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On the News With Thom Hartmann: With Doomsday Economic Scenario Approaching, Republicans Poised to Come Out on Top, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Exile in the Promised Land: Why Black America Won’t Walk on Obama
Black America is in crisis. In my neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, families live in small apartments next to empty boarded-up buildings. Cops arrest people at random to meet their quotas. …
Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York, From Niagara Falls to Manhattan
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After the Debt-Ceiling Fiasco
Washington - Hours before the negotiations on the debt limit between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner collapsed, political reporters received a missive from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
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Former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor: David Hicks’ War Crimes Charge Was a “Favor” for Australia
David Hicks, author of “Guantanamo: My Journey.” (Image: Random House Australia) Last week, the Australian government announced that it would initiate legal proceedings to try and seize …
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Budgeting for Ignorance
Will Rogers said that when Congress is in session, the public gets the same panicky feeling as “when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” Rogers' observation …
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The Power of Song, From Selma to Syria
How should music rank among the ever-growing list of time-tested nonviolent methods such as boycotts, marches, strikes, sit-ins, and vigils?
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Right-Wing Pundits Jumped to Blame Muslims and “Jihadists” for Norway Attacks
When news began to unfold on Friday of the terror attacks in Norway that has left more than 90 dead, many blogs and Twitter accounts immediately lit up with …
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Black Chicago Divided
Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: quinn.anya) Martavius (Mark) Carter is both the product and perpetrator of a growing class divide in black America. He is a resident of Chicago’s …
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Arrivederci, Water Profiteers: Why 96 Percent of Italian Voters Rejected Their Government’s Push for Water Privatization
Rome, Italy. (Photo: laszlo-photo) "Water—whether we treat it as a public good or as a commodity that can be bought and sold—will in large part determine whether …