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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican War on Women Has Reached the Military, and More
In today's On the News segment:Â Meet the billionaire who's trying to buy the 2012 election for Mitt Romney, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim wants the rest of the world …
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The Great Retirement Squeeze – Pension Cuts Mean Poverty for Future Elders
Only a week after an election signaling a rollback in public-employee retirement benefits, new Federal Reserve data show a sharp decline in family wealth. The effect is especially acute …
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The Prosecution Rests in D17 Occupy Wall Street Case
The third day of the D17 trial concluded on Wednesday, June 13, with the prosecution resting their case and the defense set to present theirs Thursday morning.
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Charting the Cozy Connections Between JPMorgan and the Senate Banking Committee
JP Morgan appears to have already taken its own accounting of the Banking committee. Hereu2019s a picture of connections between the company and the committee.
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Seven More States May Legalize Medical Marijuana in 2012
Support for full marijuana legalization is at an all-time high of 50%.
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Criminalizing Pregnancy: How Feticide Laws Made Common Ground for Pro- and Anti-Choice Groups
National Advocates for Pregnant women demands more than punitive solutions to social problems that affect everyone.
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In Michigan, the War on Women is a Bipartisan Effort
There has been much talk recently about the war on women, and for good reason — the onslaught of anti-choice legislation authored, sponsored, and voted into law by the …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Department of Justice to Take Florida to Court Over Purge of Democratic Voters, and More
In today's On the News segment: Obama is drinking the free trade Kool-Aid, a new right-wing group is trying to get other states on board with their own mass voter …
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Scott Walker and Ted Kaczynski in the Heartland
Now that he has survived a historic recall battle, what is next on Governor Scott Walker's agenda? On August 9 of this year, Walker will be the keynote speaker …
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Trial Continues in OWS Trinity Church Trespass Case
The trial is proceeding despite the fact that a subpoena issued by the defense team hasn't been complied.