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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Chips Away at Social Safety Net, and More
Congress can't find the willpower to raise taxes on the rich, but that hasn't stopped them from chipping away at our retirement and slashing our social safety net, and …
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The Golden Age of Journalism? Your Newspaper, Your Choice
It seemed distinctly like a golden age of print news, if not of journalism.
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Six Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Were Buried So Big Pharma Could Make Money
New meds are being rushed to the market so industry can start making money even before safety has been determined.
Immigration Advocates Face Serious Challenges in Passing Reform in 2014
Despite nationwide mobilization, immigrant advocates acknowledge they have failed to reform a broken immigration system.
The Toxic Chemical Spill Crisis in West Virginia Will Happen Again. Here’s Why
Maya Nye, president of People Concerned About Chemical Safety, a citizen's group, explained: "We are so desperate for jobs in West Virginia we don't want to do anything that …
Canadian Government Bent on Expanding Weapon Sales Globally
Yves Engler: The Harper administration is propping up its domestic arms industry without regard to the consequences of weapons sales to countries like Colombia and Saudi Arabia.
Watchdogs to Sue FEC for Dismissal of Crossroads GPS Complaint
The complaint stemmed from the group's failure to register as a political committee and disclose its donors despite huge expenditures on political advertising in the 2010 election cycle.
“Balanced” Reporting on BDS Masks Asymmetries of Power, Vituperation and Factual Grounding
There is no question that solutions to the problems of Israel and Palestine are complex. The problems, however, are clear and should not be difficult to diagnose.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Announces Walmart to Join Groundbreaking Fair Food Program
Walmart joined with its Florida tomato suppliers and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to strengthen and expand the groundbreaking Fair Food Program.
Stop the Starvation Siege of Syria — Press Conference
Video of a press conference announcing an International Solidarity Hunger Strike for Syria.