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Obama FCC Kills “Fairness Doctrine” Dead, as Requested by Congressional Republicans
In apparent response to GOP leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee who requested in June that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski "strike the Fairness …
Robert Naiman Speaks With Rick Smith About The Historic Opportunity to Have Congress Cut Military Spending
Listen to Just Foreign Policy Director Robert Naiman speak with Radio Host Rick Smith about his latest articles, “Why the Jobs Argument Against Military Cuts Is Bogus,” and "A …
Over 160 Arrested in Ongoing Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
An estimated 2,000 people have signed up to hold sit-ins and commit other acts of civil disobedience.
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GOP Rep. Chabot Bans Cameras At Town Hall As Constituents Chant “Where Are The Jobs?“
Rep. Steve Chabot’s (R-OH) town hall meeting was riddled with protests last night as voters voiced their frustration with the GOP’s focus on deep spending cuts rather than providing …
Think Again: NPR: Still Bending Over Backward
National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” did a report last week on therapy to turn gay people straight, inspired by the work of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) husband. The story …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Gov. John Kasich Now Refusing Federal Money to Help the Unemployed, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
Economic Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction
With the recent Iowa straw poll andPresident Obama's bus tour, Americans are hearing a cacophony of arguments about the wobbly economy. The federal stimulus package passed in 2009 was …
One on One With Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Rep. Jerrold Nadler speaks at a rally for the ADA Amendements Act at the US Capitol. (Photo: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights) At a time …
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Why I’m Marching with Bill McKibben to Protest the Keystone Pipeline
Sometimes a decision forces you to think deeply about what you believe in and how you act on those beliefs. It was like that when the climate protection …
Unequal Protection From Risk
(Image: JR / Truthout) When corporations gained the protections that had been written for persons in the United States, a substantial shift began in who bears what …