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On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Calls for a New Social Safety Net for World’s Poor, and More
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecasts for the world economy, United Nations is calling for a new social safety net for the world's poor, tens of thousands …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 250 Walmart Workers and Sympathizers From Southern California Walked Out on the Job Thursday, and More
In today's On the News segment: More than 250 Walmart workers and sympathizers from Southern California walked out on the job Thursday - and held a rally to draw …
Economic Update: The Presidential Debate Evaded Economic Realities
Updates include the decline of graduate school enrollment and how the wealthy evade taxes. This is followed by an Expose of Romney's
The Debate: A Masterful Liar Defeats a Man Without Conviction
Leo Panitch: Romney's defense of small banks, small businesses and the middle class is disingenuous, but Obama share's too many of the same assumptions to counterattack.
The Case Against Markets
The Case Against Markets
Blocking Bain Trucks To Save Jobs In Freeport
Working in Freeport, Illinois protest the closing of a Sensata factory by the Bain Corporation and asking Mitt Romney to fulfill his promises to keep jobs in the US.
Faced With Police Violence, Thousands Return to Spanish Parliament
Amid anti-austerity protests throughout Spain, the government announced more than 50 billion dollars in cuts to public spending.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Files Civil Suit Against JP Morgan Chase, and More
In today's On the News segment: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman u2013 who also chairs the President's mortgage fraud task force u2013 filed a civil suit against JP …
Economic Update: Class Warfare
Updates on public pensions crisis and megabanks' massive failures. Interview: NYU Prof. Juan Flores on class warfare in the US. Responses to listeners on federal subsidies of big banks …
Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to “Occupy Congress” and Stop Austerity
Thousands of people surrounded the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Tuesday to protest austerity measures and the loss of public confidence in elected leaders.