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Putting Water Back in Public Hands
Nick Buxton: Paris and other cities have remunicipalised water that had been privatized saving users money and introducing more democracy and transparency.
UN Sanctioned Congo “Intervention Brigades” Complement US Africa Strategy
Maurice Carney: 3,000 member force intervention will further militarize Congo; US has power to sanction rebel-backers Rwanda and Uganda, but will not because they are allies in American AFRICOM …
The Boston Manhunt as a “Political” Event
Columnist Glenn Greenwald describes how people were quick to form opinions based on little information.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Are Refusing to Negotiate on the Senate’s Recently Passed Spending Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are refusing to negotiate at all on the Senate's recently passed spending plan; fertilizer industry groups have been lobbying Congress for even weaker …
Privatizing Europe
Nick Buxton: A massive European fire sale is one way finance is using the crisis to entrench neo-liberalism.
Palestinian Authority Budget 28 Percent for Security Forces – Funded by US
Shir Hever: US funds to the PA are earmarked for security forces that control militant opposition to Israel's occupation.
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Indigenous Town in Mexico Celebrates Two Years of Autonomy and Defense of Their Community Forest
After two years of resisting illegal logging and organized crime, indigenous people in the town of Cheran Mexico demand justice for their assassinated community members and respect for their …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Are Cashing in Off Their Own Disaster, and More
In today's On the News segment: The big banks are buying up distressed real estate by the boat load, and renting or selling it back to the public for …
“Dirty Wars”: The Obama Administration’s Global Battlefields
The Obama administration has expanded the global war on terror by placing the first American citizen on the kill list.
Glenn Greenwald on Boston Marathon Arrest: Will We Deny Constitutional Rights in the Name of Fear?
Constitutional lawyer and Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald joins us to discuss the legal issues surrounding the case of the marathon suspect.