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North Carolina: Battleground State
This week on Moyers & Company, “State of Conflict: North Carolina” offers a documentary report from a state that votes both blue and red and sometimes purple.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Cars and Hamburgers Are Even More Toxic Than We Thought, and More
On Tuesday, the Senate advanced legislation to extend long-term unemployment benefits, and all but six Republicans declined to vote for it.
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Defining the NSA’s Role
Eugene Robinson: President Obama's anticipated reform of the National Security Agency's practices needs to go beyond ending the mass surveillance of innocent Americans' phone calls.
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Noam Chomsky | What Is the Common Good?
Noam Chomsky: Concern for the common good should impel us to find ways to cultivate human development in its richest diversity.
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The Republican Sabotage of America
Republicans in Washington and across the nation are so committed to sabotaging President Obama's presidency that they're willing to let people die.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Won’t Approve Extension of Unemployment Benefits Without Concessions, and More
Senate Democrats have already scheduled a test vote to restore unemployment insurance, but Republicans say they won't approve an extension without something in return, and more.
What’s Worse Than a Nuclear War?
What could be worse than a nuclear war? A nuclear famine following a nuclear war.
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Chris Hedges | The Last Gasp of American Democracy
The moment a popular movement arises that truly confronts our corporate masters, our venal system of total surveillance will be thrust into overdrive.
Top Ten Proofs People Can Be Completely Manipulated Without Hypnosis
Any article listing the top 10 of anything will be widely read.
Kim Jong Un: Nothing New About Purifying “Filth”
North Korea's Kim Jong Un is not the first ruler to purge political opponents. Neither will he be the last.