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A Tale of Two Protests: Shut Down the Corporations in Portland and Tucson
(Photo: Alissa Bohling) Protesters in Portland, Oregon, and Tucson, Arizona, faced very different weather when they hit the streets yesterday, but they had one thing in common: …
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Are the Koch Brothers Funding Rush Limbaugh?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Just in time for the release of Brave New Foundation’s new film, Koch Brothers Exposed, Rush Limbaugh has thrown in with Charles …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Are Losing the Obamacare Debate, and More
In today's On the News segment: President Obama quietly won a huge foreign policy victory in North Korea yesterday, Homeland Security keeping a close eye on the Occupy Wall …
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Postal Workers Need Support From the 99 Percent
Flint Bradford raises the American flag as the sun rises over the post office in Ida, Ark., Dec. 30, 2011. In northern Arkansas, people whose post offices are on …
Gordon Gekko Repents: Greed Is Bad
As critical as we’ve been of the government’s failure to prosecute those in the financial world who done us wrong, it’s only fair to acknowledge our nation’s G-men when …
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FCC Fines Radio Station for Airing “Fake News” from Labor News Show
Earlier this month, the Federal Communication Commission fined the Chicago-based for-profit radio station WLS-AM $44,000 for running eleven 90-second labor journalism news segments paid for by Workers Independent News …
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Nine More Dirty, Aging Coal Plants Set to Close
(Photo: Necromundo) Today was a big milestone for people who care about public health and a livable climate. Two utilities announced the planned closure of nine coal …
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Why Was Stephon Watts Killed?
Stephon Watts suffered from autism, but he was like other 15-year-olds in many ways. He loved to fix computers, watch YouTube and read Dr. Seuss books. On …
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Poll Finds Unprecedented 25-Point Gap Between Supporters and Opponents of Marriage Equality
A 25-point gap now separates supporters and opponents of marriage equality in California, with 59 percent of residents backing same-sex marriage and just 34 percent opposing it, a new …
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Drone-Strike Survivors Ask, “What Kind of Democracy Is America?“
A member of the 214th Reconnaissance Group flies a Predator aircraft drone in support of ground troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at Davis-Monthan Air Base in Tucson, March 10, …