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Hundreds of Thousands of Brazilians Protest Country’s Harsh Inequities
Protest against bus fare increase sparked nationwide protest movement demanding systemic change.
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Obama Fails to Reappoint Serious Regulator to CFTC
If President Obama was serious about regulation and closing the income gap, he would have reappointed Gary Gensler.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Food Recycling Program in New York City Will Convert 100,000 Food Scraps Into Bio-Gas, and More
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new “food recycling” program, which will convert 100,000 tons of food scraps into bio-gas; and more.
As World Awaits US Reaction to NSA Leaks, Movement Emerges to Support Edward Snowden in Hong Kong
As Edward Snowden is believed to remain in Hong Kong while facing an ongoing U.S. investigation, hundreds of protesters there braved heavy rain Saturday in a show of support.
Unlocking our Climate Wealth
James Boyce at TEDxTraverseCity 2013.
Iran’s New President a Regime Insider – Wide Mandate for More Civil Liberties
Hamid Dabashi: President-elect Hassan Rohani will not change Iran's Neo-liberal capitalism but may be inspired by popular support for more political rights and nuclear transparency
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Curtails Arizona’s Disenfranchising Voting Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: TransCanada tells state law enforcement to treat Keystone protesters like terrorists, and more.
Patrick Cockburn on US Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels: Where is the Skepticism About Chemical Weapons?
Veteran foreign correspondent Patrick Cockburn of The Independent discusses the Obama administrationu2019s decision to begin directly arming Syrian rebels after concluding the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has used …
Philadelphia Slashes Schools Budget While State Spends $400 Million on New Prisons
Philadelphia communities fighting back against planned cuts that disproportionally impact low income and African American communities.
Ellsberg: A Coup Against the Constitution
Daniel Ellsberg, the man who released the Pentagon papers, says the FISA court is a sham and warrantless wiretapping, which has being going on for years before Sept. 11, …