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Activists Pave Way for Thousands of New Community Radio Stations
Media reform activists recently won several crucial victories in the battle to free the nation's radio channels from corporate control and, thanks to their efforts, grassroots groups across the …
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California Prison Hunger Strikers’ Health Declines, But State Will Not Negotiate
It’s been two weeks since a group of inmates in Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit stopped eating. Their hunger strike was launched to protest conditions in solitary …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: United States in Danger of Losing “AAA” Credit Rating, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Obama Ends Tense Debt Talks With Warning
Washington - President Obama abruptly left debt negotiations with congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House when a top Republican said there was no longer time to engage in …
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Juan Cole Sues FBI and CIA for Suspected Files
The American Civil Liberties Union and a University of Michigan professor filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the CIA and FBI that seeks files related to alleged attempts by the …
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In Retreat, Murdoch Drops TV Takeover
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief execuive of News Corp., during an interview in his office in New York on Thursday, May 3, 2007. (Photo: James Estrin / The New …
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Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Ignites National Controversy
On Sunday, May 20, 2011, the Tennessee State Senate passed bill SB0049, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, that would outlaw any discussions on homosexuality in classrooms …
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Mitch McConnell: We Must Rewrite the Constitution Because “Elections” Haven’t “Worked“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) speaks at a press conference about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 27, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
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Assassination of Afghan President’s Half Brother Leaves Void
Kabul, Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of Afghanistan’s president, was assassinated Tuesday, removing from the political scene a divisive power broker who was accused of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Laying Groundwork for Second Financial Crisis, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…