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Death of Private Danny Chen: Military Admits Chen Was Target of Race-Based Hazing on Daily Basis
U.S. Army investigators have released explosive new details about the death of Private Danny Chen, who allegedly took his own life just weeks after he was deployed to Afghanistan …

Three Cheers for the Nine-Spotted Ladybug
Jim Hightower, Other Words Great news, people! A colony of nine-spotted ladybugs has been discovered in Amagansett, New York. This uplifting story is a rich organic mixture of state …

Marching Off the Cliff
Scarcely one-third of the U.S. population believes that there is a scientific consensus on the threat of global warming.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: For the Past Five Years, Major Banks Have Contributed More Than $300 Billion to the Coal Industry, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…

Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig on the Fracking Connection Between Kasich and the Koch Brothers
Read Mike Ludwig's Report: “Kasich, Koch and Big-Industry Bucks: Why Ohio Is the Next Fracking Frontier”

Senator Charles Schumer: Republicans Poised to Raise Taxes on Middle Class
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Republicans in Congress want to let the payroll tax holiday raising taxes on middle class Americans, while …

Thom Hartmann Talks with Bill Moyers

America’s Not Broke: Solving the Debt Crisis By Making Nation More Equitable, Green and Secure
The bipartisan so-called “supercommittee” has failed to reach an agreement on reducing the federal deficit after three months of negotiations over taxes and spending. The full Congress will now …

Pepper Spray Video ‘Iconic Moment’ of OWS
Activist/filmmaker Michael Moore praises the 11 OWS student protesters at UC Davis and called it an iconic moment, similar to Tiananmen Square. Plus, we get reaction from Kase Wheatley, …

Super Committee’s Loss Is Democrats’ Gain
Keith and Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, analyze the potential outcome of the bipartisan congressional super committee’s failure to reach an …