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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senator Elizabeth Warren Pushes to Save Economy and Reinstall the Glass Steagall Act
Elizabeth Warren attempts to reinstall the Glass Steagall Act, legislation that would break up the power of big banks.
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The Billionaires’ War Against Public Education
‘Go Public’ is a welcome antidote to the bleak and misleading message of ‘Waiting for Superman.’
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Danny Troxell
‘Sadly, this institution wants to break as many ties and bonds to family and community as it can,’ writes Danny Troxell.
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OB-GYN-GOP
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Washington Goes AWOL
Speaking of the Right to Keep Employees Isolated and Uninformed …
In 2011, the NLRB issued a rule requiring employers to post a notice of employee rights. But the rule was immediately challenged.
Senator Boxer is Losing Faith in the EPA, and So Should We
The EPA's failures have produced extreme consequences, including the West, Texas chemical explosion in April.
Stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Global Revolt Against Corporate Domination
We are in the midst of an epic battle between the people of the world and transnational corporations.
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In a Nation in Decline, a Lust for Hatred
Hate has become our highest form of patriotism and a form of eroticism.
The 1% Want Your Kidney: Tales of Redistribution
A Bush-era economist recently likened progressive taxation to forceful kidney removal. Dean Baker puts his claim in context.