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Fast-Food Strikes Fight the Slide into Junk Wages — For All of Us
While the odds are stacked against fast-food workers in this country their protest opens the conversation about raising the minimum wage.
Yemenis Call US Drone Strikes an Overreaction to Al Qaida Threat
“ Al Qaida is getting more attention now than they would have even if they carried out an attack,” claims one political analyst speaking on the impact of Drone …
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Bradley Manning, the Nuremberg Charter and Refusing to Collaborate With War Crimes
Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the Bradley Manning case in light of the 68th anniversary of signing the Nuremberg Charter which states it is illegal to follow orders …
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New York Police End Practice of Keeping Innocent New Yorkers in Stop-and-Frisk Database
In a settlement with the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York City Police Department agreed to stop storing the names of people who were arrested or issued …
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With Military Failing to Prosecute Rapists, Calls Grow for Civilian Prosecutor
Even with 1 out of 3 women facing sexual assault in the military, the Defense Department refuses to hold sexual predators accountable within the military justice system.
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Indictment of Iran for ’94 Terror Bombing Relied on MEK
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman based his 2006 warrant for the arrest of top Iranian officials in the bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires in 1994 on …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 1 in 8 Are Defaulting on Their Student Loans, and More
In today's On the News segment: ALEC is holding its annual conference in Chicago; one in every eight who have taken out student loans are in default on their …
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If a Business Won’t Pay a Living Wage, It Shouldn’t Exist
A living wage isnu2019t just something corporations owe their workers, itu2019s something corporations owe America.
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Industry Wrote Provision That Undercuts Credit-Rating Overhaul
Industry-written criteria weakened a law meant to spur competition in the estimation of the default risks of bonds and other securities.
State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.