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Economy & Labor
The Verizon Strike Needs to Be a Line in the Sand
Bosses and workers across the country have a stake in the outcome of the strike against Verizon.
Honduran Authorities Arrest Four in Connection to Murder of Activist Berta Cáceres
The family continues to demand an independent investigation by international experts.
Eddie Glaude Jr. on the US Racial “Value Gap”
Bill speaks with the scholar about the racial inequalities that remain as the Obama administration comes to an end.
Former Death Row Prisoner Moreese Bickham Dies at 98: He Served 37 Years for Killing Klansmen Cops
Bickham said the officers were Klansmen who had come to kill him.
Can the Climate Movement Break Free From the “Jobs vs. Environment” Debate?
As climate activists prepare for Break Free 2016, organizers could do more to incorporate unions in their plan to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
Another Secret Trade Deal Leaks, Shows Corporations Still in Control
This leak shows that it is time to completely reformat the way the US initiates and negotiates trade deals.
Republicans Have Rejected the Republican Party
There's an opening here for Democrats if they care to take it.
How Limiting Access to Birth Control and Abortions Hurts the Economy
Our nation's economic health and reproductive health are linked.
The Fed’s Urge to Raise Interest Rates
The Fed's decision to put off an interest rate hike is good news, but the real question is why it's even considering such a hike.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millennials Earn Less Than Previous Generations, and More
The expectation for many Americans has always been that one generation will do better than those who came before them.