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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reid Threatening “Nuclear Option” to Banish Filibuster, and More
In today's On the News segment: recently released hospital billing data shows huge disparities in how uninsured patients were charged for care, and more.
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News Media Should Clearly Inform Public About Obstruction, Filibuster
Just months after a decisive election the country is paralyzed, the will of the people is thwarted and the information required to mobilize the pubic to take needed action …
We’ve Been Warned About the Smooth Evasion Before …
Obama will share the blame with the GOP for ruining the country if he doesn't put his foot down on their filibustering, blocking of presidential appointments, and overall obstructionist …
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On Filibuster, It’s Past Time to End “False Equivalence“
Andrew Cohen: The Senate's dubious vote on gun background checks last Wednesday is a study in at least three different layers of failure.
On April 16, Let Experts Who Did On-the-Ground Research in Pakistan Testify About the Drone Strikes
The upcoming hearing on the constitutionality of drone strike policy will be historic. Testimony must include the voices of people who know the issue firsthand.
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A Blanket of PR to Make You Want to Hug a Drone
Jim Hightower is standing with Rand.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Filibuster Reform Debate Begins in the Senate Today
Everyone is watching Majority Leader Harry Reid to see just how bold he is when it comes to ending obstructionism in the upper chamber.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: First New Gun Law Since Sandy Hook Massacre Set to Pass Today, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today New York is expected to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation u2013 and the first new gun law since …
Filibuster Day Of Action Thursday – Call Senators
Help join the Fix the Senate and Fix the Filibuster movements and demand justice in the Senate today!
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The Terrible Cost of Not Fixing the Filibuster Sooner
Senate Democrats didnu2019t take on the filibuster head-on, so now obstruction is the expected norm.