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Broken Promises: More Seniors Work Deep Into Retirement
Today, 10 percent of the nation's seniors live below the federal poverty line.
Lessons From NAFTA for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The lessons from NAFTA are a big part of the reason that the Obama administration is having so much trouble getting the TPP past Congress.
When Energy Bills Skyrocketed, These Neighbors Banded Together to Keep the Lights on – and Won
For nearly 20 years, utility company Central Hudson has operated more or less unchallenged - until Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson came along.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The GOP’s Effort to Demonize the Poor Is Costing Taxpayers, and More
Drug testing welfare recipients has done nothing except disprove decades of Republican talking points.
Mexican Farmers Accuse Mining Companies of Shady Tactics in Chiapas
Titanium mining is threatening communities' ecological stability and disrupting collective decision-making practices in Chiapas.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Oceans Are in Serious Trouble, and More
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Democrats Get a Gift From the Fed
The prospect of an interest rate hike in the remaining months of 2015 is highly unlikely.
The Federal Agency Behind the Gross Expansion of Fracking Pipelines
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calls itself an independent agency, but anti-fracking activists say it is anything but.
Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Compensation
One Texas lawyer is helping companies opt out of workers' compensation and write their own rules. What does it mean for injured workers?
Economic Update: Co-ops vs. Capitalism
This episode provides updates on a looming economic downturn, and more.