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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Lawmakers in Tennessee Want to Revise Our Election Process, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Tennessee General Assembly is trying to give themselves the power to select which candidates appear on the ballot for US Senator; recipients …
The Monsanto Protection Act? A Debate on Controversial New Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops
President Obama outraged food activists last week when he signed into law a spending bill with a controversial rider that critics have dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act.”
Stagnant Wages and Speculation Triggered the Crisis
There's another line of thought about the cause of the economic crisis, which is: the underlying issue is that in fact it's a crisis of inequality.
Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America, From Monsanto to Wal-Mart
The new book, “Foodopoly”, details how a handful of large corporations control the nation's food production in ways that limit how small farms operate and how ordinary people make …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Gun-Lobby Squares Off Against Stricter Gun Controls, and More
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The gun-lobby has been squaring off against advocates for stricter gun control; Stockton, California is broke; Euro zone broke another unemployment record; and …
ExxonMobil Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas as Obama Ponders Fate of Keystone XL
ExxonMobil continues its cleanup efforts after a ruptured pipeline sprayed thousands of barrels of crude oil from Canada across a central Arkansas subdivision.
“Wealth, Not Culpability, Shapes Outcomes” in Court
Lawyer Bryan Stevenson talks about the hard truths of Americau2019s unequal justice system.
At What Point in Pregnancy Does a Woman’s Personhood End?
Laura Flanders talks to attorney Lynn Paltrow, the executive director of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women.
Donald Trump Picks the Wrong Scottish Farmers to Brawl With
When Donald Trump tried to develop a stretch of pristine Scottish seaside into a golf course, the feisty local community pushed back. A new documentary film tells the story.
Gender Wage Gap Is Shrinking – Male Wages Are Going Down
Economist Bill Black: Male workers' wages are going down, which makes gap appear smaller; in higher incomes levels, gap is actually getting wider.