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As US Drops Havana From Terror List, Cuba Aims to Preserve Sovereignty and Independence
While Cuba is now off the terrorism list, most of the US sanctions remain in place.
US Military Expansion in Africa Is About Domination and Exploitation, Not Humanitarian Concerns
Author Nick Turse discusses how Africa is targeted for its rich natural resources and coveted geopolitical military positioning by foreign nations like the US and China.
To Protect Animals, Support Rescuers
As more people begin rejecting the violence humans inflict on animals, animal rescuers can win in the court of public opinion.
Anti-Austerity Sentiments Spread Beyond Greece
The bigger question is what transpires a year or two after Grexit, when the real risk to the euro isn't that Greece fails, but that it succeeds.
How Shorter Work Hours Can Help the Climate and Women’s Equality
In the face of looming ecological catastrophe, can unions help restructure work itself? And what's gender inequality got to do with it?
More Top Heavy, More Republican: The 1% of the 1% Over Time
The money coming from this select demographic is increasing and it is leaning more conservative.
How Sharing Your Success Is Perceived as Bragging
We tend to overestimate the extent that others will share in our joy and underestimate the negative reactions this can provoke.
The Federal Reserve Board’s Payroll Tax on Our Children
The Fed's tax hikes are far more costly to ordinary workers than any conceivable tax increase.
Maude Barlow: Water, Free Trade Agreements (TTIP) and Activism
Maude Barlow, a Canadian author and the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, discusses the issues that surround water, the impact of free trade agreements and the role …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: It Cost Corporations Less Than $18,000 per Vote to Get “Fast Track” Passed, and More
In today's On the News segment: It cost corporations less than $18,000 per vote to get "fast track" passed in the United States Senate;Â Barcelona, Spain, has voted against austerity;Â the …