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Honduras: Wealthy Landowners Attempt to Quash Farming Collectives
The Bajo Aguán region of Honduras. (Photo: hondurasblog2010 / Flickr) The Bajo Aguán region of Honduras is a rich, fertile valley that comprises land that is worth …
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Abbas Says He Will Seek Palestinian State at the Security Council
The Palestinian president announced Friday that he would seek recognition of a Palestinian state at the Security Council of the United Nations next week, a move strongly opposed by …
Conservative War on Workers Continues with Gutting of Labor Board
House conservatives today threw another grenade today in their war on workers and the institutions designed to protect worker rights. They also continued to show their willingness to politically …
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Leaked Documents Reveal Major Speculators Behind 2008 Oil Price Shock: Hedge Funds, Koch, Big Banks, Oil Companies
Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leaked confidential data about oil speculation to a number of media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal. Ordinarily, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, …
The FOIA Wars: Just How Open Is Our “Open Government”?
(Image: JR / Truthout) “American democracy has a disease, and it's called secrecy.” So begins a July 2011 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report on …
How the Right Made Racism Sound Fair – and Changed Immigration Politics
In June of 2009, Sen. Charles Schumer took the stage in front of a capacity crowd at the Georgetown Law Center. The event was billed as “Immigration: A New …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Jobs Bill Puts Forward More Tax Cuts for Millionaires, and More
In today's On the News Segment: House Republicans continue to slam Obama's jobs bill while offering a “poor substitute” in its place, the Supreme Court denied another one of …
How Georgia Works Gives Employers Free Labor at the Expense of the Unemployed
In his jobs proposal, President Obama called for a modification of unemployment insurance based on Georgia Works, a proposal the administration refers to as the “most innovative reform to …
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Between Race and Reason: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
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After Gutting Their Wages, Michigan GOP Senate Leader Says He Wants To Help Teachers With Right-To-Work Law
On Friday, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R) announced that he would soon be introducing new legislation he is calling the “Freedom To Teach” bill. The legislation would …