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On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 8,000 New York City School Bus Drivers Go on Strike, and More
In today's On the News segment: In New York City, more than 8,000 school bus drivers walked off the job in strike on Tuesday; a school shooting in eastern …
Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed for Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?
As the National Rifle Association pushes for armed guards in every school, we host a debate over what type of security measures should be taken in schools to prevent …
Is Effective Financial Regulation Possible?
Gerald Epstein: Powerful lobbying by finance sector keeps turning regulations into Swiss cheese; there is an alternative if people fight for it.
Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After US-Trained Forces Join Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region
France is in its fifth day of an offensive to oust rebels that have held much of Maliu2019s northern region since March, an area larger than Afghanistan.
Syria a Humanitarian Disaster – People Demand a Political Settlement Without Assad
Omar Dahi: External powers are manipulating the struggle, Jihadist forces are increasingly prominent, but most Syrians believe a settlement is not possible with Assad in power.
Hundreds of Sandy Survivors Call for Passage of $51 Billion Dollar Aid Package
Rockaway Island residents say billions in aid needed for full recovery.
“An Incredible Soul”: Larry Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz
“This was somebody who was pushed to the edge by what I think of as a kind of bullying by our government.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: White House Supports Immigration Reform With Pathway to Citizenship, and More
In today's On the News segment: Seattle teachers boycott new standardized test, and more.
Canada Suspends Aid to Haiti; UN, US, Canada Spend Money on “Security” as Cholera Persists
Canada demands more effective Haitian government but most aid went to NGO's; failure of government a result of American and Canadian backed coup, says Mark Weisbrot.
Matt Taibbi & Former Bank Regulator William Black on Bailout Secrets and How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks From Justice
The governmentu2019s approach to the banks came under new scrutiny this week after it reached an $8.5 billion settlement for improprieties in the wrongful foreclosures on millions of American …