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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans in North Carolina Say State Can Ignore the US Constitution, and More
Republicans in North Carolina say their state can ignore the U.S. Constitution.
New Era of Nuclear-Armed North Korea Forces US to Reconsider War Games at Regime’s Door
As North Korea threatens to launch a nuclear attack on the United States, the Obama administration is quietly expressing concern its own recent actions may have been too provocative.
Whose Housing Recovery?
News of the housing recovery often implies that the real-estate market is becoming healthy, however investors seem to be the one benefiting from this rebound more than the average …
Subsidized Corn Destroying Global Bio-Diversity
James Boyce: Industrial agriculture threatening existence of small farmers growing corn in Mexico and Guatemala; potatoes in Peru and the Andes; rice in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia - farmers …
Economist Richard Wolff Answers Questions
Bill Moyers invites Economist Richard Wolff back to their studios for a live chat with viewers.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis on Fighting School Closures
Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union discusses the effect of school closings in Chicago.
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A Better Road, By Rail
There is a totally obvious case for government intervention that stares us all in the face every time we hit the road.
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As Tuition Rises, Opportunities Shrink
College tuition has been increasing far more quickly than household median income in recent years.
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Calculating the True Cost of War
According to a recent Harvard report, the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will end up costing U.S. taxpayers up to $6 trillion in the long term. The report …
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AFL-CIO: Citizenship, NOT Guest Workers
Every person who works in this country – regardless where he or she was born and regardless how long he or she has been here – must be entitled …