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New Rules on Corporate Secrecy Have Glaring Loopholes
New rules intend to address corruption in US shell companies, but watchdog groups found several loopholes.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Every State Should Own Their Own Depository Institution, and More
In 2014, the state Bank of North Dakota was more profitable than Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase.
Can We Learn From Europe’s Approach to Laid-Off Coal Miners?
A more secure safety net for workers in transition means higher taxes, a trade-off many Americans oppose.
Organizers Say Peabody Coal Will Not Escape Justice Through Bankruptcy
Members of affected communities say they are determined to hold Peabody Coal accountable for its environmental destruction.
Economic Update: What Inequality Does
This episode provides updates on rich tax evaders, and more.
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.