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Bill Moyers: The Truth Behind Grover Norquist’s Pledge
There's more to Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge than ideology or principle - it's also about Norquist's efforts keep taxes low for his donor base of billionaires.
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Fast-Food Workers Ride Crest of “Simmering Strike Wave” Sweeping Nation
Strike fever isn't just for Walmart workers anymore.
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Regulators Under Fire for Keeping Fracking Pollution Test Results Under Wraps
Residents are losing sleep - and more - in the shadow of the fracking rigs.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Google Hid Money Offshore to Dodge $2 Billion in Taxes, and More
Students at one of the last free universities in the US rebel against Cooper Union's plans to start charging tuition, and more.
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Doha Climate Summit Ends With No New CO2 Cuts or Funding
‘It's very clear that countries’ economic interests dominate the negotiations,' said an environmental NGO leader from Central America.
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Experts Skeptical Syria Is Preparing to Use Its Chemical Arsenal
Assad regime moved some of its unconventional weapons, but it's possible that was a measure to keep them from extremists in the rebel ranks.
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Communities Defend Their Post Offices One by One
After being threatened with closure by the government, four Bay Area post offices received a reprieve after a raucous campaign to keep the facilities open.
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Mumia: The Unsilenced Voice of a “Long-Distance Revolutionary“
Chris Hedges was forbidden to take notes in his interview with the famous political prisoner, so he transmits his words from memory.
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Latif Letter About Guantanamo Speaks From the Grave: “I Am Being Pushed Toward Death Every Moment“
Gitmo detainee outlines a self-fulfilling prophesy two years before his death.
Obama Writing “Rules” for Killing People with Drones
Michael Ratner: Rules would allow him to kill extra-judicially anyone considered an enemy combatant anywhere.