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Systemic Malfunctioning of the Labor and Financial Markets
Dr. Heiner Flassbeck: Government has to step in and correct the imbalances of low wages and unregulated financial markets or a deeper recession and crisis is inevitable.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Committee Agrees to Cut Over $4 Billion of Food Aid from the Farm Bill, and More
The European Union is going after Big Oil; and more.
New Shell Oil Laboratory at Oxford Meets Organized Resistance
A coalition of environmental protesters last week targeted Shell u2013 a corporation engaged in the worldu2019s u201cmost destructive projectu201d u2013 for co-opting one of the worldu2019s most prestigious universities.
Finance: “Aprés Moi, Le Deluge” – Make Money Now, To Hell With Tomorrow
Dr. Heiner Flassbeck: We're in worst shape now than in 2008 because at least then there was hope governments would face up to the situation.
From Capital Punishment to Guns, Old Fears Weigh Like a Nightmare on Today’s Debate
Stephen John Hartnett (author of Executing Democracy): The roots of today's debate about capital punishment, prisons and guns goes back to pre-civil war religious ideas that slaves must be …
Revolutionary Culture in Cairo
Creative and cultural resistance has played a major role in Egypt's ongoing Revolution.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Detroit Emergency Manager Poised to Sacrifice City’s Unions to Investors, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today Minnesota's governor will sign marriage equality bill passed into law yesterday, and more.
Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm for First Time in Human History
Scientists are warning the planet has now reached a grim climate milestone not seen for two or three million years.
Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide: Are Guatemalan President Perez Molina, U.S. Officials Next?
AMY GOODMAN: In an historic verdict, former Guatemalan dictator EfraÃn RÃos Montt was found guilty Friday of genocide and crimes against humanity and was sentenced to 80 years in …
Christianity of the Inquisition in the US Army
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Evangelical Christianity is spreading with official support throughout the US armed forces, including the persecution of ‘non-believers.’