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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Study Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Want the Government to Act on Climate Change, and More
In today's On the News segment:Â According to a new Washington Post/Stanford University poll, 6-in-10 Americans believe in climate change, and two-thirds of Americans think the government needs to do …
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States Have Enacted 39 New Abortion Restrictions This Year Alone
In the first half of 2012, states enacted 95 new provisions related to reproductive health and rights.
Secret Donors vs. First Amendment: The Tricky Task of Reforming Election Abuse by Nonprofits (Part Two)
The trend is now to start a super PAC and a C4 organization at the same time, then have the skittish donors, especially corporations that don't want the public …
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Agribusiness Genetically Tampering With Our Food
Jim Hightower: What are we to do about corporate powers that are so avaricious and arrogant that they're willing to tamper with our food supply, our kids' minds and …
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Political Baggage
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EXCLUSIVE: DoD Report Reveals Some Detainees Interrogated While Drugged, Others “Chemically Restrained“
Detainees in custody of the US military were interrogated while drugged with powerful antipsychotic and other medications that
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Pennsylvania Mayor Cuts Police and Firefighter Pay to Minimum Wage, and More
In today's On the News segment: Scranton, Pennsylvania's mayor cuts police and firefighter pay to minimum wage, record-breaking heat wave can no longer be dismissed as “just summer,” corporations …
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Turning a Blind Eye to Catastrophic Truths
Cultures that endure carve out a protected space for those who question and challenge national myths.
Sand Land: Frac Sand Mining in Western Wisconsin
The rush to drill for unconventional gas, enabled by a process popularly known as
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Climate Scientists Lament a Nation Stuck on the Wrong Debate
While the national climate debate is fixed on whether Earth is warming, climate scientists are focused on understanding how bad it will be.