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Postal Workers Elect New Leaders Who Pledge to Build a Movement
The stakes couldnu2019t be higher for postal workers, who are battling wave after wave of attacksu2014post offices and sorting plants closing, work privatizing, delivery standards eroding.
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Over 865,200 Gallons of Fracked Oil Spill in North Dakota, Public in Dark for Days Due to Government Shutdown
Over 20,600 barrels of oil fracked from the Bakken Shale has spilled from a Tesoro Logistics pipeline in Tioga, North Dakota in one of the biggest onshore oil spills …
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Officials in Arizona and Kansas Rig Ballots to Implement ALEC Voter Suppression Scheme
State officials in Arizona and Kansas are developing a new scheme to implement an American Legislative Exchange Council-approved bill requiring proof of citizenship at the polls.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Complete Economic Disaster May Be Temporarily Avoided, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today, Republicans in both the House and Senate met to consider a temporary increase in the debt ceiling; our nation is starting to …
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Taking on Capitalism, US Torture and Dictatorships, Costa-Gavras on Decades of Political Filmmaking
Costa-Gavras joins us for the hour to discuss a nearly 50-year career that has earned him the reputation as one of the world's greatest living political filmmakers.
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Debate: Are We Headed Towards Unlimited Campaign Donations?
Supreme Court considers first campaign finance decision since Citizens United.
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Welcome to Commonomics: How to Build Local Economies Strong Enough for Everyone
YES! Magazine investigates what it will take to strengthen our local economies for the benefit of all.
More Details on Ocean Fracking Revealed as Environmentalists Challenge Federal Regulators
An environmental group plans to take legal action if federal agencies fail to halt offshore fracking in California's Santa Barbara Channel.
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Kansas Secretary of State Has Plan to Keep More Than 17,500 Legal Voters From Voting
The scheme literally creates two different classes of voters.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Declares He Is “Not Budging” on Debt Ceiling, and More
On Tuesday, President Obama spoke at length about the looming debt limit deadline and the ongoing government shutdown, and more.