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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Net Neutrality Is Hanging by the Thinnest of Threads, and More
The FCC formally proposes new rules that could allow companies like Netflix to pay internet service providers like Comcast to have their content sent to customers at faster speeds, …
TPP Would Deepen Income Divide
There is still a danger that Obama might seek to gain passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, using the fast-track procedure.
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The Russians are Coming
In Libya, in Syria, and elsewhere the United States has been on the same side as the al-Qaeda types. But not in Ukraine. Thatu2019s the good news.
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Pesticide Industry Uses Big Tobacco Playback to Explain Why Bees Are Dying Off
America's bee population is taking a pounding, with initial reports indicating greater losses of hives this winter than the last.
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Worried Sick About Vermont
Vermonters (and most Americans) tend to trust natural foods more than genetically engineered foods.
India Poll 2014: The US Endorsement Keeps BJP Happy
The votes have been cast in India's general elections and predictions are that the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will form the next government.
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Building a Movement for Happiness
Vermont and Bhutan have embraced happiness rather than GDP as a measure of social success.
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Early Childhood Educators Partner With Union and Workers’ Center, Score Historic Victory
Last week, historic legislation expanding Vermont labor law and allowing previously excluded early childhood educators to form their union was passed.
Does a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?
Bob Pollin and Anthony Davies debate whether a higher minimum wage means less jobs for young people entering the employment market.
Report: The Big Money in Tax Breaks Continues
In 2013, the cost of tax breaks was equal to the entire US discretionary budget.