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Mexican Journalists Threatened and Murdered Exposing Official Involvement With Narco Gangs
A report on how courageous Mexican journalists are threatened and assassinated while reporting on relationship between senior police and political figures and transnational narco gangs.
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North Dakota Voter ID Bill Threatens to Silence Native Votes Just Eight Days After Republican Congressman Cramer Publicly Bashes Tribes and Threatens Native Leaders
North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer refuses to apologize for his racist and sexist remarks against Tribal leaders in North Dakota.
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Argentina Takes on Vulture Funds in “Debt Trial of the Century“
Could an upcoming US court decision put an end to the extortion of poor countries?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporations Have Been Given Immunity for Violating Our Privacy, and More
Republicans want to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring corporations to disclose their political contributions; corporations have already been given immunity for violating our privacy; Rhode Island …
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Texas Explosion: Government Shared Info for Anti-Terrorism, But Not Workplace Safety
As the fertilizer plant explosion was overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombings, America shows more interest in terrorism than workplace safety.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Are Refusing to Negotiate on the Senate’s Recently Passed Spending Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are refusing to negotiate at all on the Senate's recently passed spending plan; fertilizer industry groups have been lobbying Congress for even weaker …
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Budget Shocker: Los Angeles Shows $119 Million Surplus
The reasons for Los Angeles' comparatively good financial condition include a legal groundwork laid years ago that required specific funding safeguards, recent give-backs from public sector unions and an …
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Indigenous Town in Mexico Celebrates Two Years of Autonomy and Defense of Their Community Forest
After two years of resisting illegal logging and organized crime, indigenous people in the town of Cheran Mexico demand justice for their assassinated community members and respect for their …
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Just Say No to Multinationals? For Rural Communities, It’s Not Always That Simple
Nestle is proposing to gain access to the spring via a water exchange with Cascade Locks.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Are Cashing in Off Their Own Disaster, and More
In today's On the News segment: The big banks are buying up distressed real estate by the boat load, and renting or selling it back to the public for …