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Police Killing Inflames San Francisco Community, Revealing Further Divides
A police shooting of a 28-year-old man in San Francisco last Friday has left the city divided, angry and uncertain over the fast-changing social and economic landscape of the …
Wall Street Journal Spins the Facts for Scott Walker Aide
The Wall Street Journal opinion page has a new installment in its campaign against Wisconsin's “John Doe” campaign finance probe, this time in an effort to resuscitate the image …
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The New Citizens United: Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Spending Limits for Rich Donors
Campaign finance watchdogs now estimate that a single wealthy donor could spread up to $3.6 million during a single election cycle.
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Charles Keating and the Lessons of the Savings and Loan Crisis
On Wednesday, Charles H. Keating Jr., one of the most notorious fraudsters in American history, died at the age of 90.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reaganomics Has Created Poverty, and More
In today's On the News segment: Three decades of Reaganomics has left half of our entire nation in poverty; rather than waiting on Congress, last week, the Connecticut General …
UN Report Says Climate Change Will Threaten Food Production Worldwide
Not only are the effects of climate change already occurring on every continent, the world is ill-prepared for what is to come.
Treating Humans Worse Than Animals: Prison System Voices Decry Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill
Following the death of two prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island facility, there is mounting pressure on jails and prisons to reform their use of solitary confinement.
The “Bounty” Police Force? Albuquerque Officers Face Protests, Probe Over Spate of Fatal Shootings
Outrage is growing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the latest incident in a spate of police shootings.
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The Contraceptive Mandate Finally Leads America Out of the Victorian Era
The Affordable Care Act demonstrates an affirmative, proactive step from government for women's access to reproductive health care, but conservatives are bent on moving backwards.
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How To Fan the Flames
The worse our situation gets - economically, politically, ecologically -the more we yearn for a vast movement to erupt and transform the landscape.