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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Largest Nurses’ Union in the US Has Joined the Fight Against Keystone XL, and More
In today's On the News segment: The nation's largest nurses' union - National Nurses United - has joined the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline; the Progressive Caucus announced it …
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Postal Service to End Delivery of Letters on Saturdays
However, the American Postal Workers Union said the plan to end six-day delivery will add to the agency's financial problems.
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Daniel Ellsberg: NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision Is Part of “Systematic Assault on Constitution”
A lawsuit challenging a law that gives the government the power to indefinitely detain US citizens is back in federal court this week.
Kill List Exposed: Leaked Obama Memo Shows Assassination of US Citizens “Has No Geographic Limit”
The Obama administration's internal legal justification for assassinating US citizens without charge has been revealed for the first time.
Two Years on, Egyptian Revolution Caught in Violent Past
Egypt still reeling from January 25th anniversary violence, as police brutality moves some revolutionaries to abandon peaceful protests.
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What You Need to Know About the Seattle Teachers’ Rebellion and the Deeply Flawed Test That Inspired It
Tests based on junk science have pushed Seattle's teachers to the edge.
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Drone Strikes’ Dangers to Get Rare Moment in Public Eye
Could the targeted killing campaign be creating more militants in Yemen than it is killing?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Teen Pregnancies Are Plummeting in New York City, and More
This drop likely has something to do with New York being one of only 21 states that allows minors to have access to contraceptive services.
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Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing US Citizens in Al Qaeda
The unsigned and undated Justice Department u201cwhite paper,u201d obtained by NBC News, is the most detailed analysis yet to come into public view.
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From Arizona to Montana, Native Voters Struggle for Democracy
Leonard Gorman, head of the Navajo Nationu2019s Human Rights Commission, struggles to keep gerrymandering from crippling his people's right to democracy.