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Minnesota Amish vs. Fracking
Does the industry's ongoing land grab clash with the fundamental tenets of the Amish population?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Public Transportation System Is Failing Low-Income Workers, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new study by the Brookings Institute u2013 only a quarter of Americans can get to work in less than 90 …
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The GOP’s Redonkulous Alternative to the Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Supreme Courtu2019s affirmation of the Affordable Care Act predictably brought renewed calls from Republicans to restrict medical malpractice litigation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), for instance, …
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Obama’s Scramble for Africa Secret Wars, Secret Bases, and the Pentagon’s “New Spice Route” in Africa
Few in the U.S. know about this superhighway, or about the dozens of training missions and joint military exercises being carried out in nations that most Americans couldnu2019t locate …
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Congress Considers Prosecutions of Reporters Over Leaked Information
In response to New York Times stories that relied on leaks of sensitive national-security information, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday discussed legislation that could allow journalists to …
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Workers Protest Con Ed Lockout: “They Couldn’t Raise Rates on Customers … So They Went After Us“
As negotiations between union reps and management to settle the Con Ed lockout continue far from the public's view, the workers are making their presence known in the street.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Taxes in America Are at a 30-Year Low, and More
In today's On the News segment: Taxes in America are at a 30-year low, Georgia is close to executing a mentally disabled inmate, climate-change deniers infiltrate Canada, and more. TRANSCRIPT: …
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John Deere, CVS Caremark, HP, MillerCoors and Best Buy Drop ALEC
Today, five new companies have pledged to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). They include John Deere, CVS Caremark, MillerCoors, HP, and Best Buy.
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DoD Report Confirms Interrogators Pulled “Deliberate Ruse” on Jose Padilla; Convinced Him Flu Shot Was “Truth Serum“
In 2006, a lawyer for convicted terrorist Jose Padilla made an explosive claim in a federal court filing: the enemy combatant was given drugs against his will, believed to …
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Midwest Drought May Spark Food Inflation
Experts warn it could mean higher costs for everything from a hamburger to a gallon of milk in the months ahead.