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Advice to Plutocrat Perkins: Time to Shut Up!
Venture capitalist Tom Perkins went on Bloomberg TV to apologize for using the word “Kristallnacht.”
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Scarlett Johansson, There’s a Line Between Israel and Palestine, and SodaStream Is Over the Line
Oxfam dumped actor Scarlett Johansson as its
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Time for Big Oil to Pay for Its Pollution
The fossil fuel industry is the only industry that doesn't pay to clean up its own waste.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: States Have Lost $1.76 Billion Since Congress Allowed Long-Term Unemployment Benefits to Expire, and More
In today's On the News segment: States have lost $1.76 billion dollars since Congress allowed long-term unemployment benefits to expire; religious groups are standing up for reproductive rights; ten …
No Pipe Dream: Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep?
You don't need to go looking for a frack fight, anymore; it's coming looking for you.
Congress Cuts Food Stamps While Expanding Welfare for Corporate Farms
Jason Rano: The crop insurance system lacks transparency while the SNAP program has one of the lowest fraud rates of any government program.
Indigenous Group Fighting Tar Sands Gets Boost From Neil Young
First Nations Chief Allan Adam discusses the tar sands awareness tour with Canadian musician Neil Young and the health issues that communities face.
Why Is the Fed Pushing Interest Rates Higher?
Gerald Epstein: The big banks will benefit from higher interest rates in emerging markets but this does not benefit the US economy.
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For Pete Seeger and His Family
Pete Seeger's voice will remain in the hearts of the millions who have heard him.
2014 State of the Union (Minus the Corporate Influence)
In some alternative universe, not only is Dennis Trainor Jr. the speechwriter for President Obama, but he actually convinced the president to deliver the following as the 2014 SOTU.