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Caught on Tape: Irish Bankers Laugh About Never Repaying Bailout
Tapes reveal Anglo Irish Bank executives laughed as they manipulated Irish Government into 16 billion dollar bailout the knew they would never repay.
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in US
We look at the bloody struggle to obtain - and protect - voting rights in the United States with Lewis.
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UN Accuses Israel of Torturing Palestinian Children
Shir Hever: Israeli forces proven to be using Palestinian children as human shields despite attempts to cover it up to protect image.
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How the Pentagon Papers Came to Be Published by the Beacon Press, Told by Daniel Ellsberg and Others
Forty-one years ago, Beacon Press lost a Supreme Court case brought against it by the US government for publishing the first full edition of the Pentagon Papers.
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NSA Leaker Edward Snowden in His Own Words: “You’re Being Watched”
This is an excerpt of the interview Snowden did in June with Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian.
Egyptian Army Coup Topples President Morsi
Jubilation in the streets as Army removes Pres. Morsi and suspends constitution, some Egyptian TV stations shutdown by military forces.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Delays Major Provision of the Affordable Care Act, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Obama administration has delayed a provision of the Affordable Care Act related to businesses with over 50 employees that would have been …
GAO Finds US Companies Only Pay One-Third of Corporate Tax Rate
CEOs claim the US has the world's highest corporate tax rate, but they actually pay less than most workers
WikiLeaks Blasts US for Leaving Snowden “Stateless” as NSA Leaker Withdraws Asylum Bid in Russia
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has reportedly abandoned his effort to stay permanently in Russia, but has submitted asylum requests to 20 other countries.
Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young: A New Economy for Present Times
Cooperatives in the United States have existed more or less under the radar.