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Economy
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What’s the True Meaning of Patriotism?
In fact, regressives in Congress have substituted partisanship for patriotism, placing party loyalty above loyalty to America.
Greece’s Far Right Rears Its Head
Shaun Harkin reports on the success of the openly Nazi Golden Dawn party in Greece—and why the growing resistance to austerity is the key to stopping the fascists.
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Why This Economic Crisis Is Not Like the Others
Paul Krugman: while I predicted a slow recovery way back when, it has been even slower than I expected.
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Can Street Violence Be Fought Like A Virus?
Working to curb gun violence in America's urban neighborhoods.
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Coming “Fiscal Cliff” in Congress Affects Hiring, Even Firing
Both major political parties talk a good game on the need to help create jobs. But their refusal to agree on a plan to stop the government from going …
Walmart’s Honest Graft
The uproar over the Wal-Mart bribery scandal in Mexico uncovered last month evokes the famous distinction between u201cdishonest graftu201d and u201chonest graft.u201d
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Lawmakers Got Inside Information From Bush Administration Officials During the 2008 Financial Crisis, and More
Thom Hartmann: It pays to be a Member of Congress during a financial crisis.
Coup in Paraguay: Will US Join Latin America in Condemning Ouster of President Fernando Lugo?
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been ousted in what he has described as a parliamentary coup.
Thousands of Israelis Join “Citizen’s Mutiny”
After violent arrest of the symbolic leader of Israel's social justice mov't, thousands pour onto streets in rage.
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Why We Fight
The deeper the descent the more the criminal class and the city authorities become indistinguishable, a smaller version of what has been replicated by corporations across the nation.