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A Mother’s Plea For Justice
There are fewif any losses one can experience in life worse than the loss of a child; this everyone can agree upon. On Jan 31, Velma Jean Humphrey, whose …
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Economic Update: Spains Thriving Communist Mayor, and More
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis. The segment contains economic updates …
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Educational Strike in Spain Brings Hundreds of Thousands into the Streets
TRANSCRIPTNoah Gimbel: I'm here in Madrid, Spain, where over 50 groups have come together to call for an education strike from preschool to the university, teachers, students and parents. …
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Senate Advances Expanded, “Orwellian” Government Surveillance with FISA Amendments, CISPA
The Senate is closer to renewing controversial measures that critics say would allow the emails and phone calls of U.S. citizens to be monitored without a warrant.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 31 Percent of All American Homeowners Are Underwater on Their Mortgages, and More
In today's On the News segment: Europe is now drawing up plans for the departure of Greece from the euro zone, the housing crisis continues, the pharmaceutical industry is …
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A 21 Protest Song Salute
Hereu2019s a list of 21 songs that have done just that u2014 from Woody Guthrieu2019s This Land is Your Land to Public Enemyu2019s Fight the Power.
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JPMorgan Funds Senate Finance Chair, Even Bigger Problem in the Wings
Tom Ferguson: Euro crisis may have more devasting effect on US banks than previously thought. TRANSCRIPT: PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul …
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Wisconsin Recall Roundup – May 22, 2012
Members of Congress Raise Questions about Walker's 2011 Testimony Three Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee wrote to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that he obtain clarification from Wisconsin …
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Wisconsin’s Billionaires Make a Sacrifice?
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay. Something has to give, say people backing Wisconsin's governor, Scott Walker. And that something just …
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Economic Update: Keynesian vs. Marxian Economics
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.