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Economy & Labor
After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op – and They Own It
For nearly 20 years, the residents of this mostly African American Greensboro community had nowhere to shop for food.
The Golden Years Gap
Just 100 CEOs have as much saved up for retirement as 50 million American families combined.
President Obama’s Forum: High Theater on High Drug Prices
Any honest discussion of high drug prices should include some consideration of alternative financing mechanisms.
Decades Later, Same Euro, Same Problems
Even given what we knew a quarter-century ago, the problems with the euro were obvious.
You Can Get Away With Murder, but You Can’t Lie to Rich People
Former CEO of Massey Energy Don Blankenship faces up to 30 years in prison.
Marikana Massacre Represents the Beginning of the End of the African National Congress
Rehad Desai's film blew the whistle on multinational mining concerns and the Zuma government.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Final Version of the TPP Threatens an Open Internet, and More
The final version of the TPP deal has the potential to limit the ways we can access information and express ourselves online.
Campaigns for Paid Family and Medical Leave Gain Momentum, Despite GOP Resistance
Activists are pushing forward paid leave bills in several states, and Washington, DC, may soon offer 16 weeks of paid time off.
Economic Update: Economic Power Struggles
This episode provides updates on Greek and Portuguese austerity struggles, and more.
As US Special Operations Forces Enter Syria, Growing Presence in Africa Goes Unnoticed
This year, special ops have been sent to a record 147 countries.