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The American Dream Is Dead; Long Live the New Dream
A new American dream could rise from the mess left by globalization, off-shoring and austerity.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Charts Capitalism’s Cancerous Spread Into Social Programs, and More
In today's On the News segment: The National Rifle Association's new president will lead the charge against new stricter gun laws in several states, and more.
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A Hard Day’s Labor for $4.76: The Offshore Assembly Industry in Haiti
As we mourn the deaths of the Bangladesh factory collapse, we explore the implications of sweatshop labor as a model for development.
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“The Rich Don’t Always Win” – But They Usually Do
A new book provides the backstory on how the US achieved - then lost - a real victory of people over the plutocracy.
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Just Say No to Multinationals? For Rural Communities, It’s Not Always That Simple
Nestle is proposing to gain access to the spring via a water exchange with Cascade Locks.
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The Hidden Money
Debates in countries over laws to curb tax evasion miss the point, according to Richard D. Wolff.
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Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies
A secretly imposed US-Japan military alliance has served as the “keystone” of US power in Asia and the Pacific.
Sherman Alexie on Living Outside Cultural Borders
Writer Sherman Alexie describes living in two different cultures at the same time.
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The Internet Is in Danger of Being Strangled by Commercialism
Robert W. McChesney writes of the growing corrupting influence of advertising on the internet.
The New American Confederacy
One definition for confederacy is: A group of people who have united for unlawful practices; a conspiracy.