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Beware the Drums of War: The Obama/Biden/Kerry Administration is Peddling a False Bill of Goods on Russia and Ukraine
President Obama's administration is peddling a false bill of goods on Ukraine.
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The Greatest Predators on Earth
The legendary six-ton Mountain Bull elephant had become the face of the illicit poaching-for-ivory crisis in Africa.
Thomas Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy
Lynn Fries hosts an extended interview with Thomas Piketty about his widely acclaimed Capital in the 21st Century.
“The Most Important Journalist You’ve Never Heard Of”: Remembering William Worthy
We spend the hour remembering the pioneering journalist William Worthy, who died earlier this month at the age of 92.
As Another Major Bank Avoids Jail, Occupy Wall Street Protester Cecily McMillan Gets Three-Month Term
While no Credit Suisse executives will be heading to jail for facilitating widespread tax evasion, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan has been sentenced to three months in jail …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Net Neutrality Is Hanging by the Thinnest of Threads, and More
The FCC formally proposes new rules that could allow companies like Netflix to pay internet service providers like Comcast to have their content sent to customers at faster speeds, …
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The Empire Eats Its Own
Elections are fine and dandy. Now is the time for a push back from this empire to the Main Street America we all cherished.
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Seeds of Food Sovereignty Grow in the Shadow of CAFTA
In the face of mounting pressure from free trade agreements and transnational corporations, the people who produce, distribute, and consume food are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a …
TPP Would Deepen Income Divide
There is still a danger that Obama might seek to gain passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, using the fast-track procedure.
New Revelations About Guantánamo “Suicides”
There has never been an impartial and effective investigation into the deaths, and the heavily-redacted version of the military investigation the government was compelled to release is riddled with …