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“Something Has Started”: Michael Moore on the Occupy Wall Street Protests That Could Spark a Movement
Oscar-winning filmmaker, best-selling author,and provocateur laureate Michael Moore joins us for the hour. One of the world’s most acclaimed — and notorious — independent filmmakers and rabble-rousers, his documentary …
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Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
Private contractors injured while working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on Monday, claiming that corporations and insurance companies …
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Gas Drilling Documentary, Hailed as “Indie” and “Balanced,” Is Anything but
This weekend, the Texas Tribune will play host to the Texas Tribune Festival. According to the festival's website, the convening is designed "to bring together the state's most prominent …
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Tales and Tools of Revolution: From Serbia to Egypt
A new generation is telling their stories of overthrowing corrupt regimes. And in the digital age, their lessons can spread more quickly than ever before. But how …
Obama Taxes the Rich for the Wrong Reasons
President Obama may have opened Pandora's box with his latest tax-the-rich rhetoric, but he'll try to keep the lid half-shut. Truly informing the public about just how rich the …
NAT GAS Act, Which Would Overhaul US Fueling Infrastructure, Moves Forward
On Thursday, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing on Energy Tax Policy and Tax Reform.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Anti-Immigrant Bill Targets Domestic Violence Victims for Deportation, and More
In today's On the News segment: New bill would require deporting domestic violence victims if they are also undocumented immigrants, the government wants to know if Anonymous could hack …
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Public Said to Be Misled on Use of the Patriot Act
Washington - Two United States senators on Wednesday accused the Justice Department of making misleading statements about the legal justification of secret domestic surveillance activities that the government is …
American Public Relations Firm Hired to Rescue the King of Bahrain
Well, Matt Lauer’s got his hands full. No, not the TV Matt Lauer. The other Matt Lauer. The one who used to do public diplomacy work for …
NLRB Under Heavy Attack
Here they come! The nation's ever-determined anti-labor forces have opened a new front in their battle to seriously weaken the union rights of American workers. …