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Reflections on Omnicide, Nuclear Deterrence and a Maginot Line in the Mind
The Maginot Line was a high-tech wall that French leaders believed would prevent another invasion.
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The Impossible Dream: Stan Fischer, Fed Chairman
Should the governor of the Bank of Israel become the next chairman of the Fed?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Democrats Will Introduce a Plan to Replace the Sequester, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today Senate Democrats will introduce a plan to replace the sequester, and propose $100 billion in stimulus spending; Missouri lawmakers voted to lower taxes …
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Conservatives: The New Taliban
The American Taliban loves their ignorance, their bigotry, and most of all, their Fox News.
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Ryan the Redistributionist
If any party is into redistribution, it is the Republicans. And Paul Ryan is leading the charge.
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Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down
Wage-suppression laws are the latest strike in a war of attrition waged by “private sector leaders.”
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National Intelligence Memorandum Outlines Steps Taken to Deter Classified Leaks to Media
A secrecy expert says stricter polygraph procedures will impoverish understanding of intelligence matters.
Inequality and the Environment
James Boyce: In places where the income gap is greatest, the environment is more degraded for everyone.
Rick Wolff: A Cure for Capitalism?
Employment's up, wealth's up, but the benefits of both are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few.
Daniel Ellsberg: In Hearing Bradley Manning Act Out of Conscience, Secret Tape Refutes Media Slander
To discuss Bradley Manningu2019s recorded court statement that was recently leaked to the press, weu2019re joined by perhaps the countryu2019s most famous whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg.