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Bill Moyers | Khalil Muhammad on Facing Our Racial Past
Muhammad describes the New York City Police Departmentu2019s u201cStop and Frisku201d program as u201can old and enduring form of surveillance and racial control.u201d
Job Insecurity: It’s the Disease of the 21st Century, and It’s Killing Us
A massive, Xanax-fueled public health crisis driven by chronic employment worry is headed our way.
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Major Church’s Near Move to Divest Signals Beginning of the End for Status Quo in Israel
The vote in the 1.9 million member Presbyterian church didn't pass, but it shows that middle America is increasingly against the occupation.
Texas GOP Declares: “No More Teaching of ‘Critical Thinking Skills’ in Texas Public Schools“
The Texas GOP's hidden curriculum against critical thinking and other educational threats to authoritarianism is now part of its official platform.
Economic Update: Banks, Banksters and Crisis Finance
On Economic Update Professor Richard Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis. This episode contains updates …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Current Heat Wave Could Lead to a Food Crisis, and More
In today's On the News segment: The global warming heat wave that's been scorching the nation could lead to a food crisis; at least fifteen Republican governors have promised …
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Five Ways Republicans Have Sabotaged Job Growth
Republican intransigence on economic policy has been a key contributor to the sluggish recovery.
As Japan Says Fukushima Disaster “Man-Made” and “Preventable,” Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide
A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last yearu2019s nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster - that could and should have been …
US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions, Shows Preference for Corporate “Rights“
The decision in Knox v. SEIU could have an impact on future election cycles.
Economy Adds 80,000 Jobs in June; Unemployment Steady at 8.2 Percent
Men have gotten all new jobs in retail over the last 2.5 years.