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Mexican Farmers Protest the Entrance of GMO Corn
Thousands across Mexico demand their government reject permits for GMO corn while Monsanto defends its patent on life in the US Supreme Court.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Biggest Opponents of Immigration Reform Are Those Receiving Prison Industry Cash, and More
Click here to support courageous reporting and commentary by making a tax-deductible contribution to Truthout! In today's On the News segment: Some of our nation's biggest opponents to commonsense …
Sequestration: What Do the Automatic Spending Cuts Mean for the Poor, Unemployed and Children?
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Bradley Manning 1000 Days in Jail and more Government Crackdown on Transparency
Michael Ratner: World wide support for Bradley Manning as trial of alleged Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond takes bizarre twist.
Bowman Versus Monsanto: Indiana Farmer’s Supreme Court Challenge to Corporate Control of Food Supply
A David-versus-Goliath case heard by the Supreme Court this week pits a 75-year-old farmer from Indiana against Monsanto, the worldu2019s largest seed company.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Orleans Judge Reduces BP’s Liability, and More
A week before BP's civil trial for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster, a district judge in New Orleans just reduced the company's liability by $3.4 billion.
The Financialization of Food
Sasha Breger Bush: In the name of democratizing finance, derivative exchanges are achieving the opposite.
Will a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?
Bob Pollin on the theory that a higher minimum wage will reduce jobs available to young people entering the work force and won't reduce poverty.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years into Uprising, Bahrain Feels Like a “Nation Under Occupation”
emocracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous joins us to discuss his recent trip to Bahrain, where the Sunni monarchy continues its crackdown on a two-year-old uprising.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wisconsin’s Private Sector Unions Are Under Attack, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wisconsin's private sector unions are under attack; 26 states haven't set up their insurance exchanges - leaving it up to the federal government; …