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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Capitol Police, Who Defused Dangerous Situation in DC, Will Lose Pay Due to Shutdown
Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. The real dangers of this government shutdown are becoming clear, but Republicans just want to keep up …
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Veterans Don’t Want to be “Pawns” in Shutdown Fight
As the impact on veterans becomes part of the contentious debate over the government shutdown, the commander of one of the nationu2019s leading veterans organizations said Friday that they …
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The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution
Years after fracking technology prompted an oil and gas rush, researchers are finding radioactive and other pollutants near facilities, adding to mounting evidence of environmental damage, but the federal …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wages Have Gone Down Nearly 7 Percent Since the Recession, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to new data from PayScale, the largest salary profile database in the world, wages have gone down almost 7 percent since the …
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After Four Decades in Solitary, Dying Angola 3 Prisoner Herman Wallace Freed, Conviction Overturned
A dying prisoner has been released in Louisiana after serving nearly 42 years in solitary confinement, longer than any other person in the United States.
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Rebelling Against Massive Use of Pesticides, Brazilians Shift to Organic Foods
Chemicals which have been banned in most other countries get dumped in Brazil due to lax legislation and intense lobbying from chemical companies.
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California Poised to Broaden Access to Abortions
California has two bills that could lead to the one of the biggest expansions of access to abortion in the US since the FDA approved the abortion pill.
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Direct Democracy in Reykjavík: The Wisdom of the Icelandic Crowd-Sourcers
Attention has focused on the country's steps towards a crowd-sourced constitution, its revolutionary internet privacy and freedom of press laws, alongside Better Reykjavu00edk.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obamacare Is Off to a Great Start, and More
You wouldn't know it by listening to right-wing media, but Obamacare is off to a great start, and more.
Is the State Department Trying to Silence Pakistani Drone Victims by Delaying Their Attorney’s Visa?
Shahzad Akbar says the State Department is delaying his visa so he won't be able to travel to a congressional hearing.