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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Chemical Spill in West Virginia Traveled Farther Than Realized, and More
The spill had a bigger effect than realized.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Democrats May Tax Wall Street and Give Main Street a Break, and More
In today's On the News segment: Democratic lawmakers have put forth a progressive tax plan, and more.
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EPA Report Finds Pesticide Poses Risk to Workers, Spurs Calls for Ban
An insecticide used on corn and other US crops poses health risks to workers.
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New IRS Rules for Nonprofit Hospitals That Sue Patients
Under new IRS rules these hospitals must take extra steps to inform poor patients they may qualify for financial assistance.
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Women Garment Workers Organize Against Inhumane Conditions in India
Recently modified labor laws adversely impact garment workers, most of whom work in inhumane conditions.
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An Explosive Crisis: EPA Pushes for Massive Munitions Burn at Louisiana’s Camp Minden
The EPA is set to oversee the hazardous, open burning of 15 million pounds of explosives in Louisiana; neighbors demand an alternative plan.
Advocates Say Asylum Cases Rushed at New Immigrant Family Jail in Texas
Corrections Corporation of America's new immigrant family jail in Texas is found to have few due process protections.
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Hotter Than Lava
Every day, cops toss dangerous military-style grenades during raids, with little oversight and horrifying results.
South African Civil Rights Leader Calls Israeli Apartheid of Palestinians Much More Violent Than South African Government Treatment of Blacks
Boesak called the US government protection of the Israeli government's actions the single most important reason why apartheid Israel exists.
Hold Your Breath: Fracking and Clean Air Don’t Mix
This video examines the impact of oil and gas development on the health of people living it.