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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Block Jobs Bill, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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The Chamber Spends More Than $4 Million in Just Three Months Lobbying for Corporate Immunity to the Law
Lobbying disclosure forms for the third quarter of 2011 are due tonight, and corporate America’s tort reform lobby has so far topped the list of the most profligate spenders. …
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UN Panel Calls for Inquiry Into Qaddafi’s Death
Geneva - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for an inquiry into the death of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi amid conflicting accounts of how the …
Richard D. Wolff | Europe’s Crisis and Austerity
Occupy Everywhere!
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How Can We Rouse Police and Other Protectors of the Corporatocracy – “Guards” of the Status Quo – to Join the OWS Rebellion?
“In a highly developed society, the Establishment cannot survive without the obedience and loyalty of millions of people who are given small rewards to keep the system going: the …
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Obama’s Jobs Plan is Blocked Again by Senate Republicans
Washington - For the second time in 10 days, the Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic efforts to take up a jobs bill championed by President Obama. The …
One More SEC/Citigroup Sweetheart Deal – Five Reasons to Be Outraged
The President says he understands the frustration behind the Occupy Wall Street movement. That's nice. But the anger will keep growing as long as the government keeps handing out …
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Young Activist Stands Up to the Industry That Enslaves His Community in Appalachia
Junior Walk. (Screengrab: Rose Aguilar) It's 4:29 PM. The blast will go off at any minute. Even though you grew up hearing the sound, it's still jarring. …
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Let Them Eat Keller
Funny, he doesn't look like Marie Antoinette. But when former New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller asks his readers if they are "bored by the soggy sleep-ins and …