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US Government Has Secret Kill Switch for Communications
Unbeknownst to most Americans, the President has the authority to shut down everyone's internet and phone service in one fell swoop.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Could Be Forced to Pay Billions for Crashing the Economy, and More
The banksters could be forced to pay tens of billions of dollars more in settlements for crashing our economy, and more.
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Will Congress Make College Textbooks Free?
The government may subsidize the cost of text books as skyrocketing prices have become a burden on already financially stressed students.
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Exposed: Globally Renowned Activist Collaborated With Intelligence Firm Stratfor
An exclusive Occupy.com investigation reveals that outspoken Serbian activist Srdja Popovic and the Otpor! offshoot CANVAS have maintained close ties with a Goldman Sachs executive and the private intelligence …
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Low-Wage Workers’ Movement Catches Fire
The widely publicized Black Friday protests against unfair labor practices and low wages at Walmart are part of a growing national campaign that reaches deep into the grass roots.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Massachusetts Might Be Next in Line to Legalize Marijuana, and More
In today’s On the News segment: Activists say that Massachusetts should be the next in line to legalize marijuana; on Black Friday, more than 1,500 protests took place at Walmart …
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The 9/11 Conspiracy: Did Bush/Cheney Create a Culture of Not Wanting to Know? – Sen. Bob Graham on Reality Asserts Itself
Senator Bob Graham says there was a pervasive pattern in police and intelligence agencies:
Disastrous Rollout of Obamacare Should Shift Focus to Universal Healthcare Part I
Wendell Potter: Though the media has wrongly focused on some of Obamacare's shortcomings, the US needs to make healthcare a human right.
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Unlikely Allies: Immigration, LGBT Groups Seek Equality
Earlier this year, 11 community groups in Illinois received word from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) that their funding was in jeopardy.
First Nation Clan Blocks Path of Northern Pipelines in British Columbia
Their effort highlights Canadau2019s long history of attempts to silence, remove and run roughshod over Indigenous peoples who lived across northern North America for thousands of years before settlers …