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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Workers at a Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee Voted Against Joining a Union, and More
Workers at a Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted against joining the United Auto Workers union, and more.

Lawrence Lessig’s March to End Corruption
In the footsteps of Doris “Granny D” Haddock, activist Lawrence Lessig leads a two-week,185-mile trek through the winter cold in New Hampshire to raise awareness of corruption in American …

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Impunity in West Virginia as Criminal Law-Breaking Polluters Still Walk Free
Recent spills have shown that Patriot Coal and Freedom Industries have both shown a pattern of acting with impunity.

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New York University Ramps Up Internship Oversight
After pressure from students, NYU's career center has implemented a number of measures to improve screening of the internship listings it features online.

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Feds Won’t Enforce Money-Laundering Laws Against Banks Doing Business With Pot Stores
But many banks will still be uneasy since federal law is not changing.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congressional Democrats Are Done Waiting on Republicans, and More
Members of both the House and Senate said they're going to use a rarely-seen tactic to bring forward legislation.

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After Slowdown, Global Fight for Land Rights at Tipping Point
Global trends towards a strengthening of legal rights over land for local and indigenous communities appear to have slowed significantly in recent years.

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Outrage at Boeing Spurs Reformers’ Bid for Top Spots in Machinists Union
For the first time in more than 50 years, the Machinists union will hold a contested election for top officers.

After Outcry From Antiwar Activists, Kareem Khan Has Been Released
Anti-drone activist Kareem Khan was released in the early morning hours February 14. He was interrogated, beaten and tortured.

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Massachusetts Teachers Aim To Knock Down “Data Walls“
Data walls are widely seen as the latest front in a war being fought by educators, parents and students nationwide against “predatory education reform.”