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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Asks Business Groups to Help Avoid Another Economic Crisis, and More
President Obama raised the pressure on Congressional Republicans, and asked business groups to help avoid another economic crisis.
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Here’s a Capitalist Who Doesn’t Understand Capitalism
The idea that wealthy business owners are the sole source of jobs in our economy is just one big lie.
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The Myth of American Exceptionalism
The horrific events at the DC Navy Yard on September 16 are still metastasizing within the shellshocked American psyche. Faced with gratuitous images of a killer who should remain …
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Eliminating Nuclear Weapons is Just as Important as Eliminating Chemical Weapons
The apparent employment of chemical weapons in Syria should remind us that, while weapons of mass destruction exist, there is a serious danger that they will be used. That …
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Revealed: Extensive Koch Links to New Right-Wing $250 Million Mega Fund
Shadowy group Freedom Partners has extensive hidden connections to Koch Industries and to charities connected to Charles Koch.
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New Rule Could Shed Light on CEO-Worker Pay Gap
The SEC to meet Wednesday to consider a new rule mandated three years ago under Dodd-Frank that would require companies to disclose the ratio between a CEO's compensation and …
Next Step for Peace in Syria – Stop the “Lethal Aid“
The US has now joined with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other allies to directly supply weaponry to an array of fighters against the Syrian government.
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Frackademia: The People and Money Behind the EDF Methane Emissions Study
The long-awaited Environmental Defense Fund-sponsored fracking fugitive methane emissions study is finally out. Unfortunately, it's another case of “frackademia.”
Southern Leg of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Flunks Climate Test Too
Tthe 485-mile southern leg of Keystone XL will give TransCanada strategic access to these US coastal ports.
How Did D.C. Navy Yard Gunman Get Security Clearance While Being Treated by VA for Mental Illness?
A gunman opened fire at a naval base in Washington, DC, on Monday, killing 12 people and wounding several others before dying in a shootout with police.