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On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Lawsuit Could Put an End to the GOP’s Perpetual Senate Filibuster, and More
In today's On the News segment: Common Cause files suit against the US Senate over filibuster rules, all signs now point to a Greek default and exit from the …
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Today, ALEC Brings Lawmakers and Big Oil Together to Undermine Clean Energy
Today, behind closed doors in Charlotte, North Carolina, legislators from 15 states will meet with the oil and gas industry to discuss so-called “model legislation” as part of the American Legislative …
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Sen. Mark Warner, Leading Democratic Critic of Volcker Rule, Invests With JP Morgan Unit Likely Affected by Volcker Rule
In March, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) led members from both parties in introducing legislation to delay the implementation of the Volcker Rule, a new regulation to limit risky trading by big …
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Union Rights Are Civil Rights
The right of U.S. workers to organize and bargain collectively with their employers unhindered by employer or government interference has been a legal right since the 1930s. Yet there …
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Grabbing the Bolt-Cutters With Take Back the Land
In Rochester, New York, activists are fighting to win control of Catherine Lennon-Griffin's foreclosed, bank-owned home as a community land trust, at her request — making this one of …
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How Long Will Japan’s Nuclear Recess Be? Enter Kazakhstan
Environmental victories are so scarce these days that you can’t blame eco-activists for trumpeting any good news — even when the news turns out to be mostly smoke and …
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Outside a Women’s Prison in New York for Mother’s Day
I had never noticed Bayview myself, having passed that stretch of Manhattan hundreds of times. On Saturday evening, however, to mark the eve of Mother's Day, I stood outside …
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Key Murdoch Aide Rebekah Brooks to Be Prosecuted in Hacking Case
Rebekah Brooks was told by prosecutors on Tuesday that she, her husband and four others will face charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
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Studies Suggest Economic Inequity Is Built Into, and Worsened by, School Systems
In light of the new research, several components of no excuses education reform are likely to increase the current problems with social and educational equity, instead of addressing them.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Malaysian Tribunal Declares Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney Are War Criminals, and More
In today's On the News segment: More than 200,000 jobless Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Saturday, European stocks plummet as new anti-austerity leaders struggle to form coalitions, the …