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Dean Baker | Election Results Indicate Huge Mandate for New Trade Pacts
The leaders of both political parties are in cahoots on the trade deals and the route for pushing them through Congress.
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Time to Say Goodbye to Judicial Overreach
The Supreme Court has turned the US from a republic into a Constitutional monarchy.
Gendering Peasant Movements, Gendering Food Sovereignty
Dr. Pamela Caro discusses women's role in food production and their strong presence in a growing peasant movement.
TPP Agreement Poses Threat of Internet Censorship
More than 300,000 internet users contributed to our crowdsourced vision for free expression online in the 21st century.
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The Forgotten Lessons of Japan in the ’90s
Deficit obsession has been immensely destructive as an economic matter.
Corporate Mind Control, Killer Furniture, Bee Deaths and Whitewashing Vietnam
The Redacted team shows you ways to die that should scare you more than Ebola, cracks the corporate manipulation code, Boston-cremes its pants for Dunkin' Donuts and gets creative …
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein Fighting for Tougher Bank Sanctions, Stymies Bank of America Settlement
SEC commissioner Kara Stein has been using her post as a surprisingly effective bully pulpit to pressure the agency and other regulators into upping their game against big banks …
Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates
Water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed, targeting the “most vulnerable and poorest” of the city's population, according to UN observers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 2 Million Barrels of Oil Still Trapped on the Ocean Floor After BP Spill, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new study, about 2 million barrels are still trapped on the ocean floor after the 2010 BP oil spill, and …
Jim Crow Returns: Interstate “Crosscheck” Program Could Strip Millions of the Right to Vote
Investigative journalist Greg Palast details how new voter ID laws risk disenfranchising millions, especially black, Hispanic and Asian-American voters.