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Trends Show Women Losing Access to Jobs
The employment rate for women is down 0.7 percentage points from its year-ago level. The Labor Department reported a decline of 315,000 people in the labor market …
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Victory for the Steidel Family: Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac Call Off Eviction!
Catherine Lennon Gives Harold Steidel a Hug of Support at Wells Fargo Protest. Just days after Take Back the Land Rochester and Occupy Rochester publicly vowed to …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Republicans Voted Not to Extend Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Americans, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republican's effort to crash the economy suffered a serious blow today, Senate Republicans voted down extending tax cuts for middle-class Americans, Senate passed …
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AIDS Treatment Revolution: Expand Generic Competition
Today, on World AIDS Day, President Barack Obama spoke of an “AIDS-free generation.” It’s an audacious and wonderful goal, aiming to build on the decade-long revolution in treatment for …
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Cops Invade Occupy Boston to Seize Its Sink
This evening, riot police invaded the Occupy Boston encampment to seize the protestors’ kitchen sink. The action, which led to the arrest of three protesters and a police officer …
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The Rebirth of Social Darwinism
What kind of society, exactly, do modern Republicans want? I’ve been listening to Republican candidates in an effort to discern an overall philosophy, a broadly-shared vision, an ideal picture …
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Koch Brothers’ “Christmas Present” Up for House Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives votes soon on a series of deregulatory bills that, according to the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (CSS), "threaten vital health, environmental, safety and financial …
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Top GOP Strategist Admits He’s “Scared” of Occupy Wall Street Because It’s “Having an Impact“
The The Republican Governor’s Association met in Florida this week and featured pollster Frank Luntz, who offered a coaching session for attendees about how they should communicate to the …
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New Hampshire GOP Speaker Discourages Students from Voting Because They’ll Vote “Liberal“
As ThinkProgress has been reporting, the slew of unnecessary voter ID laws passed by Republicans in many states this year are a transparent attempt to disenfranchise core Democratic voters, …
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Poll: Americans Support Fairer Wealth Distribution
Washington - On the streets of the nation’s capital, a random downtown workers were asked, “Would America be better if the distribution of wealth was more equal?” Overwhelmingly they …