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A Legislative Model for Dismantling Debtors’ Prisons
Illinois provides a new model for dismantling debtors' prisons across the country.
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The Koch Brothers Go After Actor Zach Galifianakis and the Film “The Campaign“
In the movie, Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow are a stand-in for the real-life right-wing political funders Charles and David Koch, and the Kochs aren't happy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Legislation Would Place a Tax on Carbon Emissions, and More
In today's On the News segment:Â The world is on the brink of a major food crisis, Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott introduced legislation last week to place a tax on …
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Obama Signs Law Giving Health Care to Lejeune Tainted Water Victims
President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday legislation to provide health care to thousands of sick Marine veterans and their families who were exposed to contaminated water at …
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Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work
In the summer of 2010, a troubling letter reached the chief ethics officer of the hospital giant HCA, written by a former nurse at one of the companyu2019s hospitals …
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Group That Sustains ALEC’s Voter Suppression Agenda Releases Sham “Study,” to Acclaim From Right-Wing Media
A right-wing group that pledged to
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Emails Give Glimpse Into Deals That Fueled Financial Meltdown
As ProPublica has been detailing for two years, Wall Street banks and the hedge fund Magnetar worked together to build mortgage-backed deals that the hedge fund also bet against. …
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Prime Minister’s Defection in the Dark Jolts Syrians
The defection of Syriau2019s prime minister, Riyad Farid Hijab, began like so many others: with coded conversations and furtive planning. He began discussing the idea of fleeing, an aide …
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New House Bill Tries to Save Medical Marijuana Dispensaries From Justice Department Crackdown
Recently, however, U.S. Attorneys in states such as California and Colorado, where medical marijuana use is legal, have began threatening to seize the buildings that house medical marijuana dispensaries …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Texas Is Preparing to Execute a Mentally Disabled Man Tomorrow, and More
Iceland is taking the lead in breaking up the big banks, and more news updates from the Thom Hartmann Program's Jim Javinsky.