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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican Sequester Will Kick 140,000 People Out of Their Homes
In today's On the News segment: The Republican Sequester is cutting the Department of Housing and Urban Development budget by $2 million, denying homes to 140,000 people; the Securities …
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Act Before the Bail-In: Now Is the Moment to Seize Public Banking
Despite the fact that the citizens have the power, we still give our money to banks that gamble with our future.
On the Poor Definition and Measurement of Corruption
Sadly, we’ve entered into a world where the word “corruption” has become inadequate to describe the many and varied practices of profitable abuse by the powerful and connected of …
Behind DOMA Ruling, a Great American Divide on Gay Rights
The Supreme Court's decision to strike the Defense of Marriage Act not only reflects progress towards equality, but also the great polarization of American society over gay rights. The …
Decolonizing the 99% Come August
Comprehending that we live in a world “colonized by corporations,” social movement actors intend to converge in Kalamazoo, Mich., this summer to assemble collectively, “Decolonize the 99%,” identify common …
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Zimmerman Verdict: The Slave Patrol Is Alive and Well in Florida
Slave Patrols were a regular feature of the South, from its first settlement by slave-owning Europeans until the decades after Reconstruction.
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Trayvon Martin: A Jewish Response
Rabbi Michael Lerner discusses the Trayvon Martin, the George Zimmerman trial and the concept of the
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Denied the Right to Be Young
In the case of George Zimmerman it was Trayvon Martin who was actually on trail; and he never stood a chance.
“There Is a Trayvon in Every Town”: Rev. Jesse Jackson and Florida Youth Activist Demand Justice
Civil rights groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman.
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“I Felt Like It Was My Son”: Thousands Protest George Zimmerman Acquittal in Trayvon Martin Killing
Protests were held across the country this weekend after a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty on charges of second-degree murder.