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Powering Appalachia’s Brighter Future
Coalfield communities are getting a much needed jolt.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Why the Media Refuse to Talk About the TPP, and More
The TPP was hugely overlooked in both the Democratic and GOP debates.
H&M Has a New Labor Plan: It Looks a Lot Like All the Others
Critics are skeptical of the clothing retailer's latest promises to improve supply-chain working conditions - for good reason.
Killing Off Community Banks – Intended Consequence of Dodd-Frank?
The Dodd-Frank regulations are so lethal to community banks that some say the intent was to force them to sell out to the megabanks.
Economic Update: Capitalism vs. Democratic Socialism
This episode provides updates on Canada's election results, and more.
Social Programs Here to Stay in Argentina
At least 28 percent of urban households, or 2.7 million people receive some kind of cash transfer in Argentina.
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.