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Election Countdown 2012: National Walmart Walkouts Continue Across the Nation, and More
Mission elapsed time: T + 35 and counting* “My little body is weary of this great world.”– Portia, The Merchant of Venice. I must soon throw myself into the …
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JPMorgan Chase’s Tactics to Squeeze Student Loans Debtors
First, the big banks create debt. Then they get paid to collect it.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Was Awarded to the European Union, and More
In today's On the News segment: The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway; 70 percent of all outside spending …
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Know Your Rights: Voter ID Laws Threaten Transgender Voters
Many trans people are already struggling to obtain updated ID's that reflect their true identity, and in some states, that means legal barriers to their voting rights. Elsewhere, de …
Nonviolent Protester of Drone Wars Sentenced to Federal Prison
Catholic Worker Brian Terrell of Maloy, Iowa has been sentenced to serves 6 months in a federal prison for his witness against the use of drone warfare. Here are …
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On Both Sides of the Border, Teachers Fight Corporatization
In both Mexico and the United States, schools are an ideological battleground.
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Walkergate Trials Heating Up, Plea Deal Has State Buzzing
An investigation into Scott Walker's former staff has brought up allegations of illegal campaign work on the public payroll, embezzlement of funds from a veterans' charity, and even child …
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Lawmakers Get Graded on Equality Record
How do your representatives stack up when it comes to voting on policy that helps, or hinders, economic equality?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Private Health Insurers Are Preying on Medicare, and More
You need to know this. Vice President Joe Biden will square off against Paul Ryan in tonightu2019s Vice Presidential debate.
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Supreme Court Conservatives Press Affirmative Action Supporters to Defend “Racial Preferences“
This past Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments on a case involving the use of race as a factor in accepting students at the University of Texas.