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Fed Moves on Long-Term Interest Rates to Spur Growth
Washington - The Federal Reserve announced a new plan Wednesday to stimulate growth by purchasing $400 billion in long-term Treasury securities with proceeds from the sale of short-term government …
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Perry Used Taxpayer Money to Subsidize Family Vacations, Presidential Campaign Events
During the last slash-and-burn legislative session, presidential contender and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) approved draconian budget cuts for everything from education to Medicare. But one area where he …
Four Trillion-Dollar Tax Cuts = Four Trillion-Dollar Budget Cuts
This past Monday, September 19, President Obama revealed his proposals for how to pay for his $447 billion tax cut/jobs bill announced last week. In the same speech, he …
Iraq: We Lost $1.2 Billion in Equipment Going in; How Much Will We Lose Getting Out?
(Image: JR / Truthout) On December 31, 2011, the United States has committed to the government of Iraq that they will be removing their troops and contractor …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Department of Justice Claims Gov. Rick Perry Is in Violation of the Voting Rights Act, and More
In today's On the News segment: Davis denied clemency by a Georgia paroles board today; the post-Reagan generation now has 37 percent of young families living in poverty; Don't …
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Where’s the Federal Plan to Tackle Crippling Housing Problem?
Washington - While lawmakers and the president scrap over deficit reduction and jobs plans, they're largely overlooking one of the biggest drags on employment and a major cause of …
Rag Radio: Carl Davidson on Mondragon and Workers’ Cooperatives
Rag Radio's Tracey Schulz (left) and Thorne Dreyer, with guest Carl Davidson at the KOOP studios in Austin, Friday, Sept. 9. (Photo: Jim Cleveland / KOOP Radio / The …
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Georgia Pardons Board Denies Clemency for Death Row Inmate
Atlanta - Troy Davis, whose death row case ignited an international campaign to save his life, has lost what appeared to be his last attempt to avoid death by …
Michael Moore: The Media is Ignoring Wall Street and Environmental Protests
Michael Moore, author of “Here Comes Trouble” talks with Rachel Maddow about President Obama's call for closing tax loopholes and higher tax rates for the extremely rich and the …
Why Hunger Is Still With Us (2)
Workers at a cassava root plant for starch manufacturing in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, April 1, 2011. The push to make biofuels, especially in China, from such crops as …