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Shockingly, This Fast Food Company Treats Their Workers the Worst
While McDonald's is often the one to get a lot of flack, there's another chain in town thatu2019s currently in the standings for Worst Employee Treatment: Subway.
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Dahr Jamail | New Mexico Governor Martinez Accused of “Wholesale Disregard of the Law“
The state of New Mexico is being hit with the catastrophic environmental impacts of the laissez-faire policies of Governor Susana Martinez.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Refuse to Allow Debate on the Minimum Wage, and More
The majority of the Senate want to increase the federal minimum wage. However, 42 Republicans refuse to allow a debate on the issue, and more.
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Iran Nuke Tall Tales, New Benghazi Nonsense, White Guys on Affirmative Action
On the show this week: CNN goes to Iran nuclear expertu2026 Benjamin Netanyahu?
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Governments Crushing Their Own
In some developing countries, the police are being used to put down indigenous opposition to the alliance of state and corporate power over resource extraction.
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Despite Local “No” Votes, Teamsters International Declares UPS Contract Ratified
The largest private sector union contract in the US had been in limbo since last summer, as UPS workers around the country voted down their local supplements. Now the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Big Oil Is Putting Money Behind the NRA, and More
Big Oil has figured out where the real power is in the Republican Party... and they're putting big money behind the NRA, and more.
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US Nearing Approval of Next Generation of Herbicide-Resistant Crops
The implications of the biotechnology revolution in agriculture go well beyond the United States.
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War on Drugs Targets and Devastates Pregnant Women
Prosecution of pregnant women ignores science, evidence, and health.
Wisconsin Passes Law Requiring Independent Investigations of Police Shootings
The law's passage is thanks to sustained pressure from the families of shooting victims.