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United States Moves Closer to Direct Intervention in Syria
The United States and more than 60 other countries moved closer on Sunday to direct intervention in the fighting in Syria, with Arab nations pledging $100 million to pay …
On the News with Thom Hartmann: Anti-Austerity Strikes Halted Business in Spain Yesterday, and More
In today's On the News segment: Supreme Court now deciding the fate of Obamacare, the recall vote of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set, new oil subsidies sail through …
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Break Up the Banks, Says the Dallas Fed
As the Supreme Court shows every sign of throwing out “Obamacare” and leaving 30 million Americans without health insurance, another drama is being played out in the quiet corridors …
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Northeast Markets Eyed for Oil Sands as Clean Fuels Standard Fades
In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie's administration pulled out of a proposed pact to cut global warming emissions in transportation fuels. In New Hampshire, the House passed a bill …
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Campaign Spending Shows Political Ties, Self-Dealing
For an example of the fluidity of campaign finance rules, as well as the tangled web of connections between candidates and super PACs, look no further than the digital …
Fault Lines: Occupy Wall Street: Surviving the Winter (Part 2)
Part two | Fault Lines follows key Occupy organisers through the winter as they continue to build a movement even after violent evictions across the country. Also see: (Photo: …
High Oil Prices Must be Subject of Criminal Investigation
Gas prices at a gas station in San Diego, March 16, 2012. (Photo: Sandy Huffaker / The New York Times)Michael Greenberger: Big banks and traders involved in a criminal …
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Cantor’s “Small Business” Jobs Bill Gives Millionaires an Average Tax Cut of $45,000
Earlier today ThinkProgress reported that the House Ways and Means Committee is expected to approve a proposal by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) that is misleadingly entitled the …
CEO Pay: Money Well Earned?
The 21st century has been a terrible century so far for US stock markets. Adjusted for inflation, all major stock market indices (Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ, Russell 3000) …
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Affording Health Care and Education on the Minimum Wage
The current value of the federal minimum wage — $7.25 per hour — is often compared to the cost of living, the average wage in the economy, or the …