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What Would Universal Healthcare Look Like in the US?
Dr. David Himmelstein: The goal would be to expand Medicare to all, considering private insurance costs seven times as much to administer compared to Medicare.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Regulators Are Expected to Adopt the Volcker Rule, and More
Today, five different regulatory agencies are expected to adopt the Volcker Rule, which would redraw a line between regular banking and Wall Street gambling, and more.
Preliminary Deal Reached for New Major Tar Sands Pipeline in Western Canada
Yves Engler: Opposition likely to grow against a new tar sands pipeline between British Columbia and Alberta.
One Out of Three Bank Tellers in New York on Public Assistance
New report finds bank executives receive big bonuses, while 39 percent of frontline bank employees must rely on welfare because of insufficient wages.
President Obama: Nelson Mandela “Freed Not Just the Prisoner, but the Jailer as Well”
Tens of thousands gathered at the FNP Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg today for a memorial to honor Nelson Mandela, who died last week at the age of 95.
Extending Solidarity to the Ecosystem: Laura Flanders Interviews Sean Sweeney
Sean Sweeney discusses how unions need to extend solidarity to the ecosystem itself.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congressional Negotiators Close to “Fast-Tracking” the TPP, and More
House and Senate negotiators are close to a deal on “fast-tracking” the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and more.
Assange Marks Three Years in Custody: Still in Great Jeopardy From US
Michael Ratner, lawyer of Wikileaks founder, says his client wants to clear any allegations of sexual misconduct in Sweden but the fear of extradition to US keeps him in …
Chris Hedges: Credibility of the Ruling Elite Is Being Shredded
Chris Hedges says that while people are disgusted with the centers of power, unless there is a constructive alternative, any eruption will be nihilistic and could be fascist.
Seymour Hersh: Obama “Cherry-Picked” Intelligence on Syrian Chemical Attack to Justify US Strike
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh casts doubt on the veracity of the Obama administration's claims that only the Assad regime could have carried out the chemical attacks in the Damascus …