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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Chicago Is Latest City to Approve Resolution to Overturn Citizens United, and More
Yesterday u2013 Senate Republicans dropped their filibuster and allowed an up or down vote on extending the Bush tax cuts for 98% of Americans, a Japanese newspaper is …

“ALEC Rock”
Produced by Mark Fiore (https://www.markfiore.com), The ALEC Exposed Project (https://www.alecexposed.org) and Alliance for a Better Utah (https://betterutah.org).

Bill Black Reports: LIBOR and HSBC
Bill Black, author of

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Department of Justice Investigating Pennsylvania Over New Voter ID Laws, and More
The Department of Justice is investigating another state over controversial Voter Suppression ID laws that will end up kicking millions of Democratic voters off the rolls, over the next …

Thousands Rally to Support Locked Out Con Ed Workers
New Yorkers rally to support 8,500 workers entering 24th day of lock out.

Journalist Chris Hedges on Capitalism’s “Sacrifice Zones”: Communities Destroyed for Profit
There are forgotten corners of this country where Americans are trapped in endless cycles of poverty, powerlessness, and despair as a direct result of capitalistic greed. Journalist Chris Hedges …

On the News With Thom Hartmann: LIBOR-Rigging Traders May Face Arrest Soon, and More
Bankers may actually be held accountable in latest trading debacle, and other news updates for Monday, July 23, 2012.

Economic Update: “False Choices and Bad Decisions”
Updates on Chinese economy's response to global crisis, $6.6 billion legal deal among banks, credit card companies and retailers, and food stamp cuts threatened.

Mass Protests Against Mexican Election Results
Student movement takes to the streets to reject what they call election fraud.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Half-Million Eligible Voters Will Find It Virtually Impossible to Get the Necessary ID to Be Able to Vote in November, and More
A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice reveals just how damaging Republican-backed Voter Suppression ID laws will be to hundreds of thousands of Americans.