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Plan B and Beyond: Local Struggles for Reproductive Freedom
It's not just about abortion anymore, and the Supreme Court isn't the focal point. Obstacles to women's reproductive health choices are surfacing in pharmacies, state legislatures, city councils and …
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Texas State Trooper Checkpoints Meet Social Media
With tens of thousands of people up in arms about the checkpoints, there is momentum for reform.
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Snowden Accepts Whistleblower Award
Edward Snowden was honored by a group of former US intelligence officials as a courageous whistleblower during a Moscow ceremony.
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Postal Workers Elect New Leaders Who Pledge to Build a Movement
The stakes couldnu2019t be higher for postal workers, who are battling wave after wave of attacksu2014post offices and sorting plants closing, work privatizing, delivery standards eroding.
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Over 865,200 Gallons of Fracked Oil Spill in North Dakota, Public in Dark for Days Due to Government Shutdown
Over 20,600 barrels of oil fracked from the Bakken Shale has spilled from a Tesoro Logistics pipeline in Tioga, North Dakota in one of the biggest onshore oil spills …
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Officials in Arizona and Kansas Rig Ballots to Implement ALEC Voter Suppression Scheme
State officials in Arizona and Kansas are developing a new scheme to implement an American Legislative Exchange Council-approved bill requiring proof of citizenship at the polls.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Complete Economic Disaster May Be Temporarily Avoided, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today, Republicans in both the House and Senate met to consider a temporary increase in the debt ceiling; our nation is starting to …
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Taking on Capitalism, US Torture and Dictatorships, Costa-Gavras on Decades of Political Filmmaking
Costa-Gavras joins us for the hour to discuss a nearly 50-year career that has earned him the reputation as one of the world's greatest living political filmmakers.
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Debate: Are We Headed Towards Unlimited Campaign Donations?
Supreme Court considers first campaign finance decision since Citizens United.
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Welcome to Commonomics: How to Build Local Economies Strong Enough for Everyone
YES! Magazine investigates what it will take to strengthen our local economies for the benefit of all.