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Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era
What do the war on drugs and market-oriented education reform have in common?
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The Casualties of Justice
A scathing new report and data from a growing chorus of experts suggests Jim Crow is far from over.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Retailers Are Refusing to Help Stop Slave Labor, and More
US retailers are refusing to help stop slave labor.
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Why Can’t EPA Tighten Safety Regulations at Chemical Facilities Like West Fertilizer?
On Capitol Hill, industry has repeatedly lobbied to death labor and environmental groups' demands for tighter regs. And as long as the McCarthy confirmation standoff continues, an executive order …
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Fragile Freedom in the Big Apple
In order to see the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan you must first remove your belt and anything metal, pass through airport-level security, and show your ticket at six …
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When Basic Economic Theory Is Ignored, Disaster Will Follow
Paul Krugman: The clean little secret of the global economic crisis is that standard economic theory actually performed pretty well.
Billionaires Unchained: The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American “Democracy“
Today, politics is a rich man's game. Look no further than the 2012 elections and that season's biggest donor, 79-year-old casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
Monitoring of AP Phones a “Terrifying” Step in State Assault on Press Freedom
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins us to discuss what could mark the most significant government intrusion on freedom of the press in decades.
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Poor People’s March from Baltimore to DC: A Collection of Photos by Jenna Pope
Marchers continued along Route 1 towards Washington DC on day two of the Poor People's March. A small group of committed marchers had walked all night to make it …
Thursday: Nation’s Leading Drug Policy Group Launches Exit Strategy Guide
On Thursday, the Drug Policy Alliance will release An Exit Strategy for the Failed War on Drugs, the group's first-ever federal legislative guide. This comprehensive report contains 75 broad …