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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Opposes Giving the President New Fast-Track Powers, and More
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that he opposes giving the President new fast-track powers.
Occupy Monsanto Protesters Push Labeling Resolution at Annual Shareholder Meeting
Protesters hoped to make a single powerful statement: Label it.
Mexico’s Vigilante Groups Are a Force to Reckon With for Drug Cartels and Army
The Mexican Federal Government negotiated a deal with the “Autodefensas,” or community militias, as they fight to loosen the drug cartel's monopoly on power and violence in the Mexican …
“We Will Not Break the Law to Enforce the Law”: NYC to Reform Stop-and-Frisk, End Racial Profiling
New York City's newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will drop its appeal of a ruling by a US district court that found the New …
Seismologist: Fracking Injection Wells Linked to Earthquakes
Dr. Elizabeth Cochran discusses research showing that injection wells from fracking and gas and oil production is likely causing an uptick in US earthquakes.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: States Have Lost $1.76 Billion Since Congress Allowed Long-Term Unemployment Benefits to Expire, and More
In today's On the News segment: States have lost $1.76 billion dollars since Congress allowed long-term unemployment benefits to expire; religious groups are standing up for reproductive rights; ten …
Congress Cuts Food Stamps While Expanding Welfare for Corporate Farms
Jason Rano: The crop insurance system lacks transparency while the SNAP program has one of the lowest fraud rates of any government program.
Indigenous Group Fighting Tar Sands Gets Boost From Neil Young
First Nations Chief Allan Adam discusses the tar sands awareness tour with Canadian musician Neil Young and the health issues that communities face.
Why Is the Fed Pushing Interest Rates Higher?
Gerald Epstein: The big banks will benefit from higher interest rates in emerging markets but this does not benefit the US economy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Delivered His State of the Union Address, and More
Last night, President Obama delivered his State of The Union address, and what we didn't hear is almost as important as what he said.