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University of California Student-Workers Strike, Reject Neoliberal Violence
Members of the union representing teaching assistants, associate instructors and undergraduate tutors across the University of California system went on strike for two days last week over working conditions …
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Showdown in a Company Town
Politics in Richmond, California, have long been dominated by Chevron Corporation, which operates a 110-year-old oil refinery here, the largest in the state.
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Why Toyota Is Settling Its Sudden-Acceleration Cases
The Department of Justice has reached a $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota, ending a criminal investigation. But the mainstream media has not reported the evidence now available showing that …
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Ramifications of India’s Choice in the National Elections Now Taking Place
India cast its first votes for the 2014 general elections in the northeastern state of Assam Monday morning. The results of the current election could have wide-ranging consequences that …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Wealth Gap Today Is as Bad as It Was in the 1920s, and More
Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program: In today's On the News segment: those at the very top hold more of the wealth than at any time since 1928, and …
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Documents From Open Records Lawsuit Further Undermine Claims That ALEC Is Legislator-Driven
New documents released provide more evidence that lobbyists and special interest groups are calling the shots within ALEC, undermining that group's latest PR spin that it is a “legislator-driven” …
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Stoking Fire: A Global Look at the Right’s Anti-Gay Rhetoric
Globalizing Homophobia: How the American Right Supports and Defends Russia's Anti-Gay Crackdown, a report produced by People for the American Way (PFAW), charts the growth of this movement and …
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Rocky Mountain High or Reefer Madness? Legal Pot in Colorado Comes With Risks
A reporter returns to his hometown and confronts the new reality of legalized marijuana.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Lawmakers Are Calling on the EPA To Investigate Water Contamination From Fracking, and More
In today's On the News segment: For the first time ever, our lawmakers are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate water contamination from fracking; trash in the …
Immigrant Advocates and Families Tell President Obama “Not One More”
A group of families and activists fight to reunite Jaime Vasquez and Ardani Rosales with their families.