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American Hustle: Ignoring Poverty In the US
This American Hustle allows politicians, the media, and the public to wash their collective hands of actually doing anything except demanding that the lazy poor step up to the …
What If California Spent As Much On Education As It Does On Prisons?
In the state of California it costs roughly seven times more to house one prisoner for a year than it does to send just one child to a college …
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C’mon America … Let’s Keep the Lights On
Mass power outages are becoming more frequent and they're a sign of this nation's aging electrical infrastructure, which is stuck in the 19th century.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Higher Levels of Unionization Can Contribute to Economic Stability, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to the Economic Policy Institute, higher levels of unionization can contribute to economic stability; last week, President Obama sent Congress a $3.9 …
Ukraine Hysteria, US Hypocrisy, Keystone Protest
US media go into overdrive over Russia/Ukraine. And a big anti-Keystone XL rally at the White House hardly makes the news.
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Should Baltimore Privatize Its Public Housing?
Housing advocate Jeffrey Singer and Councilman Bill Henry debate whether Baltimore should privatize 40 percent of its public housing stock.
Ralph Nader | Senate’s Climate Stance, “Insanity” of US Nukes and Why Obama’s Minimum Wage Hike Falls Short
Ralph Nader discusses the Senate's filibuster to promote climate action, US regulators hiding details of the Fukushima meltdown, and why Obama's call for a minimum wage hike falls short …
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Rachel Maddow | Oil Companies Dumping Radioactive Waste in North Dakota
Don Morrison, of the Dakota Resource Council, talks with Rachel Maddow about the challenge of holding oil companies responsible for pollution in North Dakota.
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NSA
Copyright Universal Uclick.
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Wall Street Charges Ahead
Obama's really taking this bull by the horns.