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Verizon Strike: As Billions Roll in, Workers Walk Out
At Verizon locations throughout the Northeast, 45,000 workers started walking picket lines Sunday. Their strike, brought on by a flood of concession demands the Communications Workers say …
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The New Era of Hostage Politics
House Speaker John Boeher (R-Ohio), at microphone, is joined by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia), left; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California); and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) at a news conference …
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Delta’s Greed Helps Shut Down the FAA
You probably don't know that another act of hostage-taking by Republicans is underway. They have shut down the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help Delta Airlines in its battle …
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More US Soldiers Die in Vain
Many of those preaching at American church services on Sunday likely extolled as "heroes" the 30 American and eight Afghan troops killed Saturday west of Kabul, when a helicopter …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: NATO Helicopter Shot Down by Taliban, Killing 38, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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European Intervention Buoys Italy and Spain
Paris - The interest rates on Spanish and Italian bonds plummeted Monday after the European Central Bank expanded its purchases of government debt to support Madrid and Rome for …
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How Change Happens: A Threefold Strategy
This is part of a series of blogs based on excerpts adapted from the 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. I …
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The Bizarro FDR
Barack Obama is a lot of things — eloquent, dissembling, conniving, intelligent and above all, calm. But one thing he is not is weak. This basic truth …
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The Republican’s Double-Dip Recession, and What Must Be Done
John Boehner said Tuesday the Republicans got “90 percent of what we wanted” from the budget deal. So presumably he and his colleagues are willing to take responsibility for …
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