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“Fight for 15” Gets Into the Ring With Taco Bell
Peaceful protesters took the “Fight for 15” directly to the fast food giant Taco Bell, calling on workers to walk off the job.
Railroad Conductor: “Railroading Has Changed So Much“
Brian Lewis speaks about his job as a Union Pacific Railroad conductor, which he has just retired from after 36 years in the industry.
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Cease-Fires in Which Violations Never Cease: What’s Next for Israel, Hamas and Gaza?
This cease-fire is just the most recent of a series of agreements reached after each of Israel's escalations in its unremitting assault on Gaza.
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Corporations Screw Everybody
We need to undo the damage done by Reagan, and make US CEOs answerable once again to their companies, their communities, their customers and their workers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fast-Food Workers in More Than 150 Cities Go on Strike, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fast-food workers in more than 150 cities go on strike, and more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: California Is Suffering an Extreme Drought, and More
In today's On the News segment: California is still suffering with an extreme drought, and more.
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Fast Food Strikes Are Back, Bigger Than Ever
The fast-food strikes are back, and bigger than ever.
Manufactured Emergency: The Neoliberal Assault on Michigan
Those who want to privatize public services and destroy unions have made some successful incursions into the once union-friendly state. Whether Michiganders can mount an effective resistance remains to …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Importance of Labor Unions and Meaning Behind Labor Day, and More
Celebrating Labor Day should mean commemorating the key role unions played in winning benefits we take for granted now; and more.
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New Documents Undermine Walker Statements on Criminal Probe
Despite claims that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is not a “target” in the state's criminal campaign finance probe, newly-released documents demonstrate that prosecutors are indeed looking at his potentially …