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Wall Street’s Climate Finance Bonanza
Government officials appear to be on the brink of instigating another corporate handout and big bank giveaway - this time in the name of fighting climate change.
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Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration
The cuts span a wide range of federal programs and departments; here is what we know so far.
Surviving Ex-Gay Therapy
There's a growing movement, led by survivors of ex-gay therapy, to disprove and ban these harmful practices for good.
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Ten Ways the Wealthy Dodge Taxes
Unlike the offshore account tax fraud that gets so much press and regulatory attention, many of the most egregious tax avoidance scams are perfectly legal.
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What Immigration Reform Could Mean for American Workers, and Why the AFL-CIO Is Embracing It
Robert Reich: Immigration reform is part of labor's long-term strategy.
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Kitchen Sink Socialism
We don't need gay marriage to ‘ruin’ one man, one woman, one mortgage relationships; austerity is doing that just fine, says Andrew Fogle.
How Can a Veteran of War in Afghanistan Help Us Understand Good Conscience?
Nao Rozi is an Afghan National Army veteran, and now a member of the Afghan Peace Volunteers. He speaks about his experience on the front line in Afghanistan, and …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Senate Voted to Begin Debate on Gun Control, and More
In today's On the News segment: After years of GOP obstruction on gun control, just the fact that a debate has been allowed is historic, but the vote is …
Revolution Is a Warm Gun: Rethinking the Left’s Positions on Violence and Gun Control
Arun Gupta: ‘Society awash in guns is more of a detriment to the left project of emancipation than a means to secure it.’
Ten Years After the Iraq Invasion, Protest Drones in April
The Obama administration employs lethal drones for illegal targeted attacks around the world – notably in Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen, where hundreds of civilians have been killed. The …