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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Weekend Anti-Nuclear Protest in Vermont Draws 500, and More
In today's On the News segment: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will introduce new legislation to break up too-big-to-fail banks, and more.
Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?
On Tuesday, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen's United.
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FCC Poised to Open the Door for Unbridled Expansion of Media Empires
Even if media conglomerates in America don't engage in illegal activities, they still wield immense power.
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What “Grand Bargainers” Simpson and Bowles Really Stand For
Bernie Sanders: If enacted, the plan put forward by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles will cause major economic pain to virtually every American.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Overturn Citizens United
Sen. Bernie Sanders told a Senate panel on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment is needed to undo the Supreme Court ruling that let corporations and wealthy individuals spend unlimited …
Bernie Sanders Calls Federal Reserve “Socialism for the Rich” After $16 Trillion Secret Bail-Outs, Including Foreign Banks.
After 89 Democrats in the House voted in a victory for bipartisanship for HR 459 to audit the Federal Reserve, some jaw-dropping numbers are emerging as a result of …
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Monsanto Trumps Food Safety and Democracy (Again)
Monsanto successfully intimidated the state legislature from voting on a bill that would have required GMO labelling.