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The Trashing of the People’s Library
One of the clearest indicators of a fascist mentality is its contempt for oppositional ideas. The Nazis staged mass book burnings, and some U.S. religious zealots followed in their …
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The 5 Most Toxic Energy Companies and How They Control Our Politics
Four days after the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, the 300 family members keeping vigil finally learned that the last of …
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Redefining the Union Boss
Not long ago, truckers pulled off highways across America and tuned in to someone whose CB handle was “Troublemaker.” “I’m barely hanging on,” one driver lamented. His …
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A Retro-Rocketship to the Future: Corporate Education Reform Blasts Off in Silicon Valley
Rocketship is blasting off in Silicon Valley, with great fanfare – and no, it’s not a new tech start up, propelled by the genius of another 22-year old wunderkind …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walker Recall Proponents Receive Death Threats, and More
In today's On the News segment: Walker recall proponents receive death threats, new study shows elderly working far into retirement, supercommittee talks collapsed over the weekend, and more. …
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Corporations Pushing Bill to Take Away Overtime from Computer and Web Workers
Apparently unsatisfied by the enormous profits they’ve made while average Americans suffer in a difficult economy, corporations are pushing Congress to enact a new law that would exempt a …
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National Lawyers Guild Files FOIA Requests Seeking Evidence of Federal Role in Occupy Crackdown
With Congress no longer performing its sworn role of defending the US Constitution, the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Committee and the Partnership for Civil Justice today filed requests …
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Senator Sanders, Ordinary Americans #OccupytheSuperCommittee
Days after the tents were ripped out of Zucotti Park in New York, hundreds of Americans brought the fight for the 99% to the nation’s capital on Thursday with …
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Freezing Free Speech: Winter Tents Are “Contraband” for Occupy Boston
Occupy Boston is one of the largest and best established occupations of the 99 Percent movement, in the city known as the Cradle of Liberty for its role in …
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Egypt’s Civilian Government Submits Offer to Resign
Cairo - After three days of increasingly violent demonstrations, Egypt’s interim civilian government submitted its resignation to the country’s ruling military council on Monday, bowing to the demands of …