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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.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Cars and Hamburgers Are Even More Toxic Than We Thought, and More
On Tuesday, the Senate advanced legislation to extend long-term unemployment benefits, and all but six Republicans declined to vote for it.
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The NSA Is Hacking Our Hardware Too
It seems that the NSA's surveillance activities go beyond exploiting vulnerabilities in computer software.
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USDA Moves to Approve “Agent Orange” GMO Seeds
Dow Chemical has engineered corn and soy seeds to be resistant to several herbicides, but researchers say fighting weeds with tougher chemicals is not a sustainable solution.
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Permit Shows Bakken Shale Oil in Casselton Train Explosion Contained High Levels of Volatile Chemicals
On January 2, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA issued a major safety alert, declaring oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken Shale may be more …
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New California Legislation Seeks to Thwart NSA Spying
Supporters say passage of a proposed California law would tell the NSA, “We don't want you in California unless you follow the Constitution.”