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Economists’ Statement on Regulation
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.
“Dirty Wars”: Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley’s New Film Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert US Warfare
Jeremy Scahill: The appointment of Brennan to CIA, to me, is the greatest symbol of how deeply invested in covert war and an expansion of wars around the world.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Filibuster Reform Debate Begins in the Senate Today
Everyone is watching Majority Leader Harry Reid to see just how bold he is when it comes to ending obstructionism in the upper chamber.
Three Things Obama Can Do If He Is Serious About Promise to Middle Class
Pollin: The President still perpetuates myth there is a fiscal crisis.
Angela Davis: Now That Obama Has a Second Term, No More “Subordination to Presidential Agendas”
Addressing the Peace Ball in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the renowned author, educator and political activist Angela Davis urges those content with President Obamau2019s re-election to continue pushing him …
Sarah Schulman and Vijay Prashad on International Solidarity with the Palestinian People
With Trinity College Prof. Vijay Prashad, author of Uncle Swami and The Darker Nations, Schulman discusses the politics of fear, the Israel lobby, and the way some marginalized Americans …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Celebrating MLK Day, and More
In today's On the News segment...
The Radicalization of Martin Luther King
Obama's presidency has nothing to do with the legacy of King, it's actually the opposite.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporate America Is Doing Very, Very Well Under President Obama, and More
In today's On the News segment: An analysis by Bloomberg News shows that corporate profits have grown a whopping 171 percent under Obama; as much as 16.6 million more …
What Are the German Bankers Thinking?
German bankers can be ruthless bill collectors, wild speculators, social planners and austerity hawks but they seem to ignore the damage they are doing to Europe.