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Rachel Maddow | Richard Engel: What is Really Happening in Syria?
Richard Engel, foreign correspondent for NBC news, talks with Rachel Maddow about the balance of power in Syria as he observed it after sneaking into the country from Turkey.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Pennsylvania Mayor Cuts Police and Firefighter Pay to Minimum Wage, and More
In today's On the News segment: Scranton, Pennsylvania's mayor cuts police and firefighter pay to minimum wage, record-breaking heat wave can no longer be dismissed as “just summer,” corporations …

Oakland Takes On Goldman Sachs
The City of Oakland is currently debating the possibility of terminating a contract it has with the investment bank Goldman Sachs.

Sand Land: Frac Sand Mining in Western Wisconsin
The rush to drill for unconventional gas, enabled by a process popularly known as

As Japan Says Fukushima Disaster “Man-Made” and “Preventable,” Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide
A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last yearu2019s nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster - that could and should have been …

Woody Guthrie at 100: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Will Kaufman Honor the “Dust Bowl Troubadour”
Commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the countryu2019s greatest songwriters, Woody Guthrie.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Law Against Corporate Political Spending, and More
Supreme Court misses a chance to correct the mistake it made with Citizens United vs. FEC and more

President Obama Speaks on Historic Health Reform Plan
The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act ensures hard-working, middle class families will get the security they deserve and protects every American from the worst insurance …

Republican Congressman Suggests “Impeachment” For Justice Kagan Over Obamacare Ruling
A leading Republican congressmen in the fight to repeal Obamacare said todayu2019s Supreme Court ruling is u201cillegitimateu201d and has called for one of the Supreme Court Justices to be …
