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New Perspectives on Why Cuba Matters
Tom Hayden provides examples of the price we have paid for isolating ourselves from Cuba.
Media Inflate Threat With “ISIS Plots” That Don’t Actually Involve ISIS
The specter of ISIS constantly trying to enlist dozens of Americans is a crucial element in maintaining the current war effort.
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Weak March Job Numbers: An Opportunity to Put Pressure on the Fed
The Fed should be trying to increase the current rate of economic growth.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporate Lobbyists Pressure Congress to “Fast-Track” TPP Deal, and More
The Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens US jobs, and more.
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The “Two-Sizes-Fits-All” Approach to Bilingual Education Doesn’t Work
An Oregon bill to cut back time given ELL students to achieve English literacy defies the research on how long it can take.
Plutocracy the First Time Around: Revisiting the Great Upheaval and the First Gilded Age
Americans of the 19th century managed sustained resistance to plutocratic rule.
Economic Update: Economic Change and Personal Life Crises
This episode provides updates on the car parts industry, and more.
As New York University Expands Into Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates Bars Professor
Andrew Ross researches migrant workers and labor abuse.
Rahm Emanuel, CTA Illegally Ban Election Talk Among Chicago Bus, Train Operators
Union files federal suit, calls on Democrats to withdraw support of Emanuel.
“Straights Only?” Indiana Faces Boycotts, Protests Over Anti-LGBT “Religious Freedom” Law
On Saturday, thousands of people marched in Indianapolis calling for Pence's resignation.