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On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans and President Obama Stalemate in Fiscal Negotiations, and More
Over the weekend, House Republicans and President Obama hit a stalemate in fiscal negotiations, and the Senate moved on to work out their own plan, and more.
Bill Moyers: Dollars v. Democracy
This week the Supreme Court began its new term with a case that could further upend campaign finance laws by allowing individual donors to give millions of dollars to …
Cleanup at 505 Toxic Sites Suspended During Government Shutdown
Kate Sheppard: One of the many programs crippled during government shutdown has been the EPA's cleanup of highly polluted superfund sites.
“Five Hundred People Will Control American Democracy” If Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Finance Law
On Tuesday, justices heard arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which has been referred to as “the next Citizens United.”
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The GOP Has Its Lowest Approval Rating in History, and More
Jim Javinsky in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news…  You need to know this. On Thursday, President Obama stood strong against House Republicans. After a meeting with …
Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann Explain Why Congress Is Failing Us
Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann tell Bill that Congress' failure to make progress on gun control last week is symptomatic of a legislative branch reduced to dysfunction, …
Report Finds Police Worldwide Criminalize Dissent, Assert New Powers in Crackdown on Protests
In a major new report, the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations details a global crackdown on peaceful protests through excessive police force and the criminalization of dissent.
US Cuts to Egyptian Military Won’t Weaken Coup Regime
Mohamed Elmeshad: Dozens killed in clashes across Egypt over the past week, highlighting the violent nature of the country's US-backed coup regime.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Complete Economic Disaster May Be Temporarily Avoided, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today, Republicans in both the House and Senate met to consider a temporary increase in the debt ceiling; our nation is starting to …
Bernie Sanders: “Freedom of Speech … Does Not Mean the Freedom to Buy the United States Government”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers a speech on October 8 about the McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission court case.