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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Former Bush Administration Official Favors Carbon Tax, and More
It's quite a shock when a former Bush Administration official comes out in favor of a climate change plan even stronger than the president's, and more.
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The Fight to Ban Gold Mining and Save El Salvador’s Water Supply
Gold-digging multinationals are fueling political violence and environmental devastation in El Salvador, but communities are fighting back.
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Truthout Interviews Mike Ludwig on TISA and Julian Assange
Like the TPP, TISA is being negotiated in secret, but some of what the TISA actors behind the scenes are negotiating isn't a secret anymore.
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Andrew Bacevich: Chaos in Iraq
While armchair warriors in Washington cry “back to Iraq,” former combat veteran and military historian Andrew Bacevich says no way.
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What We Can Learn From Lawrence of Arabia
As fears grow of a widening war across the Middle East, fed by reports that ISIS envisions a region-wide, all controlling theocracy, we found ourselves talking about another war: …
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Why Did Economy Shrink So Dramatically During the First Quarter of 2014?
Robert Pollin: Five years after the Great Recession, austerity as the dominant policy agenda is keeping the recovery weak.
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Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, US Faces Greatest Curbs on Voting Rights Since Reconstruction
In a week marking the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Mississippi was in the news when African-American voters crossed party lines to help Republican Sen. Thad Cochran narrowly defeat …
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Fannie Lou Hamer and the Racist Dixiecrats
Bob Moses describes how in 1874 the white racist Democratic Party violently overthrew the Governor of Mississippi (who had been elected by a mostly black Republican Party), and how …
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“Trans Health Care Now!” Lawsuit Seeks End to Health Care Discrimination for Transgender New Yorkers
The lawsuit follows a number of recent victories for transgender health care.
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Saving American Cities
If the Fed was serious about strengthening the basic economy, it would bail out American cities, says Robert Pollin.