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The Second Civil War: Remembering the Battle at Blair Mountain
This weekend marks the anniversary of the most brutal confrontation in the history of the American labor movement, the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Tropical Storm Isaac Spares Tampa Ahead of RNC, but Massive Security Operation Has City on Lockdown
Day one of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, Florida, has been essentially called off due to Tropical Storm Isaac. The cityu2019s police department received $50 million from …
Katrina Pain Index 2012: Seven Years After
Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind. It is impossible …
Romney and Ryan: Right Wing Billionaires Think It’s Time to Take the Gloves Off
John Weeks: The right wing elite think if they can make a major breakthrough, they can end the last vestiges of the welfare state.
Amid Protest, Construction Begins on Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas
TransCanada broke ground last week on the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Ecuador Grants Julian Assange Asylum; US Seen as “Hidden Hand” Behind UK Threat to Raid Embassy
As Ecuador prepared to announce its decision on granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Britain threatened to raid the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Is Ryan a Desperate Romney Choice?
Mark Karlin: Ryan pick shows Romney is already fading as a candidate.
Cuomo: Protecting New Yorkers from Bath Salts but Not from Fracking?
Governor Cuomo, we canu2019t fathom your thinking. There have been 191 visits to emergency rooms because of designer drugs, and you are taking action to ban their use in …
Cuomo: Protecting New Yorkers from Bath Salts but Not from Fracking?
Governor Cuomo, we canu2019t fathom your thinking. There have been 191 visits to emergency rooms because of designer drugs, and you are taking action to ban their use in …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Paul Ryan Pick Has Republican Operatives Enraged, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Paul Ryan pick has Republican operatives enraged and believing that Mitt Romney just cost conservatives the White House, the European economy did exactly …