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The Dirt on Erskine Bowles: The Tame Half of Bowles-Simpson
While Bowles may be able to control his temper and his vocabulary better than Simpson, those are not credentials for dictating the future of the Social Security and Medicare …
Obesity in Asia: American Fast Food is Fare for the Rich
Each time I visit my homeland, Vietnam, I find that many of my relatives have gotten wealthier and progressively fatter, especially their overly pampered children.
Economic Update: Banks, Banksters and Crisis Finance
On Economic Update Professor Richard Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis. This episode contains updates …
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How Not to Get Big Pharma to Change Its Ways
Robert Reich: The only way to get big companies like these to change their behavior is to make the individuals responsible feel the heat.
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Minor Reform of Health Care Hailed as Major Triumph
The Supreme Court's health care ruling is merely the latest turn in the sad spectacle of American health care reform.
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Pure Spite for Poor People
So far, conservative darlings like Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Rick Scott of Florida have been very clear where they stand. They are willing to turn down oodles of …
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The Founders’ True Spirit
How appropriate that July 4 this year coincides with a moment when the Supreme Court's health care decision has prompted a vigorous constitutional debate.
Our Interpretations of Patriotism Can Inspire Solidarity or Discrimination: Which Will Americans Choose?
True patriotism isn't about excluding outsiders seen as our common adversaries. It's about coming together for the common good.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Key Regulations to Prevent Another Financial Crisis Are Being Delayed or Scrapped, and More
In today's On the News segment: One giant pharmaceutical company just got busted for putting profits ahead of peoplesu2019 lives, more than one-third of all the new regulation created …
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More Than a Victory: Health Care Ruling Was a Mandate For Us to Act
The Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act is a mandate to continue fighting for true universal healthcare.