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The Resurgence of Authoritarianism in Economically Beleaguered Greece: The Shaping of a Proto-Fascist State
The present Conservative-Socialist coalition Greek government brooks no opposition in its drive to do the bidding of the neoliberal troika that has taken control of the Greek economy.
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On the Front Lines of Hawaii’s GMO War, Part Two
Bill 2491 will take effect in nine months, but the battle over GMO farming and pesticides in Kauai - and the rest of Hawaii - is far from over.
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Heart of Darkness: Criminal Investigation of Wisconsin Recall Money
The post-Citizens United dark money showdown is underway in Wisconsin.
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The Hunger Games Are Real: Teenage Fans Remind the World What Katniss Is Really Fighting For
What if we used fantasy not as an escape from our world, but an invitation to look deeper into it? How teenage fans are fighting injustice - in real …
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A Call to Arms From Oz to American Academics
The social disease of neoliberalism is spreading to Australia, with a not-so-veiled threat to academic freedom.
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New York Times Uncovers Conservative Attacks, Then Prints One: All on Front Page
The New York Times finally reported on the extensive GOP communication campaigns to change public discourse. Then it published a piece of propaganda by that campaign on the front …
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What Message Do You Need?
Nothing will change to make a better world without independent, public interest media sources that inform without fear or favor and so lay the foundation for a functional democracy.
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Without Reagan’s Treason, Iran Would Not Be a Problem
The biggest threat to an American-Iranian accord comes from President Obama's enemies at home - Congressional Republicans - not from the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: BP Tries to Deny Blame for Another Oil Spill in 2010, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. On Sunday, major world powers reached an agreement to scale back the Iranian nuclear program. In exchange, …
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Meet America’s Biggest Welfare Queens
The truth about welfare is that it is just one