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Why Democrats Are Paying Attention to Piketty’s Book on Inequality
The increasing popularity of French economist Thomas Piketty's book points to how Democrats hope to make inequality a political issue in November elections.
The National Restaurant Association Spends Big to Keep Wages Low
A majority of the Senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour recently, yet the bill failed to clear the 60 vote hurdle necessary for passage, …
David Suzuki: Time to Get Real on Climate Change
Bill Moyers talks with a scientist who has sounded the alarm about the dangers of climate change for decades.
Did the CIA’s Fake Polio Vaccination Program in Pakistan Help Fuel a Global Health Emergency?
The World Health Organization has designated the spread of polio in Asia, Africa and the Middle East a global public health emergency requiring a coordinated “international response.”
The Third National Climate Assessment – Denial That Limits Needed Action
The Third National Climate Assessment report summarizes the effects of climate change on the US now and in the future.
If We Remain Predators, the Planet Will Cast Us Off
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson says the United States and China must stop the arms buildup and solve the climate change crisis or humans may not have a future on this …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Climate Change Isn’t a Problem of the Distant Future, and More
Climate change is no longer a problem of the distant future, and more.
Corporate Contractors Dance For New Energy Project
Contractors, lobbyists and officials attending the Homeland Security Congress in Washington DC yesterday did a “traditional” Native American circle dance to celebrate a fictitious new US government plan, the …
Marijuana Refugees: Virginia Family Moves to Colorado to Treat Epileptic Child With Cannabis Oil
Last year, Dara Lightle and her nine-year-old daughter, Madeleine, became “marijuana refugees” when they moved from Virginia to Colorado.
Keystone XL Pipeline Likely Not Headed for Senate Vote
First Nation activist Clayton Thomas-Muller and journalist Steve Horn discuss reports that the push to force a Senate vote on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has been thwarted.