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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wages Have Gone Down Nearly 7 Percent Since the Recession, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to new data from PayScale, the largest salary profile database in the world, wages have gone down almost 7 percent since the …
How the Pentagon Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Turn Italy Into a Launching Pad for the Wars of Today and Tomorrow
The Pentagon has spent the last two decades plowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars into military bases in Italy, turning the country into an increasingly important center for …
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The GOP’s Shutdown Tab: $1 Billion Dollars and Counting
The GOP's federal shutdown is on the verge of becoming the most fiscally irresponsible gesture in modern political history.
Who Is Behind the Tea Party? (Part 2)
Corporations in support of the Tea Party have pitt themselves against GOP establishment Republicans who take their cue from Wall Street.
Government Shutdown Reflects Struggle Within Capitalist Republican Elite (Part 1)
Paul Street: Tea Party candidates' strong desire to roll back the New Deal comes out of the GOP establishment's own creation.
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After Four Decades in Solitary, Dying Angola 3 Prisoner Herman Wallace Freed, Conviction Overturned
A dying prisoner has been released in Louisiana after serving nearly 42 years in solitary confinement, longer than any other person in the United States.
What on Earth are Nuclear Weapons For?
The more nuclear weapons, the more risk and insecurity for the planet as a whole.
What You Don’t Know About The NSA Spying Scandal
Are we living in a time of inverted totalitarianism?
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Time for Proof on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
We note that both sides continue to claim possession of compelling evidence regarding the true perpetrators of this crime.
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Rebelling Against Massive Use of Pesticides, Brazilians Shift to Organic Foods
Chemicals which have been banned in most other countries get dumped in Brazil due to lax legislation and intense lobbying from chemical companies.