternate Theory of the Christie Scandal
Rachel Maddow presents a new possibility of what the induced Ft. Lee traffic jam was retribution for if it wasn't over the mayor's gubernatorial endorsement.
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Unemployment Falls to 6.7 Percent Due to Workers Leaving the Labor Force
In this month's jobs report, Dean Baker notes the December rate of labor force participation for black men is the lowest on record.
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Obama Administration Stays Quiet as Boeing Strikes Major Blow to Pensions
Boeing is one of the few remaining major corporations in the US that still offers defined-benefit pensions. But on Friday, 30,000 union workers in Washington state voted to give …
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Lobbying for Iran War, AIPAC’s Napkin Is Half-Empty
Robert Naiman: Blowing up President Obama's diplomacy with Iran would be the foreign policy equivalent of repealing ObamaCare.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Two MIT Students Show How Collecting Metadata Is a Major Privacy Violation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Two MIT students have created a program to help you understand the digital trail that you leave behind every day; in a survey, …
Caught in the Cold: Homelessness and the Polar Vortex
As a deadly polar vortex moved across the United States this week, cities scrambled to shelter the homeless, and hacker collective Anonymous is working to provide additional aid.
Washington State Boeing Workers Accept Pension Concessions
Mike Elk: Boeing workers' new contract is a blow to worker pensions nationwide.
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Will New Jersey’s Traffic Controversy Jam Gov. Christie’s Presidential Hopes for 2016?
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez discuss how the scandal could threaten Christie's expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
North Carolina: Battleground State
This week on Moyers & Company, “State of Conflict: North Carolina” offers a documentary report from a state that votes both blue and red and sometimes purple.