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Five Reasons Why Austerity Hurts Today and Will Even More Tomorrow
Austerity can inflict long-term damage on people's pockets, psyches, livelihoods and lives.
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As Public Concerns Grow, Congress Spooked Over Spying
The American people are growing increasingly concerned about reports of domestic spying, and Congress isn't sure how to respond.
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North Carolina State Senator Calls “Moral Monday” Protesters “Moral Morons“
Since April, North Carolina citizens have been gathering at the state capital in Raleigh for ‘Moral Monday’ rallies and acts of civil disobedience to protest the the cruel things …
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While We Focus on Keystone XL, Big Oil Is Busy With Other Pipelines
Canadian oil producers seeking to expand existing pipelines to get tar sands oil to the US market.
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Chemical Weapons Experts Still Skeptical About US Claim That Syria Used Sarin
The Obama administration has yet to offer details of what evidence it has and how it obtained it.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduced the “Restore Our Privacy Act” to Limit the Spying Power of the NSA and the FBI, and More
In today's On the News segment: Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the “Restore Our Privacy Act,” which would put strict limits on the NSA and the FBI's controversial powers to …
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US Government Looks to Trim Massive Penal Code
For the first time in two decades, a task force will look at reforms for the criminal justice system.
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Reformist Said to Have Won Iranian Presidency in Heavy Voting
Hasan Rowhani, the candidate favored by Iranian reformists, won the Iranian presidential elections in a landslide, a source said.
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Turkish Protests Are Part of a Global Revolution
In this Acronym TV report, host Dennis Trainor, Jr speaks with Selin, a 19 year-old female resident of Isthanbul, who recounts the physical and physiological abuse she endured after …
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OK Woman Politely Declines to Thank the Lord; Atheists Unite
As comedian Doug Stanhope watched CNN's Wolf Blitzer insinuate that Rebecca Vitsmun must thank the Lord for saving her life, he jumped off the couch, high-fiving himself when she …