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Did ALEC Found SPN? 1991 Report Suggests So, Exposes SPN Agenda
The Madison Group, the predecessor to the State Policy Network was “launched by ALEC ... and housed in the Chicago-based Heartland Institute,” says a 1991 report.
You Don’t Even Know You’re a Slave
Most of us are enslaved in our neo-feudal system, but most don't even know it.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The State of Connecticut Says You Have a Right to Know What’s in Your Food, and More
Thom Hartmann comments on the news for Friday, December 13, 2013.
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Too Many Secrets: Fixing the Government’s Broken System for Classifying Information
Mike Ludwig: While it's questionable whether the US government values the privacy of foreign governments and its own citizens, it's clear that the government values its own privacy.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: America’s Pensions Are Under Attack, and More
In today’s On the News segment: Politicians, corporations and even our courts are all chipping away at retirement benefits and promised healthcare that workers paid into throughout their careers; …
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As Olympic Winter Games Near, Russian LGBT Activists Speak Out Against Anti-Gay Laws
Gay rights activists from around the world are using the Olympics to put a spotlight on Russia's new law criminalizing the so-called “promotion of homosexuality.”
The Secret History of How Cuba Helped End Apartheid in South Africa
Historian Piero Gleijeses argues that it was Cuba's victory in Angola in 1988 that forced Pretoria to set Namibia free and helped break the back of apartheid South Africa.
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ALEC’s “Institutional Corruption,” From Backing Apartheid to Assault on Clean Energy, Public Sector
ALEC has reportedly drafted a number of new bills designed to prevent President Obama from cutting emissions, and to weaken state policies promoting clean energy.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The $85 Billion Budget Agreement Does Not Address the Budget-Slashing That Already Took Place, and More
House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal that could prevent the next government shutdown, but don't start celebrating just yet
Ecuador: How to Balance the Rights of Indigenous & Local Communities With Economic Development?
In San Jose de Intag they have been victorious twice before since 1994, but now they face an uneven battle to defend their water and natural environment against mega …