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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Judge Rules Google Must Honor FBI’s National Security Letters, and More
In today's On the News segments: Wisconsin Republicans want to peek into your bank account when you're out of work, and more.
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Pro-Fracking Spin on Public Radio
Public radio program spouts pro-fracking rhetoric to its audience.
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Peak Water, Peak Oil … Now, Peak Soil?
Soil is becoming endangered.This reality needs to be part of our collective awareness in order to feed nine billion people by 2050.
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Seven Companies Polluting the World Without Consequences
Residents and governments foot the bill for cleaning up potentially life-threatening environmental pollution for these offenders.
Capitalism Makes Us Crazy: Dr. Gabor Maté on Illness and Addiction
What's the connection between the increase in chronic diseases, mental illness and drug addiction in our society today?
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Walmart, Gap Seek Separate Safety Standards for Bangladesh Factories
Labor advocates are disparaging the new talks, suggesting the results will likely not be binding and thus will not be able to ensure worker safety.
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Social Security and Medicare Reports Little Changed From 2012
The projected shortfall in Medicare has fallen by almost 70 percent since 2008.
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Ecocide and the Soul of a Nation
The disconnect between environmental destruction and today's humanity goes deeper, says Phil Rockstroh.
Who is Warning Whom?
Over two decades ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCSUSA) issued a “Warning to Humanity” letter that was signed by the vast majority of all the 169 living Nobel …
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War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, Limit Early Voting and Expand Lobbyist Influence
A Wisconsin legislator has managed to bundle nearly all of the excesses associated with dirty elections into a single bill that good government advocates are describing as a 'sweeping …