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Look What Congress Wants to Hide From You Now
Let's not kid ourselves - when politicians are treated to $10,000+ getaways, someone is expecting something in return.
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From Somaly Mam to “Eden”: How Sex Trafficking Sensationalism Hurts Sex Workers
After one investigation surrounding an anti-sex trafficking activist, Somaly Mam, sex worker rights activists have been working to expose another former sex worker's story as a sensational, dishonest trafficking …
A New Way of Life and the New Underground Railroad: Making a Break for Freedom During the Era of Mass Incarceration
There's a new underground railroad for people returning home from prison.
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Five Shocking Places Where Fracking Is Taking Off
As the oil and gas boom continues, these areas are devastated.
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Is Social Justice Driven by Emotion or Reason?
Most people act out of logical self-interest rather than a self-less desire to help others.
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Mayan People’s Council Organizes National Strike in Guatemala
The Mayan People's Council, known as CPO, declared a national strike in support of, and in solidarity with, the Mayan people of Guatemala.
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Dahr Jamail | Salvadoran Farmers Successfully Oppose the Use of Monsanto Seeds
Farmers across El Salvador united to block a stipulation in a US aid package to their country that would have indirectly required the purchase of Monsanto genetically modified seeds.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to Unions, and More
Our nation's highest court strikes another blow to public unions, and more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Renewable Energy Is Spurring Billions of Dollars in Economic Development, and More
In today's On the News segment: Renewable energy isn't only outpacing new fossil fuel capacity, it's also spurring billions of dollars in economic development; the New York Court of …
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Worker-Owners Cheer Creation of $1.2 Million Co-op Development Fund in NYC
Noting the particular conditions that have helped secure local support for cooperatives in New York City and Jackson, the Democracy at Work Institute's Hoover acknowledges that activists are still …