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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Voting Laws Threaten State Elections, and More
Today is election day in several states around our nation, and the danger of many new voting laws is apparent, and more.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Insurance Companies Are Trying to Cheat Customers Out of More Money, and More
In today's On the News segment: Insurance companies are trying to cheat customers out of more money; after using our commons to build their fortunes, the super-rich are abandoning …
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The Death of a Giant
Given that he is considered one of the great generals in modern history it is of no little interest that he was self-taught in the arts of war, never …
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UK’s Royal Mail Privatized and Sold to Investors
John Weeks: The privatization of the Royal Mail will enrich investors but leave workers worse off.
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November 5 Vote in Washington Tests Future of GMOs, Capitalism and Climate Change
News and funding is coming in on both sides of the long-heated debate around an initiative to require labeling of genetically modified foods and agricultural products.
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State Department Apologizes for Calling Unionization a Security Threat
The State Department has rebuffed efforts by foreign-born overseas workers to form unions, saying (controversially) in August that doing so would pose a threat to national security.
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One Million K-12 Students Are Homeless
The Department of Education released its latest report on homeless students last month and the numbers are startling.
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Auto Workers Try a New Angle at Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers, so long frustrated in their attempts to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the US, may have found a different way in.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fossil Fuels Threaten Our Economy, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fossil fuels aren't just threatening our environment, they pose a major risk to our economy as well; 47 million hungry Americans will see cuts …
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New “Freedom Act” Would Curtail the Patriot Act
Two congressmen who were involved in the passage of the Patriot Act have introduced a bill that would rein in secret surveillance of Americans.