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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Chips Away at Social Safety Net, and More
Congress can't find the willpower to raise taxes on the rich, but that hasn't stopped them from chipping away at our retirement and slashing our social safety net, and …
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Six Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Were Buried So Big Pharma Could Make Money
New meds are being rushed to the market so industry can start making money even before safety has been determined.
Immigration Advocates Face Serious Challenges in Passing Reform in 2014
Despite nationwide mobilization, immigrant advocates acknowledge they have failed to reform a broken immigration system.
The Toxic Chemical Spill Crisis in West Virginia Will Happen Again. Here’s Why
Maya Nye, president of People Concerned About Chemical Safety, a citizen's group, explained: "We are so desperate for jobs in West Virginia we don't want to do anything that …
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Educational Network Erases Borders
Students, teachers and parents are building bridges between classrooms on both sides of the miles of Atlantic Ocean that separate them.
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BP Employees, Outraged by Lack of Compensation, Warn Oil Spill Victims
Long-term employees accuse oil giant BP of greed, exploitation and lying about their pensions.
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People Pressure Is Making Fast-Tracking the TPP Politically Toxic
The likelihood of stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership is stronger than it ever has been.
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Record 4,000 Attend Open-Air Premiere of “Utopia” in Australia
Indigenous and non-indigenous people from across Australia attended the premiere of John Pilger's film “Utopia” Friday in Sydney.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Forbes 400 Are as Rich as All US African-Americans, and More
The richest 400 people in our nation have as much wealth as the entire African-American population in the United States, and more.
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Techdirt’s “Don’t-Buy-It” Exposes USTR’s Lies on Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority
The Lies the USTR is spreading about fast track authority to push TPP through Congress.