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Hang Together or Hang Separately: The Battle Against Austerity
The piecemeal fight against shrink-the-government policies is unworkable; we need comprehensive solutions.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Are Violating Their $25 Billion Settlement
Five major US Banks are violating a a $25 billion settlement from last year that was meant to compensate victims of abusive bank practices and foreclosure fraud.
Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week
In the midst of a deepening jobs crisis, Republicans are proposing legislation that kills the only law that creates employment.
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If the Oceans Die – We Die
As lawmakers in Washington continue to ignore the most pressing issue facing our planet today, we are about to pass a very disturbing environmental milestone.
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No Redemption for George W. Bush
Mr. Bush should be blocked from redemption of any kind, ever: he misled us into a war that probably killed hundreds of thousands of people, and he did it …
Musharraf’s Forgotten Dark Legacy: Pakistan’s “Disappeared”
The arrest of General Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan provides new hope to the families of hundreds of Pakistanis who've gone missing since the ‘War on Terror’ came to Pakistan.
Michael Pollan: From GMOs to NYC’s Soda Ban, Local Efforts Challenge Agri-Giants’ National Control
From Californiau2019s Proposition 37 initiative to New York Cityu2019s soda ban, journalist and best-selling author Michael Pollan argues that local efforts hold the key to challenging the agricultural industryu2019s …
Angela Davis and Assata Shakur’s Lawyer Denounce FBI’s Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorists List
One day after the exiled former Black Panther Assata Shakur became the first woman named to the FBIu2019s Most Wanted Terrorists list, weu2019re joined by another legendary African-American activist, …
And Then There Was One: Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth
“What if the story of our times is this: And then there was one planet, and it was going down,” writes Tom Englehardt.
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How Little Has Changed
How little has changed: Some excerpts of writings on the capitalism of the 19th and early 20th Centuries – excerpted from my book, a work still in progress, Let's …