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Debate: Hillary Clinton Sounds Populist Tone, but Are Progressives Ready to Back Her in 2016?
Clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Economists Study How Devastating Austerity Really Is, and More
The German Institute for Macroeconomic Research releases its report on the effects of austerity on Greece, and more.
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Bumps in the Road
Communities Can Take Back Power in City Planning
Tom Angotti discusses the lack of community power in city planning and zoning processes.
There All Along: “Exceptional” Slowdown of the Gulf Stream From Greenland Melt
Greenland melt has influenced the Gulf Stream for more than a century.
Cash Cops: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched US Law Enforcement
The media has finally begun to talk about the issue, but we still haven't been presented with a full scope of civil forfeiture: what it is and what it …
As Battle for Aden Rages, Yemen Is Set for a Messy and Violent Future
Yemen's humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has become a major flashpoint.
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Dahr Jamail | Report Shows US Invasion, Occupation of Iraq Left 1 Million Dead
The study estimates at least 1.3 million people have died as a result of US policy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2001.
New Report: Big Banks Require Tellers to Use Predatory Practices
Front-line workers at our nation's big banks are required by their employers to exploit customers.
Twelve Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran
We can credit US clumsiness for the new Iranian ascendancy.