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Thomas Frank on Money in Politics
When it comes to the vast, corrupting influence of money in politics, historian Thomas Frank has sounded the alarm loudly and often.
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“No Justice, No Piece”: Pizza Company Accused of Targeting Immigrant Strikers
Workers at Palermo's Pizza have been on strike for two weeks.
How Not to Be a Union
(Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr)Unions were originally built on the principle of solidarity. Workers soon realized that as individuals they were powerless when trying to defend their interests in …
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With the American Left in a Smouldering Wreck Post-Wisconsin, Who’s to Blame?
President Barack Obama arrives at the Philadelphia International Airport, June 12, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) We are not alone, and the system is weak. …
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The Easter Rising: How 1,558 Irish Defied the British Empire
The Easter Rising was first published in 1999, but in 2004 a pivotal development occurred that mandated not just a new edition but essentially a new book.
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Chris Hayes | 1% Pathologies
Chris Hayes: We largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the …
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Going Out of Businesses
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More War?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican War on Women Has Reached the Military, and More
In today's On the News segment: Meet the billionaire who's trying to buy the 2012 election for Mitt Romney, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim wants the rest of the world …
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The Great Retirement Squeeze – Pension Cuts Mean Poverty for Future Elders
Only a week after an election signaling a rollback in public-employee retirement benefits, new Federal Reserve data show a sharp decline in family wealth. The effect is especially acute …