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Amid Government Shutdown, “New Economy” Events Draw Sustainability Advocates
The New Economy Coalition hosted events focused on building sustainable solutions to inequality and climate change.
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Washington Attorney General Sues GMO Labeling Opponents for Hiding Corporate Donors
The state of Washington has filed a lawsuit, claiming opponents of a ballot initiative that would label groceries containing genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs) are hiding their donors in a …
Canadian Police Use Military Tactics to Disperse Indigenous Anti-Fracking Blockade
New Brunswick Mounted Police deploy rubber bullets and tear gas, arrest 40 protesters for blockading highway.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Five Million Low-Income People Will Go Without Basic Health Benefits Because of Their Republican Governors, and More
In today’s On the News segment: Five million low-income people will go without basic health benefits because of their Republican governors; in the debt ceiling standoff, our nation lost …
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How the “Know Nothing” Press Extended the Shutdown
What reason could the mainstream media possibly have for prolonging the government shutdown and prolonging the suffering of the American people? Money. And lots of it.
Rachel Maddow: All Those Stunts, and Yet GOP Comes Up Empty
Luke Russert, NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the likelihood of another shutdown crisis in Congress in the future.
Longshoreman Strike Shuts Down Port of Baltimore
Port of Baltimore Shutdown: Longshoremen in solidarity with nationwide labor struggle.
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Rep. John Conyers Pushes for a “Full Employment” Bill
Rep. John Conyers says the focus should be on jobs, not debt.
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What Was “Essential” and What Wasn’t: The Government Shutdown in Perspective
Let this be the last time we as a nation let our elected officials cut nutrition assistance for vulnerable children at the same moment that they protect deep tax …
How US Pressure Bends UN Agencies
UN inspectors did not conclude who was responsible for the Syrian gas attacks, but major US news outlets implied the findings implicated the Syrian government.