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Romney Calls 47% of Voters Dependent in Leaked Video
Mitt Romney described almost half of Americans as
Why Are We Occupying?
Why are we occupying? Or to put it another way – what’s wrong with the world?
Investigative Journalist Craig Unger on the Continuing Power of Karl Rove
If you want to see the personification of how the Citizens United decision is playing out in this campaign, look no further than Karl Rove.
Could Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Help Romney Win Race? Up to 1 Million Voters Face Disenfranchisement
At least one Republican politician, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, has already boasted that the new voter ID law will help Mitt Romney win the state.
“The Pluralist Commonwealth”
Over time, a fundamental shift in the ownership of wealth would slowly move the nation as a whole toward greater equality directly - through, for instance, worker-owned enterprises; and …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: At This Year’s DNC, President Obama Offered Choice, Not Change
In today's On the News Segment: President Obama took the stage at the DNC on Thursday night and instead of talking about change - he talked about choice.
Democracy: Is a Continent Too Big?
Is it really feasible - in systemic and foundational terms - to sustain equality, liberty, and democracy in a very large-scale, centrally governed continental system that spans almost three …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sandra Fluke Paints a Picture of What America Would Look Like if GOP Wins, and More
In today's On the News segment: The night featured Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke painting a picture of what America would look like for women if Republicans win in …
Beat Knowledge: Radical Rapper Gives a Voice to the #Occupy Movement
Radical rapper and #Occupy Wall Street protester Marcel Cartier emerges in a long line of political rappers using Hip Hop to expose the injustices of society.
Elizabeth Warren Explains: “No, Governor Romney, Corporations Are Not People”
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senate candidate in Massachusetts, drew roaring cheers, applause, and even tears tonght at the Democratic Convention when she laid out the differences between corporations and …