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Economy & Labor
“Strength in Union” Examines Past, Present, Future of US Labor Movement
A new made-for-television documentary series will air five one-hour episodes covering the U.S. labor movement.
Ladydrawers: Fast Fashion
Fast fashion means cheap, cute, disposable threads on which we spend about $1,700 per year.
Taming Capitalism Run Wild
Economist Richard Wolff talks about battling rampant capitalism and fighting for economic justice.
Questioning the Underlying Structures of Property and Power is “Off the Table”
In part two of Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the limits imposed on questioning the roots of inequality and how those who own the majority …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Government Is Going After Bank of America, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission filed parallel civil lawsuits against Bank of America for making misleading statements and failing …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Democrats in Congress Are Standing Up to the Supreme Court, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Tea Party is turning on Republicans; rising ocean temperatures rise around the globe, are forcing marine life to migrate to cooler waters; …
Demystifying Unions with Bill Fletcher Jr.
Matthew Rothschild interviews author Bill Fletcher Jr. about why working Americans and unions have lost touch with one another.
“We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
Fast food workers in seven U.S. cities are walking off the job this week in what organizers say is the largest strike in the industryu2019s history.
Bradley Manning Awaits Verdict After Trial Ends With Prosecution “Smears” and Harsh Government Secrecy
With the verdict due in tomorrow, Amy Goodman takes a look back at the case against PFC. Bradley Manning.
McDonalds Tells Workers to Toil 70 Hours a Week, Use Ripoff Payroll Cards as Part of “Financial Literacy“
The use of math, one imagines, is intended to make the advice seem objective rather than cynical and self-serving.