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Washington — The portion of Americans living in poverty last year rose to the highest level since 1993, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, fresh evidence that the sluggish economic …

TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…

San Francisco - For Muslim and Sikh youth growing into adolescence in the past decade, 9/11 has either been a menacing specter or just a perceived threat. But either …

Florida - Alberto Tarud would like to treat your lawn for pests, notarize your will or provide security at your office. Really, he’d like any kind of …

Washington, D.C. - When Barack Obama was running for president, he promised to spend $150 billion over the next decade on renewable energy technologies, an investment that would lead …

Seattle - If the nation’s 14 million unemployed workers return to jobs, they will find some sobering changes in the workplace: They’ll earn less, pay more for health insurance …

Tampa, Florida - The future of Social Security, a pivotal issue in retiree-rich Florida, seized the political spotlight at Monday's Republican presidential debate as Mitt Romney tried hard to …

Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) voted for over $120 billion to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, funds that were used to construct and repair schools, roads, bridges, and other critical …

This afternoon, the western powers will assemble in Paris, officially to “pave the route” to post-Gaddafi Libya. Each party will be likely to fight for its share of the …

Bank of America Corp. said today that the first phase of its cost-cutting program is expected to eliminate 30,000 jobs over the next few years. The reductions …