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Is Ryan a Desperate Romney Choice?
Mark Karlin: Ryan pick shows Romney is already fading as a candidate.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Has Its Lowest Approval Rating Ever Recorded, and More
In today's On the News segment: Congress now has an approval rating of just 10 percent - the lowest ever recorded; the United States Court of Appeals for the …
Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy on the Escalating Talk of a Military Attack on Iran
On Friday, Israelu2019s largest-selling daily newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article suggesting an Israeli attack on Iran could be imminent
Bob Pollin: How Do We Get Back to Full Employment?
Bob Pollin, author of Back to Full Employment, begins a series examining whether full employment is possible and how to get there.
Egypt’s Morsi Ousts Top Generals, but Key Military Insiders Tapped to Fill the Gaps
In a major shakeup, Egyptu2019s new president, Mohamed Morsi, dismissed the countryu2019s two top generals over the weekend, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and military Chief of Staff Sami Enan.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Paul Ryan Pick Has Republican Operatives Enraged, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Paul Ryan pick has Republican operatives enraged and believing that Mitt Romney just cost conservatives the White House, the European economy did exactly …
Wall St. “Cheetahs” and the Financial Transaction Tax
The recent stock market volatility could have been restricted by a tax on transactions that would make the small quick score less attractive.
Are US Authorities Increasingly Trying to Limit User Freedom on the Internet in the Name of National Security?
In January 2012, two controversial pieces of legislation were making their way through the US Congress. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect Intellectual Property Act, …
“An Extreme Choice”: Embracing Ayn Rand, GOP VP Pick Paul Ryan Backs Dismantling New Deal
Ryan is chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee and architect of a controversial budget plan to cut federal spending by more than $5 trillion over the next …
The Drought and the Coming Food Price Bubble
TIm A. Wise: US food reserves at a historic low as biofuels, climate change and speculation exacerbate food crisis.