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Liberal Outside Money Groups Spend Big in North Carolina
Most people have come to associate outside money with conservatives, but North Carolina elections are bucking the trend.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Austerity Measures Are a Bad Idea, and More
In today's On the News segment: Austerity measures are a death sentence for those they impact; Low wage workers will stage the largest strike in fast food history; billionaires' …
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Bayou Corne Residents Still Evacuated Nearly Two Years After Salt Mine Collapse Caused Sinkhole
It's been almost two years since a salt mine collapsed in Bayou Corne, 77 miles from New Orleans, causing a sinkhole to open up and natural gas to spread …
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When Propaganda Meets Social Media
Using social media to spread information and give up to the minute news has become a popular method for activists to get their stories out.
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Facing Growing Grassroots Pressure, Wheeler Revises Net Neutrality Proposal
A massive online protest to halt potential elimination of net neutrality is having an impact on the FCC, set to make a proposal May 15.
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Early Childhood Educators Partner With Union and Workers’ Center, Score Historic Victory
Last week, historic legislation expanding Vermont labor law and allowing previously excluded early childhood educators to form their union was passed.
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Alarm Bells Over Antibiotic Resistance
The World Health Organization's most comprehensive report to date sounds a warning that we are entering a world where antibiotics have little effect.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Climate Change Isn’t a Problem of the Distant Future, and More
Climate change is no longer a problem of the distant future, and more.
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In Mexico, the Corner Belongs to Those Who Work on It
The struggle for labor rights for Mexico's sex workers stretches back at least 25 years.
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Major Report Urges Reform of US Capital Punishment System
Innocent people will be executed in the US if the country's capital punishment system is not reformed, warns a new report from the Constitution Project.