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Michelle Alexander on Bill Moyers: Locked Out of the American Dream
Michelle Alexander has traveled the country to meet advocates and everyday Americans working to end mass incarceration in America
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Three Days After Christmas, 1.3 Million Americans Will Lose Their Unemployment Benefits, and More
Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits, and more.
Temporary Work, Lasting Harm
When Davis walked into the factory, he joined one of the fastest-growing and more dangerous segments of the US labor market: blue-collar temp work.
Ralph Nader on Florida in 2000 and What to Do Next
Ralph Nader and Paul Jay discuss Ralph's decision to stay in the Florida race and what an electoral strategy could be now.
Major US Academic Association Endorses Academic Boycott of Israel
Journalist and author Ali Abunimah says that the endorsement of BDS by the American Studies Association does not target individuals, only academic institutions complicit in denying the rights of …
Vindication for Snowden? Obama Panel Backs Major Curbs on NSA Surveillance, Phone Record Data Mining
A White House-appointed task force has proposed a series of curbs on key National Security Agency surveillance operations exposed by Edward Snowden.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Last Month Was the Warmest November in Over 100 Years, and More
In today’s On the News segment: Last month was the warmest November in over 100 years; the fight for a living wage is about all of us - it's …
DC Workers Win $11.50 Minimum Wage Increase
About 90,000 workers will earn a higher minimum wage in DC, Montgomery and Prince George counties in Maryland.
Patrick Cockburn: US Turns Blind Eye as Saudis Fund Jihadists in Syrian Conflict
Patrick Cockburn: "It is clearly a proxy war. This might have started off as a popular uprising in Syria, but by now it has four or five different conflicts …
Are Nader-Like Reforms Still Possible?
Ralph Nader says the reforms of the 1960s and 70s are no longer possible as Congress is bought and sold by a small number of very rich people and …