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“Who’s Killing Philly Public Schools?”: Daniel Denvir on Plan for School Closings, Privatization
In Philadelphia, school officials have proposed a controversial plan to close more than 60 schools in the next five years and potentially privatize those remaining.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Economy Could Be Headed for a “Fiscal Cliff,” and More
In today's On the News segment: the economy could be headed for a “fiscal cliff,” hundreds of thousands of people in Quebec protested austerity cuts to education and tuition …
Greg Palast: US Corporate Media Is Ignoring Evidence of BP Foreknowledge of Problems That Led to Gulf Disaster
The BP gulf oil disaster has been the subject of a lot of examination, and recent examination shows that there's more of a coverup then perhaps we have known.
US Veteran, Scott Olsen Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit
We're joined at the NATO summit in Chicago by Scott Olsen, who survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with a police projectile at …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Touts Jobs Over Austerity at G8 in Maryland, and More
In today's On the News segment: Provision buried in the latest defense authorization bill would overturn ban on government propaganda against American citizens, Vermont becomes first state to ban …
Fracking to Poison Your Beer? RT News Interviews Truthout’s Mike Ludwig
Last week, President Obama proposed national guidelines on hydraulic fracturing. The technique, known as fracking, extracts natural gas from the ground by pumping fluid into the Earth. At the …
Not in My Backyard! As Local Government Attacks on Women’s Health Increase, Citizens Are Fighting Back
The vicious attacks on women’s health to which we’ve grown so accustomed on the national and state stages are trickling down to the local level, as municipal and county …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Karl Rove to Launch a $25 Million Ad Campaign Blitz in Ten States, and More
In today's On the News segment: Karl Rove and his Crossroads SuperPAC are launching a $25 million ad campaign blitz in ten battleground states on Thursday, the American people …
Reid: Supporters of Filibuster Reform Were “Right”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times)Every two years, when the Senate’s newly-elected members take office, the Constitution opens up a brief window …
The US v Joe Arpaio: Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff for Racial Profiling of Latinos
The Justice Department has sued Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies in Maricopa County for racially profiling Latino residents in the Phoenix area. The DOJcontends that Arpaio and his …