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Unemployed Confront Congress at Take Back the Capitol
Today thousands of unemployed people and others came to D.C. to tell Congress and “K Street” that they need jobs not cuts; that we should tax the rich, and …
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Obama Appeals for a New Commitment to a Fair America
Osawatomie, Kansas - President Barack Obama cast the national debate and developing 2012 presidential campaign Tuesday as a battle between two visions of the economy, government and society. …
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Blagojevich Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Prison
Chicago - Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for 18 felony corruption convictions, including trying to sell …
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Sebelius Overrules FDA Decision to Widen Access to Morning-After Pill
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, at a briefing at the Health and Human Services Department in Washington, on May 27, 2010. (Photo: Luke Sharrett …
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Koch Political Group Brags About Bullying GOP Lawmakers Into Denying Climate Science
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) In its cover story this week, the National Journal explores a curious phenomenon: while the science supporting climate change has only gotten …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Denounces “Trickle-Down Economics,” and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Bank of America Takes Occupy Foreclosure Actions Seriously, Warns Employees “We Need to Be Prepared“
Today, the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking part in a series of actions they’ve called “Occupy Our Homes,” aimed at preventing foreclosures and protecting those still struggling to …
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Alabama Agriculture Department Advances Plan to Replace Immigrant Workers With Prisoners
ThinkProgress has been reporting on the catastrophic economic consequences of Alabama’s harshest-in-the-nation immigration law. Undocumented workers are the backbone of Alabama’s agriculture industry, and their exodus has already created …
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The Toxic Truth About Nail Salons
If you’ve ever stepped into a nail salon, you know the smell of a chemical cocktail that hits you like an invisible wall. While consumers may tolerate it during …
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Families Join the Occupy Movement as the 99 Percent Takes On the Housing Crisis
A nine-year-old demonstrates with a picture of a home that Fannie Mae foreclosed on in Boston, October 10, 2011. (Photo: Lauren Metter, DIgBoston.com) Kelly Shaw and her …