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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporations Rake in Record Profits, Yet Pay Half as Much in Taxes, and More
The pro-equality crowd is hopeful that the Supreme Court will strike down DOMA.
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Step Up, FCC: Lower the Cost of Prison Phone Rates
Injustice often operates in secret ways. This has certainly been the case with predatory prison phone rates. But after nearly a decade of advocacy from public interest and civil …
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DHS Emails Question Federal Law Enforcement’s Role in Violence at Occupy Wall Street and Oakland Rallies
More than a year after tens of thousands with Occupy Wall Street protested economic and social inequality and corporate influence on government, the public still does not know if …
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California Health Workers Get a Second Chance
As the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a revote of a 2010 representation election, many the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) might have another chance at victory.
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NATO 3: Cook County Judge Rules Illinois Terrorism Statute Constitutional
New ruling out of Illinois charges anti-war protesters with conspiracy to commit terrorism.
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EPA Survey: Over Half of American Rivers and Streams Are in Poor Condition
The majority of the rivers and streams in America are in
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Was Challenged Before the Supreme Court Today, and More
Truthout needs your support to produce grassroots journalism and disseminate conscientious visions for a brighter future. Contribute now by clicking here. In today's On the News segment: Today, the …
The Fire Last Time
100 years after the Triangle fire, we still hear the same rhetoric whenever reformers seek to use government to businesses act more responsibly.
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As Supreme Court Hears Challenge to ALEC Voting Bill, Two More States Introduce It
On March 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), which will decide whether Arizona's refusal to register voters that do …
Civil Disobedience Planned in Chicago to Oppose Unprecedented Mass School Closings
Teachers, parents and activists to get arrested protesting the closing of 54 Chicago schools.