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Romney’s Goal for the Companies Bain Acquired: “Harvest Them at Significant Profit”
We need someone who doesnu2019t see the economy as profits to be harvested, but as people who need more and better jobs.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Julian Assange Addressed the UN on Wednesday, and More
In today's On the News segment: Commonwealth court judge Robert Simpson will hear arguments on Pennsylvania's controversial Voter Suppression ID law, the mask is slipping off the National Federation …
Mother Jones Reporter David Corn on Revealing the Secret Romney Video That’s Upended 2012 Campaign
Romneyu2019s comments have divided Republicans, with some saying he should stand by his statements and others suggesting he should renounce them.
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 …