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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Emerging Trends Show “Citizens United” Ruling to Be Disastrous, and More
In the five years since the “Citizens United” decision was made, some alarming trends have emerged.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Chemical Industry Is Hiding the Truth About Everyday Toxins, and More
Congress agreed to $680 billion in new tax breaks.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Half of all Americans Are Living in or Close to Poverty, and More
Half of all Americans have no savings at all, and nearly three out of four people who have saved have less than $1,000 on hand.
The Fed Competes With Robots for Taking Our Jobs
Maybe one day we will have to worry about robots taking our jobs, but right now we have to worry about the Fed taking jobs.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Big Pharma to Become One of Nation’s Biggest Tax Cheats, and More
Two of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world are about to merge.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Is Still a Problem in the US, and More
The racial makeup of neighborhoods in Baltimore is “the most significant predictor of whether a [mortgage] loan gets made.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporations Jack Up Prices to Funnel Our Money to the Elite, and More
All over the country, massive corporations buy up or buy off their competition.
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October Jobs Growth Pushes Unemployment Rate Down to 5 Percent
Manufacturing wages have risen by just 2.0 percent over the last year.
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Federal Government as Employer: High Road or Bottom Feeder?
It hardly makes sense to try to promote high standards for federal contractors while seeking to reduce the benefits of those already on the federal payroll.
How and Why the Koch-Backed Freedom Caucus Killed 350 US Jobs
The Kochs had the House Freedom Caucus take out the Export-Import Bank to slightly increase the profitability of their own empire.