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On the News With Thom Hartmann: For the First Time in 17 Years, Our Government Is Officially Shut Down, and More
For the first time in 17 years, our government is officially shut down.
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Energy Reform, Shale Gas and Public Spending Cuts in Mexico
The majority of Mexicans oppose a newly introduced energy reform bill that would enable greater private investment in the energy sector, including for unconventional oil.
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Report Exposes the Right-Wing Tag Team Plotting Against Pensions
Poole explains how conservative activists are manufacturing the perception of a public pension crisis in order to both slash modest retiree benefits and preserve expensive corporate subsidies and tax …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Attorney General Eric Holder Files Lawsuit to Block NC Voter ID-Disenfranchisement Law, and More
On today's On the News segment:Â Republicans' answer to the government shutdown is simply a continuation of their earlier demands; Wall Street gamblers want to get their hands on our …
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Narcoland: Journalist Braves Death Threats to Reveal Ties Between Mexican Government & Drug Cartels
Democracy Now talks to Anabel Hernu00e1ndez who published a groundbreaking book linking top Mexican governmental officials to the worldu2019s most powerful drug cartels.
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UN: Greenland Ice Melting Six Times Faster Than Previous Decades
Environmental expert Subhankar Banerjee breaks down the latest UN climate change report.
Decoding Obamacare: A Guide to New Health Care Marketplaces Designed to Help 48 Million Uninsured
To help navigate the new system implemented by Obamacare, Democracy Now speaks to Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives of Community Service Society of New York.
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TransCanada Whistleblower Evan Vokes Details Lack of Confidence in Keystone XL
He is primarily concerned about the pipeline itself, so shoddily built that it may well poison aquifers and harm people's health.
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Vietnamese Americans, Exposed to Agent Orange, Suffer in Silence
The 60-year-old has a rare and aggressive form of cancer that he believes resulted from his contact with the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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California Pension-Cutting Ballot Initiative Revealed
In a move to slash the retirement benefits of public employees in California, a group of mostly conservative policy advocates has been working behind the scenes on a possible …