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Special Investigation: The Earthquakes and Toxic Waste of Ohio’s Fracking Boom
Between the spring of 2011 and early 2012, a fracking waste injection well known as Northstar 1 caused more than a dozen minor earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio, including one …
The War on Workers’ Religious Liberty
This is part of the war on women, of course, but also part of another war: the war of employers on their employees.
The Frack War Comes Home
The war came home this weekend, as thousands of people whose land has been under siege by the U.S. government and corporate interests gathered in Washington, D.C. No, they …
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Obama’s and Romney’s Opposing Views on What the American Public Provides
America is divided about its future. Should it keep and expand the system that brought past opportunity, prosperity and freedom? Or should it dismantle that system?
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The Terrible Economy and the Anti-Election of 2012
The worst economy since the Great Depression and you might think at least one of the candidates would come up with a few big ideas for how to get …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Probe Reveals For-Profit Colleges’ Questionable Compensation Practices, and More
In today's On the News segment: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform finds for-profit colleges pay executives massive salaries based solely on schools' profitability, a Koch-bankrolled climate …
US Intervention Continues to Undermine Egyptian Revolution
Human rights delegation to Egypt concludes any future support to the Egyptian government must meet the people's real needs, not promote the interests of foreign and local elites.
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Meet Cannibalistic Capitalism: Globalization’s Evil Twin
No matter what you think of globalization and economic growth, I believe we'll soon discover that capitalism without them is much, much worse
Paraguay’s Bitter Harvest: Monsanto and Rio Tinto Reap Benefits From Coup Government
Paraguay's new president Federico Franco fast-tracked negotiations with the mining giant Rio Tinto for a $4 billion aluminum plant on the banks of a river there.
Bernie Sanders Calls Federal Reserve “Socialism for the Rich” After $16 Trillion Secret Bail-Outs, Including Foreign Banks.
After 89 Democrats in the House voted in a victory for bipartisanship for HR 459 to audit the Federal Reserve, some jaw-dropping numbers are emerging as a result of …