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Federal Highway Fund Is Running on Fumes
Last week, lawmakers in Congress approved a bill that keeps highway and transit spending at current levels for the next two years, but there was a catch: They came …
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How a Brutal Strain of American Aristocrats Have Come to Rule America
The worldview of the old Southern aristocracy can now be found nationwide.
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The Aftermath of Occupy Will Surpass the Gains of 1960s Activism
Every year, a fresh batch of grads leaves college to face poor job prospects. Many will become protesters and fuel the growing movement for economic justice.
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California Lawmakers Pass Historic Foreclosure Protections
State lawmakers approve what would be the nation's strongest legislation to help financially troubled borrowers stay in their homes. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign them this week …
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Election Countdown 2012: Occupiers Project a Giant 99 Percent Message Over Indepence Hall at the National Gathering in Philadelphia, and More
u201cLast night, occupiers projected a u201c99%u201d We The People message onto Independence Hall, the spot where the U.S. Constitution was drafted hundreds of years ago.u201d
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Stacking Dolls
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It’s a Crime
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Eight Ways America Is Headed Back to the Robber-Baron Era
Over the past 40 years, corporations and politicians have rolled back many of the gains made by working and middle-class people.
Economic Update: “Lessons from Economic History”
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.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Law Against Corporate Political Spending, and More
Supreme Court misses a chance to correct the mistake it made with Citizens United vs. FEC and more