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Lawmakers Get Graded on Equality Record
How do your representatives stack up when it comes to voting on policy that helps, or hinders, economic equality?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Private Health Insurers Are Preying on Medicare, and More
You need to know this. Vice President Joe Biden will square off against Paul Ryan in tonightu2019s Vice Presidential debate.
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Supreme Court Conservatives Press Affirmative Action Supporters to Defend “Racial Preferences“
This past Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments on a case involving the use of race as a factor in accepting students at the University of Texas.
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Pesticides Harm Kids Health and Intelligence, Study Finds
Exposure to pesticides may be putting children today at risk for diseases and disorders as cancer, autism, birth defects and asthma.
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What Everyone Needs to Know Before Watching the VP Debate
Did you know that Romney and Ryan would eliminate health care for 31 million people who are poor or disabled?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Mexico’s Attorney General Is Launching an Investigation Into Voter Suppression Efforts in His State, and More
In today's On the News segment: New Mexico's Attorney General Gary King will not put up with right-wing voter suppression efforts in his state; in a dozen cities across …
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NBC Nightly News and ABC World News Ignore Faith Community Urging to Cover the LIBOR Banking Scandal
Petitions from the Sisters of Charity of New York to major media outlets urging them to stop their blackout coverage of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) scandal …
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Walmart Warehouse Strikers Return to Work With Full Back-Pay
Illinois warehouse workers at the heart of Walmart's supply chain won their strike this week and returned to work with safer conditions and full back pay. Their strike was …
The US Electoral College Explained: Why We Don’t Vote Directly for a President
Guardian US polling expert Harry J. Enten breaks down the workings of the electoral college u2013 a mysterious institution that uses the people's votes to select the US president.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Calls for a New Social Safety Net for World’s Poor, and More
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecasts for the world economy, United Nations is calling for a new social safety net for the world's poor, tens of thousands …