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Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist
Islamabad, Pakistan - Obama administration officials believe that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the infiltration of militants …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: CEO Pay Up 23 Percent for 200 Largest Corporations, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
Class War in Greece and the World
Once again, democracy has been crushed in the very land where it was born. Despite unprecedented opposition by the vast majority (70-80 percent) of the population, the …
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Gaza Flotilla Activists Vow to Proceed Despite Greek Ban
Demonstrators on the American boat, “The Audacity of Hope,” which plans to be part of the international flotilla to Gaza, at a port near Athens, Greece, June 30, 2011. …
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Wall Street Versus Main Street
Leaving a hearing before the subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee a few weeks ago, a pleasant woman approached us and introduce herself, noting she and her companions …
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Are Subsidized Student Loans Worth the Price?
Students in class at Simmons College. (Photo: stevegarfield) Previous guest blogger Anastasia Wilson has written a post on her own blog comparing the student loan racket (for-profit …
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Universal Health Care: Can We Afford Anything Less?
Dr. William Dewar III examines a patient in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, January 17, 2011. (Photo: Nicole Bengiveno / The New York Times) America’s broken health-care system suffers from …
The Tyranny and Devastating Glory of Greece
Protesters demonstrate against austerity cuts in Syntagma Square, Greece, June 29, 2011. (Photo: Megan Garner) On the eve of World War II, in 1935, the British scholar, …
Thom Hartmann: Who’s Going to Win – Greece or the Banksters?
Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research. Don’t ride the bus in Greece. A 2-day strike has shut down the nation’s public transportation system and riot police are …
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Jim Crow Immigration Law
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