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Dispelling the Myth of Clean, Green Biomass Power
How did something that emits more greenhouse gases than coal come to be incentivized as ‘green’ energy?
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Soft Drink Industry
For Landslide Victory to Be Meaningful, Malta’s Labor Party Must Return to Its Roots
The Labor Party that just won by a landslide in Malta's general elections is not the socialist Labor party of yore, which muddles the significance of the victory in …
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Corporate Giant Century Aluminum Holds West Virginia Retirees Hostage in Exchange for Cheap Power
The retirees have set up a cemetery for those who have passed away since Century took their benefits.
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The Impossible Dream: Stan Fischer, Fed Chairman
Should the governor of the Bank of Israel become the next chairman of the Fed?
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Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down
Wage-suppression laws are the latest strike in a war of attrition waged by “private sector leaders.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York State Judge Has Struck Down Mayor Bloomberg’s Supersize Soda Ban, and More
A New York state judge has struck down Mayor Bloomberg's supersize soda ban.
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Time to Break Up the Telecom Industry
Thom Hartmann: Last week, Forbes came out with its annual list of the worldu2019s wealthiest people. And, once again, Carlos Slim topped the list, with an estimated net-worth of …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 200,000 Taiwanese Publicly Protested Nuclear Power on Saturday, and More
In today's On the News segment: Legislation that would penalize employers for lockouts in labor disputes introduced in Minnesota, and more.
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Democrats and Labor: A Tale of Abuse
The Democratic Partyu2019s participation in the recent national u201csequesteru201d cuts is yet another big dent in their love affair with organized labor.