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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Want to Eliminate Your Overtime Pay, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans want to eliminate your overtime pay; a Bloomberg analysis indicates that everyday employees are the only ones who are not benefiting from …
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This May Day in Berlin: 7,000 Imported Police, With Marching Routes Exposed
This year, the city government brought in an estimated 7,000 auxiliary officials from across Germany to aid in controlling the May Day protests.
Kimberly Rivera, Pregnant Mom of Four, Sentenced to Military Prison for Refusing to Serve in Iraq
On Monday, a military court sentenced her to 10 months behind bars.
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Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor and Occupy Plan May Day Protests
Nationally, May Day protests have already attracted the attention of authorities.
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Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa’s Iconic Sand Bluffs in New Form of Mountaintop Removal
The landscape is an issue that tugs on the heartstrings of locals, yet it's just one concern on a long list of objections.
Thom Hartmann on the News: Criminalizing Immigration, Florida Rejects Medicaid Funding, and More
Thom Hartmann on the News
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JPMorgan Chase’s Record Highlights Doubts About Big Banks’ Devotion to Fighting Dirty Money Flows
The world's top banks work to cloak their elite client's actions in secrecy.
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Uncertainties Remain as FAA Integrates Drones into American Skies
Thousands of unmanned aircraft systems u2013 commonly known as drones u2013 could be buzzing around in U.S. airspace by 2015 because of a law passed last year, aiding in …
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Arts for the City: 80 Years of Public Art in San Francisco
Out this month is a new book telling the rich history of public art in San Francisco. Written by award-winning author, Susan Wels, the book is entitled Arts for …
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It Isn’t Partisan to Fight for Local Journalism
This week Free Press launched a campaign asking the Tribune Company not to sell its eight major daily newspapers to the Koch brothers, the billionaires notorious for funding a …