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Once Again, Speculators Behind Sharply Rising Oil and Gasoline Prices
(Photo: johnwilliamsphd) Washington - U.S. demand for oil and refined products — including gasoline — is down sharply from last year, so much that United States has …
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Who Owns the GOP Candidates
Foster Friess of Freiss Associates speaking at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, February 26, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Have you heard …
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White House Refuses to Release Email From Monsanto-Linked Lobbyist
(Photo: tanzia45) The White House is withholding documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by an environmental group that suspects the Obama administration of working …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: SuperPACS to Blame for Increase in Dirty Campaigning, and More
In today's On the News segment: Euro zone finance ministers signed off on another bailout for Greece today, more than a 1,000 people took to the streets outside the …
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A People’s History of Robin Hood
A team of Robin Hoods faced off against a motley crew of capitalist clowns and banker jokers. The game highlighted the possibilities of the Robin Hood tax as way …
We Are All Greeks Now
Occupy Wall Street rallies in New York's Zuccotti Park in support of Greek resistance to austerity on February 18, 2012. (Photo: Sunset Parkerpix) They chanted, "We. Are. …
How North Carolina’s Shock Doctrine Artists Are Resegregating Higher Education
Thom Tillis, a Republican North Carolina state representative, at the Northstone Country Club in Huntersville, North Carolina, October 12, 2010. He's led a push to promote ALEC's privatization agenda …
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Conservatives Twist Economic Debate
Protesters, some dressed as zombies, walk the streets as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests, which began three weeks ago, in New York, Oct. 3, 2011. (Photo: Damon …
What if the Next Steve Jobs Is Chinese?
As Apple's stock continues to hit record highs and its sales and profit reports exceed all expectations, Steve Jobs' reputation as an entrepreneurial genius grows ever larger. He succeeded …
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The High Costs of Birth Control: A Major Barrier to Access
Many people seem to think birth control is affordable, but high costs are one of the primary barriers to contraceptive access. It is for this reason that the Obama …